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Pavehawks yankin' and bankin'! Ooo rah! Vern

I did one as well for the Revell Monogram group build. Not perfect, but I like it. Vern

I took too much time off from this build to finish other projects. I am back at it. I did a stupid thing a while back and decided to cut off the exhaust fairing from the top and bottom halves of the fuselage and use the one piece fairing. Well, the XL has a different contour than the A. So, I have been fixing that mistake. I started by filling the gap with 0.010" strip. Next, I laminated the fairing to the correct diameter. You can see where I goofed and cut on the wrong side of my scribing tape. Next, sand, sand, sand.

Very nice, sir! Vern

Plasmo does some great technique videos. Vern

Ooo rah! Vern Retired CO ANG Guardsman

Very, very nice!

Welcome back, boss. I hope things continue to improve for you! Vern

I have been working on many parts of the build, just not posting photos. Let's start with the exhaust. I found a YouTuber who was building a Tamiya F-16 Aggressor and showed how he painted the exhaust and followed his example. I was very pleased with how mine turned out, so I put a coat of AquaGloss on it, let it dry overnight (I think. It may have been longer.), and decaled. I weathered with a Tamiya Panel Line Wash and sealed it with Alclad Light Sheen. I thought the decals were well protected, so I masked them off and hit the inside with Alclad Flat. Boy, I was

Interesting build. Excellent work! Vern

Excellent!

Finally back to this build after 3 contests (CoMMiESFest, ModelFest at Starfest, and Wonderfest) and one very difficult model. I had to replace the pitot tube assembly on the ejection seat. I broke it during drybrushing. I'm not using any aftermarket on the kit except on the seat. I tried something new on the cockpit and used a toothpick to paint the knobs and switches. Not entirely happy with how it turned out, but I learned. Fuselage has been painted and glossed for the wash. Still need to flat coat and drybrush. I have been w

Excellent, sir! She is on my wish list. Vern

Very nice work! Vern

Very cool! Vern

Excellent! Vern

When they were used by NASA, yes.

I'm glad I saw this before I got there on my build! Vern

I painted the cockpit tub, but forgot to take a picture. The seat is going well, except... I managed to lose the ejection handle. Freakin' little parts for my sausage fingers. I have the Eduard set on order. Here's the seat. The landing gear wells are base coated, with the main gear well coming along nicely. I did the paint pour tonight. Crap, did that make a mess! No building until maybe Sunday. Visiting the daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter this weekend! Vern

I have the Revell, Aurora, and Starfix kits. The Revell is the most likely candidate for the job. The Jolly Green Giant just doesn't get any love 😪 Thanks for the info! Vern

Next question - kind of related to hardpoints. When the F-16 XLs went to Edwards, were the cannons removed? Vern

Wow, indeed! Thanks! Vern

I'm looking for a donor kit to build up a decent HH-3E in 1/72 scale. Which one would my best bet? Vern

Does anyone here know the details for a hardpoint on this jet? I know regular F-16s have 3 bolt holes and an access plate for a wing weapons pylon. Worst case is I will use another F-i6 as a guide for scribing. Thanks! Vern

I bought this kit a few months ago from a friend. I am going to do it OOB and in the NASA livery. Cockpit tub and ejection seat are assembled. I filled the seams with Vallejo Plastic Putty. I've also base coated them with Mr Color Dark Gull Gray, but haven't taken the pictures yet. I like the Kinetic kit includes the throttle. I assembled the two sections of the intake trunk and filled the seams. I'm going to do the pour method to paint these. One thing I love about Kinetic kits is the amount of extras. I tried to make my load