DONE..!! F-16B 10 yrs anniversary F-16 in RNLAF - 1989
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2 21 December 2018, 20:46
Erik LeijdensInteresting Jos! Beware of the specific block 1 details. Also, good luck with those ancient decals.. Definitely following mate!
21 December 2018, 21:11
Erik LeijdensBefore painting the rest of the vertical stabilizer beware to remove the "in flight refeulling light" on the leading edge. Blocks 1 to 10 didn't have those.
21 December 2018, 21:15
Jos Jansen@Rick; thx man, grab a seat, @Hans; Let me then build a nice tribute to the good old Viper!
@Erik; I want to build this in between while I'm working on my Rafale M. I believe I have those old decals for more than 25 years. I had already started with this viper at the time but never finished it. I have to reconstruct something with this version ... your tips Erik are very valuable. If you have more tips for me, I'd love to hear from you.
Erik, I do have a question for you, where did you get those old size stabilizers from the first versions F-16's..?
21 December 2018, 21:45
Erik LeijdensWolfpack scalemates.com/kits/203368-w..-b-block-5-10-conversion-set
21 December 2018, 22:17
Erik LeijdensAlso see my album of the Block 10, a couple of similarities with a 1
21 December 2018, 22:54
Wim van der LuijtFollowing! Have recently bought a bunch of Dutch Decal sets and these were among them......
22 December 2018, 09:38
Jos Jansen@Wim; I already have a bad experience with these ancient decals from Dutch Decals 🙁 Even with a lot of decal softener I did not succeed! I am busy airbrushing the vertical stabilizer but hopefully, the golden letters will go smoothly. .?!
22 December 2018, 21:16
Jos JansenAfterwards the decals of Dutch Decals proved to have had their best time ... you were right Erik, they are indeed ancient! I have changed to airbrush the tail by hand, hopefully I can still use the gold colored letters!
24 December 2018, 14:30
Jos JansenNo disintegration, they were actually too thick, the edges also curled. Even with a large portion of decal softener it did not work. Do you have experience with this ...?
25 December 2018, 23:28
Wim van der Luijtno, but similar experience with Flevo Decals sheets, I ended up mixing my own softener out of acetone and IPA, that did the trick....proceed with caution though
26 December 2018, 10:57
Erik LeijdensLooks good Jos!!
And Wim, did you use beer as a decal softener? 😄
28 December 2018, 12:49
Jos JansenHappy, I received today by mail the conversion set with the smaller horizontal stabilo's for a block 1 version...!
2 January 2019, 11:55
Jos JansenSimultaneously building two jets (also a Rafale M) takes time, finally getting a little bit further with my Dutch anniversary Viper ...
7 January 2019, 19:26
Konrad -Nice looking doubleseater Falcon so far 👍! Keep on your great work and you have another eyecatcher!
19 January 2019, 17:57
Erik LeijdensVery nice Jos! Are you planning to add the AOA probes? Quite prominent thingies on either side of the radome. Hasegawa didn't mould them but Master have very good brass ones!
19 January 2019, 18:31
Jos Jansen@Konrad...thx mate, appreciate your comment!
@Erik....It is very unfortunate that Hasegawa did not molded these angle of attack probes on the radome as Kinetic did. I know this brass set from Master, I have already ordered it once and used it on one of my previous projects, a Thunderbird Viper from Tamiya. I still have a set of Tamiya in my stash, I do not know if I will put these AOA probes on this F-16B. I think I will keep these for another project, an Indonesian Viper. I did use the plastic pitot tube of the kit itself. I have to think about this ...
20 January 2019, 08:40
Patrick HagelsteinFor those AoA probes you could get away with snipping off the tips of some needles (wear safety glasses!!!) and install those. The pitot is a little bit harder because of the taper and thicker transition towards the radome but a needle wrapped in tape or electrical insulation could work here as well.
