gb_madcat_sl Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 This is my 1/48 Tamiya F-16C Block 52 Viper dressed up in the markings of the Republic of Singapore Air Force's Black Knights aerobatic demo team. Base kit used was Tamiya's F-16C/N Aggressor/Adversary kit as it has parts to build all F-16C blocks from 25 through 52. I modded the kit by using the metal pitot and AoA probes from Tamiya's F-16 detail-up set. I also scratch-built the smoke system pipe from the centreline station to the nozzle at the exhaust as well as the HMD sensor on the canopy. The seat was detailed using Fine Molds' plastic seatbelts for ACES II seats. Static discharge wicks were made with stretched sprue. I used decals from Miliverse to represent a Viper flown by Lead Solo MAJ Eugene Lim of the RSAF Black Knights demo team. Overall a nice build though the decals did give some problems. Hope you enjoy the photos! Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Wow that's red! Great job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Very nice! Quote Overall a nice build though the decals did give some problems May I ask what problems you encountered? I've got the same decals too and haven't used them yet. Also, can I ask if there was any see-through effects for the white decals ( ie, did the red paint "see-through" the white decals)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Nice clean build. She looks great in red! -co Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 Much thanks for the kind words guys. On 8/10/2019 at 6:35 PM, JackMan said: Very nice! May I ask what problems you encountered? I've got the same decals too and haven't used them yet. Also, can I ask if there was any see-through effects for the white decals ( ie, did the red paint "see-through" the white decals)? The opacity of the decals were fine. Can’t really tell the difference between the areas where the decals were used versus those that were painted white. The main issue I found was that unlike other decals which I’ve used so far, these tended to tear rather than stretch slightly. This meant that I had problems laying them on areas where they went over vents and grilles. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qian Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Have been away for some time already and can see your love for F-16s has never waned a bit! Excellent job on this one! This has given me inspiration to start my 1/72 Black Knight! Cheers Qian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew83128 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Amazing work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Nice looking viper build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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