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1/48th Hasegawa F-16DM, 89-2178, Blk 40, 510th FS, circa 2022
Thadeus replied to A-10 LOADER's topic in In-Progress Pics
I was recently experimenting with misting of colour with very diluted Vallejo Metal Color Aluminium (aka cleaning my airbrush after spraying it) and got some interesting results. This was over some previously painted cardboard, so the result may vary. Can't wait for some paint shots to see Your AK paint. -
Very nice work. Always a pleasure to see a Viggen. But why do You people must make me want to build one.
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If anyone is asking, I like it 😉 Nice progress. Your build makes me want to build one for myself. Can't wait for some more progress.
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KINETIC CF-104D WITH QUINTA STUDIO COCKPIT SET 1/48
Thadeus replied to dai phan's topic in In-Progress Pics
Nice project. Are You going for the wraparound scheme? Dark Zippers look awesome. -
I don't know about availability outside Poland, but there is a new line of F-16 resin accesories that features spines for both Hasegawa and Kinetic Gold kits - AWC-Models. I wanted to make a Polish AF F-16D out of Hasegawa F-16F, and I'm a bit changing my mind right now with these releases. They also have some nice full lenghth intakes for Hasegawa. For a long spined RSAF F-16D You'd need to shave off both antennae on the tail extension though. https://www.super-hobby.com/products/F-16-D-Conversion-Large-Spine-Drag-Chute-And-Vertical-Tail-For-Block-52-For-Kinetic-Gold-S
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Thanks Habu. That seems right. I'd say Kinetic Gold is at about 40 degrees. And Tamiya probably at about 30. So, as for Tamiya fit, it is better. Surprise surprise. The nose inserts suffered from minimal missalignment. But they did require some fiddling. The nose was a little bit too large and its curve did not meet the curve of the fuselage. It might have been due to my fiddling. But this isn't bad - some carefull sanding and I managed to make it even. What I really should do next time is to fit all the nose inserts at the same time. This would save me som
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That ejection seat is amazing. Very nice project.
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Very nice. I'd be quite full of myself if I could make one like that.
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1/48th Hasegawa F-16DM, 89-2178, Blk 40, 510th FS, circa 2022
Thadeus replied to A-10 LOADER's topic in In-Progress Pics
Nice work on the armament. GBU's look amazing. -
So, time for some Kinetic love. At first, the old one. Overall fit isn't the best. But with some work You can make it right. Dryfitting and shimming helps a long way. The worst joint is that dreaded nose instalation. And if I am going to be full of myself at any point in this build, it's here. I'm really happy with this joint. Not that bad, right? And it's only dryfit. Pics don't show the miniature missalignment on the panels. Frankly, I could just leave it as is, with all the detail being somewhat crude, but I will not. This i
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That is one pretty amazing scheme. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for You!
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Oh. That is nice. And to think I almost got myself that Kovozavody Mig-19P today... I'm keeping my fingers crossed so it won't be more expensive than the F-86A.
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Hey, if You get back at a project it doesn't matter how long it had to take. Great to see You back at it.
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That is one very nice Scooter. Awesome work.
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Thanks! Feel free to tag along - there is some popcorn in the kitchen. I hope. Well, I actually am a TLAR person. For me, the Kinetic Gold seats are pretty much ok. But I did get some resin seats beforehand. From left to the right - DEF Model seat, Eduard 3d print for Kinetic, Eduard cast for Tamiya and Aires seat. I totally don't get why the 3d printed Eduard seat is "early" and the casted one is "late" other than the cushion. I'm very pleasantly surprised with the DEF Model seat. It's my first run in with the bran
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If You've ever came across one of my threads, You probably noticed a long list of complaints regarding a kit. Wrong this, weird that. With Tamiya kit I expected very little in regards of steps and such. Well... It pains me to say I'm a bit let down. It's probably me with trying to really make it with minimal modifications regarding fit. But looking at many other Tamiya Vipers I never noticed such problems. So next time (and there will be a next Tamia Viper for sure) I'll have to do better job at these joints. Upon closer inspection, there is a slight misalignment on the
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Ok, so basicly my biggest modification in this build is coming to an end. As You probably know, the fin base of Kinetic and Kinetic Gold kits is wrong for an F-16A. Well, perhaps not wrong, but has some shape issues. It resembles shortened F-16C fin base - it's a bit too square. This means there is a very significant step on the transition from the actual fin to the fin base. I actually started with Kinetic Gold kit as I have two of these kits, but I didn't take any pictures. What I did however was I sanded the rear attachment point at the top and removed some of the pieces. T
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And a tiny step towards completion. I assembled the intakes with the covers and dryfitted them to the fuselage. In the hindsight, I should've assembled the front and rear intake pieces in one and then join them top and bottom, instead of joining two full halves of the intake. Still, all three kits have pretty nice fit in there, but it just might have been better. Plus it's quite hard to paint it. Paint doesn't want to flow smoothly and there was a lot of dusting visible when looking in the intake. If I painted the lower and upper halves and only had to repair the side joints the effect might
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Nice work. I abandoned WWII props a long time ago, but nowadays I feel a bit of urge to do one or a dozen. And a Zero is very high on the list. With that masking fluid thing on the canopy I hear mr. Hobby masking sol r can be cut up after drying. Didn't test the thing that way, but seeing how it works with masking tape it might actually be true.
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Very nice progress. Your J-10 looks amazing.
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I've taken a few shots, and I hope to take more of completed Tamiya and Kinetic Gold Vipers. Hasegawa F-16F Old Kinetic F-16C I have some more comparison photos, but I'll track back to them when I get to appropriate point in the build. First thing to check was the fit of the upper fuselage halves. Old Kinetic Kinetic Gold Tamiya Obviously, Tamiya fit is excellent. With Kinetic Gold close second and Old Kinetic not that far behind. I only dryf
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Ok, time to do some updating. Both kits have plenty of plastic inside. I've put an old Kinetic kit as some further reference. Tamiya Kinetic Gold And again, for comparison, old Kinetic As most of You know what Tamiya kit looks like and where lie its flaws, I'm going to focus on some comparison shots with Kinetic Gold kit. On the sprues (and still in the bags) parts look very nice. Molding is crisp, panel lines are very delicate. I've noticed however still some imperfections, and a lot
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Kitbash of the first prototype F-5G, aka F-20 Tigershark
Thadeus replied to Drew T.'s topic in In-Progress Pics
Looking very good. Pretty crazy stuff combining two kits like that, but You're doing great work. -
Nice. I love connected builds. Can't wait what You'll achieve with this kit.
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Scratch-built 1/72 Fenrir (from Ace Combat series)
Thadeus replied to Magic's topic in In-Progress Pics
Amazing work. I'm glad You shared it with us.- 46 replies
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