20 January 2019, 14:23
Jos JansenThx Patrick, that with those needles is a good idea, I will try that! I leave the pitot tube for what it is, I have flattened the point a bit ... I am satisfied with this one.
21 January 2019, 10:30
Jos JansenThx Hans 👍...I have a busy job as an active serviceman .... I build in phases, hopefully this weekend a varnish layer and start with the decalling...!
23 January 2019, 16:14
Patrick HagelsteinAir Force, currently jets... but I love armoured vehicles! 🙂
24 January 2019, 13:30
Jos JansenHaha ... top 👍, we can still learn from each other when it comes to model building ...!
24 January 2019, 16:50
Maciej BellosPatrick and Jos, I envy you both! At least, at the city I work there is an airbace with a squadron of F-16s and some USAF presence with some drones (which are off limits of course).
24 January 2019, 18:51
Jos Jansen@Patrick 👍 @Erik and Arne, thx guys! @Maciej, That is why Scalemates is a source of information and that we can exchange information and tips ... there are no country borders for model building 😉
Today started with the first decals, I am not completely satisfied with the varnish layer, it has become a bit lumpy. I sprayed Future on it in thin layers, but I did not get it nicely. What did I do wrong...?
25 January 2019, 22:07
Maciej BellosSome people just apply future with a brush! For example the silver surfaces of this P-47 have future on them. The guy is a hardcore paintbrusher.
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25 January 2019, 22:11
Jos JansenThx Maciej...Future is thin enough so that has to be done, but it should also be possible to get a tight coat of future with the airbrush? I do not know if I have to dilute it or the pressure in the compressor is too high or too low ... I have to do some tests this weekend.
25 January 2019, 22:24
Jos JansenFinally progress, I started with the decals ... then finish with Future. All parts are also ready, only a matter of assembly. I still have to do some things on the canopy with the airbrush, but otherwise everything goes according to schedule ... happy! 🙂
26 January 2019, 13:21
Jos Jansen@Hans...Yes, I'm going to emphasize the panel lines with a light wash. I am also going to subtly apply various oil leakages. This version of the J-259 was not quite as clean as it looks now.
@Rick...thx mate!
26 January 2019, 20:37
Jos JansenThis Hasegawa kit has no "no step" lines decals, so you have to spray it yourself ... succeeded!
10 March 2019, 18:58
Jos JansenThx guys for your kind words 🙂 ... I approach the end of the building, applying decals, a gloss layer, applying a wash and then a satin matt varnish ... happy!
10 March 2019, 21:00
John LentVery well done, Jos. Really like the use of the Frisian flag on the jet. Great job!
13 March 2019, 01:50
qillYour F-16 looks like it going to look great! just a tip with block 1-10. The strengthening plates under the inlet nav lights are not present before block 15 🙂 recently had to remove them for my block 10 myself.
22 March 2019, 19:28
Jos JansenWell noted qill, I did some research ... at the time of this version of the J-259 block 1 (1989) there were indeed no reinforcement plates under the position lights at the inlet. That will be a bit of a job and again spraying things ... thanks mate 😉
22 March 2019, 23:22
Jos Jansen@John, do you have ties with Friesland? @Patrick, me too mate! @Holger and Clifford...soon more pics of the progress...👍
25 March 2019, 10:13
Jos JansenFinished with the decals, varnish layer applied to protect the decals. I have ordered a metal pitot tube, AOA tubes and static discharges hopefully they will arrive by mail soon, then finish with a light panel wash ...!
25 March 2019, 19:49
Erik LeijdensBeautiful work Jos! Did you order the metal pitot tube from Master? A very nice piece, but you'll have to remove a bit from the tip of the radome to get a snug fit. But you can handle that 🙂
26 March 2019, 07:17
John LentJos - Hello! I lived in the Netherlands twice; Driebergen and Soest (1974-1977) and Bocholtz in Limburg Province (2002-2004). I consider the Netherlands my second home--wonderful people and a beautiful country. Congratulations on your F-16--very well done!
