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Hello,

This is my recently finished F-16 with Turkish Airforce markings (192. Squadron - Balikesir).

I had sent an article about this build to ARC a couple of weeks ago and it was just put up the site today:

http://www.arcair.com/Gal9/8701-8800/gal87...6-Burak/00.shtm

In that article, I raise a few issues I would like to overcome. I would very much appreciate your responses if you have any, and your suggestions for improvements for the future.

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I would very much appreciate your responses if you have any, and your suggestions for improvements for the future.

Very nice overall. Since you specifically asked here you are a few suggestions:

- improve masking on rear part of the canopy

- add more weatering to the undeside, especially EPU stains and tyres stains, but also a few oil leaks, these are needed since you weathered a lot (and very well) the top of the airframe,

- add a dark wash to the front hub

- add weathering to fuel tanks, these are often more dirt than the airframe itself

- to my taste nozzle is too clean on the outside and too dark on the inside

- improve canopy fitting, choose open or closed and made needed cuts to improve fititng

that is all I can suggest, but as I wrote here above overall it is an excellent model.

Cheers

Paolo

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Very nice overall. Since you specifically asked here you are a few suggestions:

- improve masking on rear part of the canopy

- add more weatering to the undeside, especially EPU stains and tyres stains, but also a few oil leaks, these are needed since you weathered a lot (and very well) the top of the airframe,

- add a dark wash to the front hub

- add weathering to fuel tanks, these are often more dirt than the airframe itself

- to my taste nozzle is too clean on the outside and too dark on the inside

- improve canopy fitting, choose open or closed and made needed cuts to improve fititng

that is all I can suggest, but as I wrote here above overall it is an excellent model.

Cheers

Paolo

Thank you Paolo. I appreciate the feedback. I get numb after a while studying my own model (the real model and the pictures) that I can no longer have that 'first impression' anymore. Thus fresh feedback like yours is very welcome.

One thing I realize is that I have the most fun painting the model and weathering only the visible parts that I kind of rush through the construction and other parts that you have accurately identified. I think in time I will gain more patience. Still with that it took a long time to finish this model. Just wanted to tell you all that I am loving this site as I can study the masters' beautiful builds and learn from them. Any new info/trick/suggestion/feedback is awesome!

On a different note, I will rant a little about PollyScale flat coat. Tonight, I gave Polyscale flat a try thinning it with distilled water and a/b'ing on some test model. I would say the ratio is 30:70 polyscale:water at about 20psi. I again got that haze/frosting going on (that I explained in the ARC article)!!! I am about to give up on Polyscale flat... I am so perplexed how others are getting great results with it... Btw, a big thank you goes out to all who have emailed me following my ARC post to share their opinions on Polyscale flat. I just can't get it to work.

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nice job, I like it :) nice to see a TuAF bird at that quality :salute:

but there are some problem areas :taunt: as you mentioned at the article, bird slicers are wrong type , also AMRAAMs have to be A model, not C...bird slicers are available only with Kinetic kit.. and, TuAF B-50s have light grey walkway stripes painted on ... and radome would be better in matt painted...

if you need anything, do not hesitate to PM me..

best regards

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About Polyscale Flat (my favorite flat varnish).

Probably you have incurred in a bad bottle.

By the way you can try to:

- add mineral (not tap) water instead of distilled water

- add more water 80%

- spry it finely, the more and the better.

- be sure the surface if perfectly dry and that you removed all the glue from around the decals

- especially in hot days be sure to have a humidity trap in your airbrush

- if you still have a milky effect you can add a smal drop of acrylic gray to your mix of flat and water, it will add a nice weathered effect over the decals

If all these suggestions did't work just bit that bottle of paint!

Cheers

Paolo

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