Darren Roberts

I'm putting the decals on an F-16A and wondered why the warning stenciling is in orange. Every other US aircraft is in red or yellow. What was the thinking behind using orange?

I'm bored. I thought I'd bring back the entertainment. 😄

It all depends on how passionate you are about the subject at hand. If you are passionate about the F-104, you will see the shape issue. In comparing the two pictures, I had to go back and forth a couple of times before I could even begin to think I was seeing something off. Eventually it looked like there was a bit of a difference, but nothing that for me was even remotely a deal-breaker. I'll take ease of build and good detail all day long over 100% accuracy. As long as it's nothing major, it's all good. I'm passionate about the Tomcat and the AMK kit shape issues didn't turn me off. Of cour

That is incredibly generous of you! Unfortunately, I'm on a deadline (this is for a future Finescale article) and I'm in the middle of moving, so I had to go ahead and fabricate my own. Fortunately, it can't even be seen once the pod and the landing gear are on. You are so right about the Tamiya F-16. It's absolutely gorgeous. Of course, did I keep the spare parts? No. This is why we modelers shouldn't throw things out! 😄

I tried googling a couple different combinations of words and finally found a good picture. It's on a pylon, but it's a skinny little thing. GPU-5/A mount

Thanks for the gouge. I'll have to find that book.

How is the Pave Claw mounted to the F-16? I've looked at numerous pictures, but can't see if it's on a pylon or directly to the fuselage. It also seems to be positioned far back to clear the front gear door. I was originally going to use the centerline pylon that comes in the Hasegawa kit, but I can see that won't work.

That's where I got the initial info, but wanted to clarify how many. You are correct that it's a great site. Thanks for sharing it.

Thanks all! You guys are awesome.

I'm doing a 174th NYANG F-16 in the first days of the war when they carried the Pave Claw gun pod. From what I can tell, they carried an ECM pod on one pylon and an AGM-65 on the opposite pylon. What I haven't been able to discern is if it was a single missile or if it had the triple mounted rack. Thanks for any help.

Thanks for the gouge. BTW, what is that blueish color on that Tomcat? Is it photo processing?

Your stuff is simply amazing. I wish I had the painting skills to do them justice.

Oh, that was good! Well played, sir. Well played!

You are correct. That surprises me that they got it wrong. There is so much reference out there and that's a prominent feature of the LANTIRN. That intake is definitely off.

But just think, it will be back in 2023.

I've tried to find pictures of it, but none of them show the inlet. It should have a downward angle from right to left. LANTIRN pod

NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's a fun project. I'm just about done doing it in 1/48 scale. It's interesting to see just how far tooling and design technology has come.

One can only dream of airshows like that anymore. 😥

One thing I do want to point out is that some of the difference is lighting. The two aircraft in the foreground are in front of the open hangar bay door. If you look at the closest one, you'll see the wing has a browner hue than the fuselage because it's not in the direct light. Even the forward fuselage is browner. With that said, the furthest most A-7 definetly looks darker, but I don't think it's as dramatic as the picture shows. It would lighten up if it was in direct light.

I use the MM Acryl thinner. You don't need much.

It might be helpful to cut down on the snark a little bit. A simple response with examples would go a long way in effectively answering the original question. The snarky tone isn't really necessary. If you aren't aware of the recent news, there's a lot of negative vibe going on in the world right now. Yes, I'm fully aware I quoted you. It was meant to be sarcastic. 😄

My brother had the same problem with adversary aircraft. Remember that photos can be misleading because of lighting, development process, atmosphere, etc.

Thanks for asking a loaded question! 😂 The best match for Gull Gray seems to be Model Master. I use Acryl and it matches nicely with the color chip I have. MRP, compared to the color chip, is too light. With that said, if you look at multiple pictures of aircraft painted Light Gull Gray, they look different in just about every picture. Some have a brownish hue, while others have a blueish hue. Any of the Lt. Gull Grays would work, really and truly. Use what paint you're comfortable with, or try something new and see if you like it.The only one you want to stay away from is Mr. Color's WWII Lt.

I remember Dr. Pepper resin. He was a great guy and very active on ARC. I wonder what became of him?