Starfighter84 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) Hi all guys! here I am to present my last work... an F-16 A NSAWC Aggressor! The kit is the old but good Hasegawa... and this aftermarket: - Black Box Cockpit. - Aires exhaust & wheel bays. - Cutting Edge Seamless NSI intake. - Master pitor & AOA sensors. - Eduard exterior & interior photoetch. - 2Bobs decal. The AN/ALQ-167 ECM pod was completely scratch-built! do you think about my Viper? hope you appreciate it. Thank you for your comment! Cheers Valerio frome Rome - Italy. Edited February 22, 2011 by Starfighter84 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starfighter84 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 More pictures! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
warthoglvr Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 beautiful, just beautiful. Love the exhaust! Excellent paint and detail work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Walker Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Very nice!!! I think the mddle grey could be a "little" darker, but that is really the only comment I could make. Well done!! M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Beautiful great job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I agree with gonzalo! Especially the nozzle is fabulous! What I doubt about is the AN/ALQ 188 not hanging in the centerline and the purple(?) color. But for a scratchbuilt pod it looks good!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harv Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) I agree with gonzalo! Especially the nozzle is fabulous! What I doubt about is the AN/ALQ 188 not hanging in the centerline and the purple(?) color. But for a scratchbuilt pod it looks good!!!! NSAWC tends to hang their bullwinkles (That's a -167, NOT a -188, as you've called it, tobiK, by the way) from a wing station vice the centerline, which is more common for the USAF aggressors, so the positioning (and pod type) is correct. As far as the color goes, I wouldn't call it 'purple'; but perhaps it is a little darker blue than the norm...same with the CATM-9 'blue tube'. Concur the scratch work looks excellent. Nice bird! Edited February 22, 2011 by Harv Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D_IcarUS_ Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Great job you have done, as ALWAYS! Congrats on such a beautifull building. Kind regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 thanks for the head up, marv! "again what learned"! Like Lothar matthaeus is used to say... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Very nicely done. Very nicely done indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobobs Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Legit.. That 167 pod is pretty nice. Got a couple of those laying around at work and you've captured the look just fine! Excellent weathering buddy!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Valerio magnificent!!! Any chance to see your model in mid-April at Euroma? ;) Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
galileo1 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Oh man, I LOVE THIS MODEL!!! What a job you have done here Valerio!! I absolutely like everything about it but I particularly like the Aires exhaust. It looks terrific! A most excellent rendition of an NSAWC bird. Rob Edited February 23, 2011 by TOPGUN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I am sure you used photoshop with the real exhaust of the F-16...is to real not to be real...what else can I say excelent, bravisimo.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Absolutely fantastic, as said the exhaust is spot on and the paint job is very clean and tight. Well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwest21 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Fantastic work. Can you post what colors you used on the exhaust? I am working on the big Tamiya Viper and that would come in handy!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starfighter84 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Valerio magnificent!!! Any chance to see your model in mid-April at Euroma? ;) Gianni Ciao Gianni! in quei giorni dovrei lavorare... ma un salto alla mostra lo farò in ogni caso. I modelli li porto se trovo il tempo di liberarmi dai turni... mi farebbe piacere ma non assicuro nulla! Grazie per i complimenti! Fantastic work. Can you post what colors you used on the exhaust? I am working on the big Tamiya Viper and that would come in handy!! On the exhaust I used the Alclad. Following, all the steps: 1) Alclad Steel overall. 2) masking for the retraction's zones of the nozzles. 3) I mixed up 80% of Pale Burnt Metal Alclad & 20% of Steel Alclad and airbrush the mix on the exhaust. 4) over the mixed metallic color, I gently airbrushed some Pale Burnt Metal very thinned with acetone (I used the common acetone for nails... I stole it from my girlfriend!). For the inside I used the Flat White Tamiya with a large washing with Van Dyck Brown and some Tamiya weathering master. That's all! And this are some pictures of the scratc built AN/ALQ-167 pod: I started from a circular wood rod. ........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starfighter84 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 More pictures.... Hope you enjoy my work! Thanks to all for the appreciations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambler Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Outstanding Viper! That is a gorgeous build.Paintwork is brilliant, and the exhaust nozzle is one of the best I've seen. Love it! Cheer's, Jeff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 fantastic work! And thanks for showing how you did the pod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mil-35-flying tank Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 awesome job!!! what paints did you use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
usrbinkevin Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 coolest paint scheme ever! superb work all around Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 VERY nice work!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Wow, that is one cool model. I want one :) in 1/32. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diego Quijano Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Wonderful Viper, Valerio. Looks terrific. Regards. Q Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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