27 March 2019, 01:26
Patrick HagelsteinNo way John, I'm from Simpelveld! My dad is born in Bocholtz and most of my friends live there! 😄 This is so cool!!! 👍
27 March 2019, 04:32
Jos Jansen@Erik, yes I ordered them from Master, beautifully molded! yes I know that the nose needs to be cosmetically treated just like the wing tips where the static discharges have to be placed. @John...thx mate, and you're more than welcome for the third time...😉
27 March 2019, 17:03
John Lent@ Patrick, wow--it is a small world. This is great! Lived at Banheiderweg 48; was assigned to RHQ AFNORTH at the time, and I was a member of the model club on the base. Had a friend who lived in Simpelveld when I went to High School in Brunssum. @ Jos...you lost me bud, but OK...
28 March 2019, 01:40
Patrick HagelsteinDo you know Dr. Scheepers living a little further down that road towards Bocholtz? His daughter is married to one of my friends. My dad used to play soccer with Sportclub '25. I'm currently stationed at Tinker AFB, so we kind of switched places. 😄
28 March 2019, 01:49
John LentPatrick - Sounds like we did trade places. We didn't know Dr. Scheepers when we lived there. The Huppertz family was our landlord, and they were very nice people. Worked a lot with my Dutch colleagues--both Army and Air Force on the AFNORTH staff. When I was assigned there, the Balkans were winding down, and we were working to support the NATO mission in Afghanistan. I left a year early to take command of a unit in the States. Been retired from the Air Force going on 11 years, but I work civil service at Langley AFB. If your job takes you to Langley, let me know, would love to meet a fellow modeler and Airman.
29 March 2019, 02:35
Jos JansenHaha ... followers, soon more information about my project, a Dutch F-16 B, in case you thought the recent messages had taken over my progress...😉
29 March 2019, 09:51
Jos JansenStarted yesterday with a subtle wash, the end is approaching ... happy!
4 April 2019, 06:43
Jos JansenAlmost finished with my Dutch F-16B which was provided with a special tailart in 1989 due to 10 years of F-16 at the Royal Netherlands Air Force...I only have to place the static discharges and then I'm done... 🙂
8 April 2019, 18:38
Michael PhillipsThat is REALLY nice Jos! Very cool scheme and weathering is just right.
8 April 2019, 19:36
Jos JansenThank you all guys for your enthusiastic positive feedback 👍, this is greatly appreciated by me. As soon as the final touches are made to my model (.... placing the static dischargers), I will post the final display show photos.
9 April 2019, 07:02
Jos JansenThx Bryn and Donald 👍, ... this week I will post the final photos, I actually still have to place the static discharges though I am still waiting for a 0.4 mm drill...
17 April 2019, 12:05
Jos JansenDONE...!! Finally finished with my F-16B Block 1 of the Royal Netherlands Air Force with a special tailart due to 10 years anniversary F-16 at RNLAF in 1989...enjoy the roll-out pics!
4 May 2019, 13:03
Jos JansenThank you guys (Murad, Hans, Neuling, Maciej and James), those are many nice words, but they are so greatly appreciated... there are some flaws here and there but I enjoyed the build and the positive feedback I get when posting the pics! 👍 🙂
5 May 2019, 08:53
Erik LeijdensFantastic result of an early Viper Jos!! I like it very much. Great work 👍
5 May 2019, 16:36
Wim van der LuijtGreat stuff! I have the same decal sheet and your build is inspirational.....👍
5 May 2019, 17:49
Jos JansenThx Erik and Wim....but Wim be aware that the decals of Dutch Decals were a lot thicker at the time. They were not easy to apply, liters of microsol hahaha 🙂....
6 May 2019, 20:25
TreehuggerI just realized that I think the two seater version of the F-16 looks nice. Usually, I don't like the look of two seater aircraft for one seater jets.
9 May 2019, 13:01
