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Update time! And this is feeling far less like assembly and more like outright construction of the kit itself! From scratch!! I was hoping to be putting this together by now, instead I've had a couple of go-arounds at the ol' Russian Roulette Tango - and it's tune was scribing! Man, scribing is such a PITA! But... It's going where it needs to go. Slowly. Glacially. But it is getting there. First, a little miss-hap with a cutting blade. I'm okay, but these parts just fell off... As if I did not have enough planned already, those have to go back on, and knowin

That is one red hot tail! Nice corrections on the hangars and great looking paint job.

And a good save it is! I might have tried to see how far the model could have 'flown.'😁

So, one problem noted was the way the intake cowl ended up skewed and hanging all ways of wrong. This pic of the real subject shows how tight it is to the fuselage and the way it bends up into it. (Yes, this is going to be livery, prior to the wing modifications of course!) And mine... Yeah, no! I couldn't get it to sit at the right angle without a major step at the back of the part, in which case the Dreaded Bin would be this one's future. A little more cutting and hacking was in order, in this case removing the triangular part that is betwee

Thank you!

Good looking scheme on that Valkyrie! Looks like a good kit too. Just curios, but could you tell me it's dimensions? Thanks

Some really great details.

Very unique looking little mode. Nice job.

Thanks. Usually what happens when I bite off a lot! Fingers and toes and other imaginary appendages! Actually, she's starting to come together. Which surprises me too... Thom

Thank you! From my seat it is more 'amateur hour' but I'll take your view any day! The fuselage is altogether, so the gear well and such are staying right where they are!😁I figure, with this not being a perfect kit to start and with all the cutting I've done, close enough is good enough. Thanks for the link too, as some of that will come in handy, esp for when I scribe the wings. Thom

I guess I'm a fan of a bit of the 'oddball' planes. F-16s are cool enough but I never had any real interest to build one - unless it's the XL. I had bought a couple of Kinetic's 1/48 scale kits when they came out, but then sold them off when I realized my preferred scale for jets is 1/72. And of course the only model of the XL in 1/72 is the antiquated Monogram kit which can get a bit pricey. However, keeping one's eyes open over the years and I managed to snag a pair of them. Although, of course, their lack of detail and raised lines always had them sitting near the back of the shelf, unloved

A lot of work, but it is coming together.

Wow, an amazing amount of work! Makes one wonder if the kit's designer is impressed with your fortitude! (or chagrined...) Seeing this has put new air into my Monogram/Hsaegawa/Tamiya F-16XL Frankenplane.

Fantastic build! The level of detail going in is bogling!

There is some really great detail on those FM Zero! I have several from Tamiya to Eduard, but not FM and have yet to build any. This is making me want an FM one too!