Fly-n-hi
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Excellent work. It turned out great.
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Nice work.
That's all from 2011? Are you retired or something? How do you find the time to do all of that?
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The Iranians ordered 70 F-14s. They got 69 of them before the overthrow. The 70th plane went to the US Navy.
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There is a Wolfpack set that just has 3 WAR HUDs in it...nothing else. Sprue Brothers has some.They have a WAR HUD set with three HUDs and an F-16C Block 40 conversion, but neither appear to have the big rear seat HUD. Am I missing something?
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1. Yes, the pylon can still be attached without the LANTIRN attached. Probably doesn't happen very often but I have seen aircraft in this configuration. Here's a pic: Photo. Its a Block 32 Viper but it still applies.1) When the LANTIRN targeting pod is not on the Block 40/42 aircraft, is the mounting rail still there?
2) I can get a Dr Pepper Resins WAR HUD for the front seat, but where can I find a rear seat HUD repeater in 1/48?
2. You could get the Wolfpack set. It comes with 3 WAR HUDs.
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You don't need it but the CG is right behind the main landing gear. Mine only sits on its tail if I lift up the nose. Otherwise it sits upright just fine.
If you do add some weight you will only need a little bit.
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I have no idea. I've never actually seen the kit in person and I don't think I've ever seen a build review of it. You're probably right, though.Doesn't that kit represent a Pre-Production Viper, like the old Monogram kit?
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Isn't the old Tamiya kit an -A?
The kit I'm talking about is the boxing with the F-16 painted in its demo colors: F-16A?
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Have you tried emailing customer service at Kinetic and asking for a replacement part? Or you might have to contact the distributor of Kinetic to get the part.
I'd try that first.
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Awesome man! That's really cool. You should set a Coke can next to it so we can see how big it really is.
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Ha! I'm going to Airbus class next month. I might have to try that (although we do have a dress code).I wore my Boeing shirt at the Airbus schoolhouse in Miami when I was being brainwashed on the A320 a couple of jobs ago.... I was asked to remove the garment or leave the property.
I thought it was funny. They didn't.
Oh well...
To the OP: So what if some people don't like what you wear? Are these people you are trying to impress?
No matter what you do some people are going to be jerks. That's just how life is. Some people just like to start arguments and cause trouble and there's nothing you can do about it. Just be wise and walk away from them.
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That is some impressive work. Those scratch build bays are really precise. How do you get the measurements so accurate?
The Hornets and Super Hornets just have slotted flaps...not Fowler flaps. Fowler flaps would add alot of weight and complexity to the wing. I noticed in one of your pics you asked if it was correct or not.
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Darren, are you planning on sending out more updated ECS vents for the 1/48 Super Hornets? Sprue Bros is out and I'd like to get a pair or two.
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Nice work. The salt chipping turned out great.
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Also, if you do get the Revell/Monogram kit take note of the fact that the Revell boxing...the kit that includes the Operation Iraqi Freedom book...also comes with an alternate resin nose to build a night version of the plane.
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Here's a Revell (Monogram) AV-8B I did a few years ago:If you were going to buy a 1/48th Harrier, and you at least wanted the shape right; what would you buy? I'd like to do a British and a Marine bird, so I'm actually thinking two kits. But I'm also open to 1/72 in a pinch, but prefer the quarter scale size.
gary
I know...its not the best pic. Sorry.
Overall, the kit's shape is very good IMO. There were a couple of fit issues but nothing too bad. The only major area that needs work are the joints where the completed wing section fits into the fuselage "saddle." And there's a bit of a "seam" inside the intake that you really can't do much about but you have to look for it to see it.
Also, you have to be careful when installing the main landing gear. It sort of free floats in the fuselage and its up to the builder to position it correctly.
The cockpit is very lackluster as well. The instrument panels are pretty good but the bang seat is pretty terrible.
And you can get them cheap. I just picked up one for $6 at a model swap meet and there was a second Harrier available for $8 as well.
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Do you ever buff the paint? After I spray a very flat paint I rub over it very lightly with 3000+ grit sandpaper to smooth it out a bit. Then the gloss coats work very well.tempted to try this.......I use very flat paint, but recently spayed on 7 coats of future, which still only just took some of the matt finish away (certainly not good enough for decals).
Just to be sure i understand what you're suggesting: you actually apply the decal onto the "wet" future, press down to "squeeze" out the excess future underneath the decal & then apply some setting solution?
thanks for the tip.
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Looks really nice.
I think you should post some pictures of the upper part of the plane that aren't quite so zoomed in, though. The only photo that shows the overall plane from the upright position is the first one.
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Don't forget that Delta picked up part of Pan Am.
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Looks fantastic.
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Very cool. Now you should put a couple of F-14s behind 'em like The Final Countdown.
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It wouldn't be a problem if you flattened out the props so that they aren't cambered and have zero angle of attack.If someone has mentioned this, I missed it but.....If you were to go through all this, get it all engined up, props spin and all and run the props while the model is hanging from the ceiling. Wouldnt the model around? I'm guessing here but I could see the model moving around possibly causing damage.
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The pylons are light ghost grey...just like the nose and edges of the control surfaces.
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You mean this decal set?
There was an email address at the bottom of the decal sheet. Maybe you could write to the company and see when they will ship more decals out.
FYI, this decal set is showing the incorrect engines although it won't make much difference.
1/48 Tamiya F-16C
in The Display Case
Posted · Edited by Fly-n-hi
Hi guys,
I just finished this a few days ago. Its the 1/48 Tamiya F-16C built up as a Block 42 airframe from the 56th FW at Luke AFB in Glendale, AZ. She's configured in a typical air-to-air training loadout.
For the most part it is OOB. The stuff that I added:
She might be a little bit on the dirty side but other people have told me that they think it looks ok so I won't sweat it.
I'm not the best photographer so the pics may not be the highest quality. This was a makeshift studio on my kitchen table. Anyway, thanks for looking. Hope you enjoy it.