Lockheed Martin F-16W - FINISHED - PAG.13

[Tophe]

it was an accident and totally my fault.

No, it is the fault of (bad) fate... you are innocent, you are good, as proven by this great model

[Wardukw]

Ohh multi lingual swearing...now that's talent I'm glad some of us have   

Thanks to a grammar school classical education, I can proudly claim the ability to curse in Latin and classical Greek !!.............................but no-one understands what I'm saying.


 Ah well, back to French, Mandarin and basic Anglo-Saxon.

OK I was happy with German..Italian ..some French and English but Latin  and classical Greek .
Dude that's on a whole different level 😳 😀

[Wardukw]

Crap happens Zen mate..it's all part of modeling..we've all done it, and there's no doubt we'll do it again. 😉

[kerick]

Can't be too bad. You seem to have fixed it very quickly. Nice work.
I really like your take on this F-16. I plan to do something like this with a Monogram F-16XL.

[Tophe]

I plan to do something like this with a Monogram F-16XL.

Is the Monogram XL kit including 2 (slightly different) fins (like Revell F-16C 1/144)? Or will you need 2 kits to build one double-fin model?  

[kerick]

I plan to do something like this with a Monogram F-16XL.

Is the Monogram XL kit including 2 (slightly different) fins (like Revell F-16C 1/144)? Or will you need 2 kits to build one double-fin model?  

There is no extra fin as the kit is a model of the prototype for the F-16 XL. However, a twin fin version is an excellent idea. I already have plenty of F-16 fins or I could use something slightly smaller.

[DogfighterZen]

Ohh multi lingual swearing...now that's talent I'm glad some of us have   

Thanks to a grammar school classical education, I can proudly claim the ability to curse in Latin and classical Greek !!.............................but no-one understands what I'm saying.


 Ah well, back to French, Mandarin and basic Anglo-Saxon.

OK I was happy with German..Italian ..some French and English but Latin  and classical Greek .
Dude that's on a whole different level 😳 😀

Latin and Greek... now that's what i call old school swearing...   

it was an accident and totally my fault.

No, it is the fault of (bad) fate... you are innocent, you are good, as proven by this great model

Crap happens Zen mate..it's all part of modeling..we've all done it, and there's no doubt we'll do it again. 😉

Can't be too bad. You seem to have fixed it very quickly. Nice work.
I really like your take on this F-16. I plan to do something like this with a Monogram F-16XL.

Thanks for the support, gentlemen.
I have done some tests on the XL with twin tails and have at least 5 different variants planned so, i'll keep an eye out in case you build yours first.
The Viper has so many possibilities for whiffing, that why i still have 30 F-16 kits of several variants in the stash and in both 1/48 and 1/72 scales.

Regarding the F-16W, i'll try to fix the nose tomorrow after lunch while i wait for the Hunter's gloss coat to dry up...

[Wardukw]

Ohh multi lingual swearing...now that's talent I'm glad some of us have   

Thanks to a grammar school classical education, I can proudly claim the ability to curse in Latin and classical Greek !!.............................but no-one understands what I'm saying.


 Ah well, back to French, Mandarin and basic Anglo-Saxon.

OK I was happy with German..Italian ..some French and English but Latin  and classical Greek .
Dude that's on a whole different level 😳 😀

Latin and Greek... now that's what i call old school swearing...   

it was an accident and totally my fault.

No, it is the fault of (bad) fate... you are innocent, you are good, as proven by this great model

Crap happens Zen mate..it's all part of modeling..we've all done it, and there's no doubt we'll do it again. 😉

Can't be too bad. You seem to have fixed it very quickly. Nice work.
I really like your take on this F-16. I plan to do something like this with a Monogram F-16XL.

Thanks for the support, gentlemen.
I have done some tests on the XL with twin tails and have at least 5 different variants planned so, i'll keep an eye out in case you build yours first.
The Viper has so many possibilities for whiffing, that why i still have 30 F-16 kits of several variants in the stash and in both 1/48 and 1/72 scales.

Regarding the F-16W, i'll try to fix the nose tomorrow after lunch while i wait for the Hunter's gloss coat to dry up...

Ahhh one version Zenny boy here hasn't mentioned and I'm not gonna build it so I can ...a twin fin..twin seat..twin engined F-16  👹😈

[DogfighterZen]

It's funny that you mentioned the twin engine Viper... i've had a Super Hornet and a Mitsubishi F-2A in the spare kits box set aside for a while with a kitbash in mind... But there are so many other kits i wanna build before i get to that...  

[Wardukw]

Same problem here matey. So many ideas..so little space 

[kerick]

The idea so far involving the F-16XL uses many parts from a Hasegawa Sufa, a twin seat conversion and also their weapon sets. The idea of twin fins adds a whole new range of possibilities. A new diveterless intake for one. Twin engines I had not thought of either. Twin engines might need twin intakes. Replace the back half of the F-16 with the rear half of a F-15. This project might get a quite a rethink. Or go ahead with the original plan and do the twin set project later.
So many ideas, so little time!

[DogfighterZen]

So, i've managed to recover the nose from the damage it sustained in the crash...



Had to fill it with CA glue first then there were a couple of bubbles left to fill so i used some Sprue-goo and, after sanding that down, i still had some imperfections in the form of the different layers of paint and varnish that left a visible step where i had to sand down to bare plastic.
I had to find a solution and that was to hand-brush a few licks of XF-19 straight from the pot so it was thick enough to cover the difference. Left it dry properly and sanded the paint down very gently to get it all smooth again.
After smoothness was achieved, i resprayed some more XF-19 and now it just needs a gloss coat to completely homogenize the finish.
This was small but good progress as i was losing motivation to keep this one going but, i'm a stubborn thing anyway so it will be finished. 

[Tophe]

i still had some imperfections in the form of the different layers of paint and varnish that left a visible step where i had to sand down to bare plastic.
I had to find a solution

In the whif world, "imperfection" may be originality, so: goodness!

so it will be finished. 

Good!

[Old Wombat]

Excellent work on the recovery, mate!

Not my kind of bird but I'm getting the feeling she's going to be a stunner!

[2996 Victor]

Great save after the forced landing! I'm forever dropping things - glad the damage wasn't too extensive.

Cheers,
Mark