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My first whiff - F-16W - FINISHED!!

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DogfighterZen

#45
March 29, 2015, 11:03:44 AM
Ok, update on the putty beast!!  :party:
After a few more months of sitting on the stalled builds pile, waiting for a new intake, the F-16W is back in the workshop and finally, intake, lower and aft fuselage, wings and horizontal stabs are in shape and in place!!  :mellow:
Now, still a few PSR sessions to go, before inscribing panel lines, i'm thinking of a scheme and backstory for this...



Hoping to move faster from here on as the hardest part of sculpting/assembly is mostly done. I almost gave up on this a few times now, but every time i looked at it, i heard it's cry...  :banghead: ...i can't leave my firstborn behind... :wacko: ;D

:cheers:
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

jsport

#46
March 30, 2015, 06:22:58 AM
cant give up now. :thumbsup:

steelpillow

#47
March 30, 2015, 09:18:05 AM
Looking really rather nice. Whose air force?
Cheers.

DogfighterZen

#48
March 30, 2015, 07:19:46 PM
Thanks guys! :thumbsup:
Quote from: steelpillow on March 30, 2015, 09:18:05 AM
Looking really rather nice. Whose air force?

Not sure... i was thinking of this in the near future, around 2016/17, as an option for a modern 4,5 generation fighter for countries that will need to modernize their air forces in the next decades, but won't be able to afford aircraft like the F-35...
So maybe promotional american/factory markings? Maybe with a foreign buyer's markings and scheme? This is always a hard choice for me... :banghead:
Any ideas are very welcome!  :thumbsup:

"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

Cobra

#49
March 30, 2015, 08:35:27 PM
Why not Go Gerry Anderson and Make it a World Air Force Fighter? Your Design looks like something from Shows like Thunderbirds,Stingray,Captain Scarlet or Joe 90! hope this Helps. Dan

DogfighterZen

#50
March 31, 2015, 05:51:29 AM
Quote from: Cobra on March 30, 2015, 08:35:27 PM
Why not Go Gerry Anderson and Make it a World Air Force Fighter? Your Design looks like something from Shows like Thunderbirds,Stingray,Captain Scarlet or Joe 90! hope this Helps. Dan

Well, that sure is a different suggestion... i'm not really familiar with the shows you've mentioned but i do recall the stingray show being aired here in Portugal sometime in the 80s. I will look into it to see if i can find some inspiration. Thanks!  :thumbsup:
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

Tophe

#51
March 31, 2015, 08:54:04 AM
Lovely! :wub:
(The backstory could be a design for a civilian beauty contest, for sure, but feel free to invent your own world, of course) :lol:
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

DogfighterZen

#52
March 31, 2015, 11:27:42 AM
Quote from: Tophe on March 31, 2015, 08:54:04 AM
Lovely! :wub:
(The backstory could be a design for a civilian beauty contest, for sure, but feel free to invent your own world, of course) :lol:

:lol: This is whif land so you never know...  ;D
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

Captain Canada

#53
March 31, 2015, 02:24:25 PM
Yes she's really coming along now !

And sorry to hear about the Dog....what a cutie !

:cheers:
CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

DogfighterZen

#54
April 01, 2015, 08:47:08 AM
Thanks Captain, everyone of my family misses him a lot. He was a good dog.  :thumbsup:
:cheers:
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

DogfighterZen

#55
October 11, 2015, 05:35:48 PM
So, it's back! Ah ah, i've finally finished the long PSR sessions on the putty beast!! :party:

There wasn't much left to do but these last months, i've always managed to find something else to do instead of sanding... :banghead:
Now, i'm calling the PSR done cause, although a long way from perfect, i can't be bothered with it when i already have all the plastic parts i need to build another one, better than this, with landing gear and all! ;D
Still a few panel lines to re-scribe on the top fuselage, i'm leaving the rest as is, i just can't imagine the frustration of ruining all the work with messy panel lines. :rolleyes:
As i imagine the changes i've done to be an experimental kit, made to be to retro-fitted to all blocks of F-16 airframes, this could be seen as an upgrade package to bring it up closer to 5th Gen fighters, regarding radar cross-section, range and maneuverability.
The way i figure this is:
1- Larger wings could probably increase range
2- Plan-form alignment of wings and stabs, 10ยบ canted twin tails, DSI and 2D TVC flat nozzle to reduce radar cross-section and enhance maneuverability
At least this is what imagine the changes could do...  :wacko:



This kit would be an air-to-air capability upgrade for the Viper so it would carry the aim-120D, 9X, etc., but i won't loose much time over that cause i'll be taking several pics along the way and i'll be able to choose which goes where later on anyway. I do have to decide which pylons will be on before i give it a coat of primer... but there's still some work before that, mainly just touch up the pilot and cockpit area so it should't be too long before some paint. :thumbsup:
Let's see if i can get this done before the year ends, 2 years in the making is long enough... :rolleyes:

:cheers:
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

Rick Lowe

#56
October 11, 2015, 09:23:59 PM
That's come along really nicely.

I vote for an RNZAF scheme...  Just sayin'...  ;D

tc2324

#57
October 12, 2015, 12:45:13 AM
I really, really, really, like that twin tail on this. Great thinking.  :thumbsup:
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DogfighterZen

#58
October 12, 2015, 04:29:05 AM
Thanks, guys! Glad you like it!  :thumbsup:

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 11, 2015, 09:23:59 PM
That's come along really nicely.

I vote for an RNZAF scheme...  Just sayin'...  ;D

Well, i haven't decided what markings to use and i will consider you suggestion, i like the RNZAF lo-vis schemes a lot so it will be a strong candidate... I just have to scrounge through my decal stash to see if i have the right ones...  Still, it will probably depend on the backstory.  :rolleyes:

:cheers:
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"
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