Completed model

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F-16A/C Fighting Falcon (rear)
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F-16A/C Fighting Falcon (front)
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freehanded stripes using optivisor
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gloss coat ready for stickers
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decals from Two Bobs decals. The ones that came with the kit were really poor quality.
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freehanded yellow stripes using an optivisor
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heavy load, but why not...
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made the area around the gun muzzle really messy from reference photos I saw of aged F-16s
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Alclad on that tailpipe
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sometimes I tape the original kit box on the wall when I work in case the instructions are ambiguous (these definitely were)

Comments

1 28 December 2016, 05:34

Lex Jassies
Beatiful Falcon. Congrats! Some more detail photo's please?

28 December 2016, 08:39

Nathan Camarillo
Thanks! I'll edit and upload some more soon!

28 December 2016, 09:20

Spanjaard
that would be nice, this bird deserves it 🙂

28 December 2016, 09:23

Nathan Camarillo
Thanks for the kind words! This was a really junky kit. I think I paid $16 for it and the fitting was poor in many places. Since I didn't have much to lose, it was my first jump back into doing jets after about 27 years of not modeling.

28 December 2016, 09:53

Spanjaard
welcome to the club 🙂 there is quite a few of us back after very long period

28 December 2016, 10:03

Nathan Camarillo
added some more WIP photos. I didn't take any during construction or pre-shading unfortunately. This was my first attempt at freehanding a mottled color on the topside by mixing a couple of different shades and just spot blasting with the airbrush here and there to add a lot of tonal variation.

28 December 2016, 10:24

Spanjaard
thanks for the extra pictures 🙂

28 December 2016, 10:30