F/A-16 Dragon ***FINISHED*** Pics Pg.6

[TheChronicOne]

Slowly getting things on. I've decided to add some "razzle dazzle," though, so I'm going to go ahead and say that I won't be finishing this tonight and will try again tomorrow BUT.... I think this will be a better model for it in the end.




Not my best work but I'm doing the best I can. Lots of weird things going on this year. I'm pretty happy with it, though!  I think it will like quite alright especially when not looking at it up so close. 

[Old Wombat]

Ah, sticky-onny thingies time!

[Old Wombat]

Lots of weird things going on this year.

Really?

I hadn't noticed!

[TheChronicOne]

Check this out... imagine someone that went into a coma, say, last December then woke up right about now. They would NOT believe it.

Stickky onny thingies continue today... just some line thingies to represent no-step boundaries (my custom addition, I've not seen them on any XL pictures but I think they'll look neat...   sorta plain looking across the middle of the model right now) and a few weapons stencils then it's on to finally assembly and last coat of clear then unmask the canopy (so help me God, it better be alright, I alright screwed up one of them and had to replace it).

[TheChronicOne]

Done with it.    It gave me some grief at the VERY end. Literally the very end... peeling off the last strip of masking before sitting it down to await to take pictures when some of the canopy frame work paint... erm..  "mysteriously".... disappeared.       I've since painted it back. Other late stage problems were a crooked gas tank that I had to rip back off and re-do. I just stuck it in the hole provided for it and thought it was good but I guess even factory stuff can get wonky and it was crooked. On that note... more "wonky"stuff with the kit itself (and not my piss-poor efforts of late) were problems with the landing gear struts and gear doors. I had to modify almost all of it....   

It all worked out in the end, however!  I'll sit on my hands for now and NOT show you the model until I get to take outside pictures tomorrow. BUT, I will do a "preview" of the bottom of it.

[zenrat]

Very good Brad C, but I think you could squeeze more munitions between the outermost underwing pylons and the tanks...

[Old Wombat]

That thing leaves "loaded for bear" in its tracks!

Loaded for rhino?

[PR19_Kit]

That looks pretty darn ferocious, and MOST impressive.

Maybe the best XL I've ever seen in fact. 

But like Fred says, you could have some overwing pylons for an upgraded weapons loadout. 

[chrisonord]

Very impressive  Brad
I could see a squadron of these  causing a big headache for  cartel  forces in  central/south America.
Chris

[NARSES2]

Very impressive  Brad
I could see a squadron of these  causing a big headache for  cartel  forces in  central/south America.
Chris

A squadron would cause problems for a medium sized country 

That looks good mate

[DogfighterZen]

OH YEAH!! 
That's a nice loadout to cause some headaches... But Fred's right, you left the a couple of stations empty, could have another pair of Goget'em sticks or Boom bags in between the gas tanks and the outermost underwing stores... and it could do with some targeting pods for the HARMs and LGB on the intake stations but i guess that what it already has would be enough to cause serious damage anyway. 
Looking forward to see the beauty shots! 

[TheChronicOne]

And there we have it!   "Pipeline Defender."

[zenrat]

Excellent.  Well done Brad C.

[TheChronicOne]

Thanks!!! I'm quite pleased with the outcome.  Skimped on some things but that's all part of the plan. Seems I forgot to finish painting the parachute, though. 

[PR19_Kit]

There's room for more missiles and things on the fin................ 

That's REALLY good Brad, the colour scheme works superbly!