rav_pl Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 F-16D Block 32 86-0041 flying in USAF Thunderbirds in 1992-2008. Pilot: Capt. Matt "Byrdman" Byrd. Technicians: TSgt Mike King and SrA. Rodney "Frenchy" LeBlanc. Kit: HobbyBoss 1/72. Pilots from Revell F-16. Model build by my son Gustaw and me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Very nice Viper! Did You use kit decals? I was thinking of getting myself one of those, and using decals on Hasegawa F-16D. It's a very nice scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rav_pl Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Did You use kit decals? Yes, but it needed a lot of corrections. The nose decals had to be cut to smaller parts and placed separately. Later I masked the nose along the decals and resprayed it. The lower fuselage decal is originally one big part from intake to rear fuselage and I cut it too. Under the decal we had the arrester hook and some other things that decals will never set to. I cut the decals there (decal solvents work really good) and painted the cracks dark blue. Maybe the kit was designed for beginners, but the decals are challenging even for an experienced modeler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Very nice job on a great airplane. The decals must have been very challenging. Great work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Nice touch of adding the camera to the guy in the rear seat. Glad you and your son could complete a project together. -Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Outstanding team effort. Very well done of a difficult paint and decal scheme. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
balls47 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Son and Dad did a great job together. In fact, the last photo is my favorite! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Son and Dad did a great job together. In fact, the last photo is my favorite! Mine too! My son never got into modeling even though he always watched me build. Even now at 27 (yes, he's still home :bandhead2:/> ) he checks my work just about every work session. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Very nice job though the exhaust does look a bit weird.!.. Happy to see that you're "passing the torch" to the next generation!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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