Rogier77 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 This is an amazing build. Keep up the post, damm i am druiling Rogier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Phenomenal work, Erik. I'm speechless. Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric F Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Hi, Many many thanks! Today I post the first side console. Next will be the LH side console. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chinazou Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Sir, how you get so details of the cockpit? It's really amazing job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twhite80 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Your detail work is truly humbling! What a fanatic job on this build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 No comments... Just Alexander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric F Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Just the oxygen hose for today.it is made with a E guitar string. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
William G Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Eric.... Every time I look at this I get chills because it brings back so many good memories Looking at the pit right now I expect to be seeing a few pens some change and a cheat list that one of my pilots dropped years ago when he "Didn't" Fod out the cockpit... William G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonal Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Great display of talent I might add, what an inspiration your build does for us newbies, keep up the awesome work. Tonal B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric F Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Hi, The arm and wrist rest are attached. Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mareku Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Geting beter and beter all the time. Please more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaxos345 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Absolutely fantastic work sir just AWESOME!!! How on earth did you make the small black panels, the lettering on them, the small knobs???? Please enlighten us. Keep up the marvelous work and give us some of your knowledge and skills. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric F Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Absolutely fantastic work sir just AWESOME!!! How on earth did you make the small black panels, the lettering on them, the small knobs???? Please enlighten us. Keep up the marvelous work and give us some of your knowledge and skills. John Hi John, and every body, Here are some tips. The black panels are made from Evergreen 0.13 mm plain sheet. I first adjusted all panels before painting them. To do so, I sticked them on tape ribbon. I sprayed Tire black paint with 70% dilution. Thinner the paint is, easier is the scribing for the lettering. You just have to use a thin needle to smothly scratch the paint to let the white styrene appearing. The knobs are from sprue stretched over a flame. All panels are prepared before to definitly glue them on the side console. The arm and wrist rest are scratch built to make then thinner than the one from the kit, even if they are really beautfull. Just forinformation, the model will be represented seats removed. They had been removed to find out a lost pencil during flight. The canopy will be displayed on a table aside. it is unsual to see what is usually hidden. it is really enjoying to detail such a part of a cockpit, especially in the 32nd scale. Do not hesitate to ask me for any further informations. Cheers Happy modelling to you all! Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaxos345 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I have to admit that... you are CRAZY!!!!!!!!! Thanks Eric. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 love the tip for the panel lettering, very clever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devilleader501 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 How did you make the canopy seal on the fuselage? This thing is off the chain. The cockpit is amazing you have quite the knack for ingenuity. You have given a lot of people here new ideas on how to scratch build things. I'll be watching this thread from now on. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THX1138 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Honestly, I really think it would be easier to invent a Shrinking-Machine, get a real F-16 and put that in the machine and set it to 1/32. You decided to do it the hard way ;) But we are most gratefull you did. Now we have this awesome build to watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Hey Eric any updates coming? Really enjoying your build- Zak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dadeo911 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 As a newbie here work like this is absolutely inspirational. You are doing an absolutely amazing rendition. I look forward to any progress you have made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Yeah Eric, we need some awesome modeling fix. So, how about an update for us ;)/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AMO_Graphic Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Eric, we stillllllllllllllllllll waiting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Dear all, I'm back on ARC forum after a year break. This time I'm starting a new project with a conversion of the Tamiya F-16C Block 40 in a polish Block 52. I'm actually mixing 3 kits: the Tam Thunderbirds, the Tam Block 50 and the Academy Sufa. I exchanged the landing gear, the main landing gear doors. I use from the Academy kit the specific parts coming from the Sufa. The nose wheel is from Wheeliant. These are her below the first pics of my work in progress I started two weeks ago. The auxiliary wheel well. I modifyed a little bit the auxiliary landing gear to be able to set in after the air intake. I did not follow the Tamiya instructions for the air intake. The main objective is to be able to paint the air duct in a single piece. The next pics show how to set the intake on the duct with minor modifications. Before we have to modify the section on the forward bulkhead of the main wheel well. Tamiya Thunderbird kit represent a Block 40 without the reinforced landing gear. So the polish vipers have the bulged landing gear doors as the Block 50. The "pre bulged" is done with plasticard and putty. The little hole is the Obogs vent. New pics very soon Regards Eric Your wheel wells and the wiring you are doing is amazing. When you look at the front wheel well what did you use on the wires to make the little bumps. Is it superglue? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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