scotthldr Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 (edited) Hi all, This is the first WIP that I have posted on ARC. My next build is going to be Hellenic AF F-16D Blk 52+ '603' of 340"Fox"Mira based at Souda AB. I'm using Hasegawa's boxing of the F-16D Blk50 as the base kit Then throwing this lot at it CMK's Blk 52+ Euro conversion & Isracasts 600GAL Drop Tanks Aires F-16D Cockpit and Blk52 P&W Exhaust nozzle Aires F16 Wheel Bays & Radar Antenna and Icarus Production Hellenic Jets Part 1 the weapons and LANTRIN will be coming from Hasegawa's Weapons Set "D" and Revell's Eurofighter Typhoon(IRIS-T) Will hopefully get things underway later this week Scott Edited January 16, 2010 by scotthldr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viper01 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Great! I'll be looking at this one closely.. As I'm planning a hasegawa/tamiya/Aires/CMK conversion to get a HAF Delta. Remy.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Oooh this looks like someone gonna have fun.... Looking forawrd to Hellenic colors...Quite like the TIGER colors.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Sweet, I love the Greek Vipers ... Looking forward to your progress ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dpwatson Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Nice!! Looking forward to this one. Not going to ask how much all that cost!! David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stelios2000 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Good luck !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 If you buy that much AM, the base kit should be free! I wonder if the radar set exterior has changed over time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Nice!!Looking forward to this one. Not going to ask how much all that cost!! David The kit was given to me as a Christmas present in 2008 and the decals I bought originally for my A7 last year, so only the resin stuff has been bought for this build. It still adds though, modelling is getting rather expensive nowadays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 I wonder if the radar set exterior has changed over time. That was an area I was concerned about as well, but from the photos I can find it looks very similiar if not the same. I would imagine any updates/upgrades over the years would be to the software as the actual radar antenna still has to fit inside the fuselage/nose. If I'm wrong please tell me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heater Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 This is going to be an interesting subject. Have you checked if the kit provides both types of intakes? The greek -52 D's have the PW engine and thus the small intake (while the blk-50 - like the kit- has the MCID one). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 This is going to be an interesting subject. Have you checked if the kit provides both types of intakes? The greek -52 D's have the PW engine and thus the small intake (while the blk-50 - like the kit- has the MCID one). Both intakes are provided :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 Progress update, no real worries so far and it looks like it's going to be a straight forward build, until the painting anyway which may prove difficult to capture the "Have Glass" paint finish. The Aires cockpit doesn't seem to be researched properly and the instructions are vague, as the seat harnesses on the real ACESII seat wind back into the seat when not in use, not loose on the seat as you see here. I might try and fix it later, anyway cockpit is 90% complete with just some PE to add at the end. Next up was to remove the fuselage moulded IP combings and the area in front of the cockpit to able the fitment of the CMK corrected part with the "Bird Slicers" and after The CMK part had to be adapted itself to allow the Aires cockpit to fit with the removal of the IP combing from the CMK part. As can be seen the CMK part is solid so 3mm had to be kit off the front of the cockpit tub to allow everything to fit. It was then onto the wheel bays. The kit moulded ones are fairly basic, so these were replaced with the Aires ones Kit moulded Aires replacement The fuselage halves were then joined together with the cockpit in place. Considering that there is parts from 3 different manufacturers around the cockpit area, the fit is very good and only a spligen of filler will be required in this area. The next step will be the engine intake which would've given me a big headache, but I've decided to go with an Intake FOD cover to save any problems and time. The exhaust and wings will be built up over the next couple of days as well. Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viper01 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Nice progress Scott! Does the HAF F-16's don't have an entire black cockpit like the Sufa's? Looking forward to your intake cover, I also want to make a FOD cover, so I can steal some idea's from you <_< Remy.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 Looking forward to your intake cover, I also want to make a FOD cover, so I can steal some idea's from you <_< Remy.. You can steal my idea if you wish, I'm getting it from Steel Beach accessories http://store.spruebrothers.com/148-steel-b...-sb108-p86.aspx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Now that´s a whole lot of candy for that little baby <_< Great work with the saw! Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 After having a break for a couple of weeks I managed to pick this one back up this week. All the seams along the fuselage have been filled and smoothed, with the area under the intake and around the main wheelbay putting up a fight. I've also been waiting for another Aires exhaust as the one for the Kinetic kits don't fit the Hasegawa kits, despite people telling you they do :mad: I had to wait until this arrived as I couldn't proceed any further until part of it was fixed to the fuselage. Anyway here is where the build is at the mo. The radar antenna fitted. A tricky bit of filling and sanding required to get it flush. A bit of filler required in this area where the spine blends into the back of the Canopy bulkhead, it's a lot better and more profiled than the photos makes out. The Aires exhaust housing in place, this one fits Fair bit of filler required underneath to get everything smooth Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 WOW, this is looking great. As Aigore said, man this is alot of stuff to go in such a small bird. ME LIKES!!!!!! Cant wait to see more! Thanks for showing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twhite80 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Your construction looks really solid. It is nice to see the resin meet up so well and the blending looks great. Keep it up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viper01 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Nice progress Scott! I'm building a Sufa right now (hasegawa / isracast) and I'm in the same stage as you.. Does de CMK conversion also include the block 52+ wheels? If not I can recommend you Harold's wheels they are so nice! (i'm using these for the Sufa).. Remy.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 Another small progress update. The avionics spine has been attached and any gaps have been filled and smoothed off. The tail has been attached as well, but before so it had to be straightened out as it was warped. The various antenna have been added along the spine but aerials have been left off until final assembly. The wings have been attached and required quite a lot of filler on the seams/joins. The Exhaust has been built up and finished and awaits attachment during final assembly. The exhaust feathers have been finished off using Carbon Fibre 1/48 decal sheet. Comments welcome Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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