Draggie748 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 (edited) Here's a couple of pictures of my 1/72 scale Hasegawa F-16C Wisconsin ANG "Red Tail" boxing. I have added the LAU-129s from another kit and at this stage hadn't added the RHAW Beer Cans. I have included a picture of the weapons load for the aircraft, the AMRAAMs haven't had their coloured bands applied yet. It will be depicted in taxying mode as per the picture I have of it complete with GSD (Green Suited D**K). The GSD is currently undergoing his 4th or 5th change of clothing as I haven't been happy with the finish on his flight suit yet. The screens in the cockpit have yet to be coloured in. I've had a few problems lining up the intake on this kit hence the white plastic spacer to try and fill in the gaps. Edited February 22, 2005 by Draggie748 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 The Cockpit in the aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 The Underside with pylons fitted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 and the reason for all this, the weapons it will carry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YoungAus Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Lookin good so far i see you paint parts while still attached to the sprue tree.... i used to, until a certain 'event' i am not willing to share... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magic Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Great! Remarkable detailling! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 Great! Remarkable detailling! :) Thanks for your thumbs up Magic but so far everything includng the cockpit is OOB. The cockpit is just the kit decals, but in this scale they look alright and I hope to have some more pics soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D_IcarUS_ Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Very nice cockpit. I like the job so far. By the way which markings are you going to use? :) :blink: :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcin_S Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 NICE WORK :blink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iron Eagle Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Looks good so far! Just a heads up: The Hasegawa kit's front gear leg is too long, so it appears to sit on its tail. You might want to test/adjust the parts before you glue them together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 Very nice cockpit. I like the job so far. By the way which markings are you going to use? Wisconsin ANG "Red Tail" anniversary markings from the kit decals set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 Looks good so far! Just a heads up: The Hasegawa kit's front gear leg is too long, so it appears to sit on its tail. You might want to test/adjust the parts before you glue them together. Thanks for the heads up on the nose gear leg. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 Due to work getting in the way I haven't been able to do much to this beast until the last couple of days, however here are a couple of more photos of my Hasegawa F-16C Wisconsin ANG. The mess in the preshading photos is the result of an experiment that went wrong but can be hidden under a coat of grey paint. Basically I put too much black paint on the model in an attempt to preshade the panel lines and then had trouble getting it off. Teach me to use Acrylics for preshading. I also appologise for some of the wayward photography but I don't have a macro lens yet. There will be a couple of posts of photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Draggie748 Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 The Exhaust Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 Another view of the Exhaust Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 (edited) The undercarriage painted. That's it for this week, hopefully this beast will be finished before our next club meeting in two weeks. Edited June 28, 2005 by Draggie748 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Nice work on your Viper. Just a heads up ... be really careful when you try to remove the braces on the left in the pic of your landing gear parts ... they have a real habit of breaking if you try to cut them off ... I've had better luck going real slow with a saw blade. Good luck with yours regards, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Wisconsin ANG "Red Tail" anniversary markings from the kit decals set. Be advised - this aircraft is a Block 30F and should therefore thve the Big Mouth inlet, which is not included in the kit even though Hasegawa already had the 'CJ and 'CG kits with the correct sprues out at the time of the release of this boxing! HTH... Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 Nice work on your Viper.Just a heads up ... be really careful when you try to remove the braces on the left in the pic of your landing gear parts ... they have a real habit of breaking if you try to cut them off ... I've had better luck going real slow with a saw blade. Good luck with yours regards, Gary, I've had experience with what you describe when cutting these off, but I find it easier to paint them this way and I have and old pair of electrical hobby cutters that have remained incredibly sharp over the years that seem to be able to cut them off easily. Thanks also for your kind words on my model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 Geez, was wondering when you'd get around to an update! :D Habu, Work keeps getting in the way and building specific aircraft (which will appear on ARC in the near future :D ) for a comp took me away from this one, also his mate the F-16B has caught upto the same stage of build. Trouble is I lose another 4 days Thurs - Sun, this coming weekend due to family reasons. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 Wisconsin ANG "Red Tail" anniversary markings from the kit decals set. Be advised - this aircraft is a Block 30F and should therefore thve the Big Mouth inlet, which is not included in the kit. Andre Thanks for your concern, but one of my CJ kits (Taxi Cab I think) has donated the wide mouth intake. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Thanks for your concern, but one of my CJ kits (Taxi Cab I think) has donated the wide mouth intake. Ah, glad to hear that... I recently saw an impeccable model of this bird, with a great finish and detailing inside and out... and the wrong kit intake. I didn't have the heart to tell the fella... Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draggie748 Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 (edited) Well after a shocker of eighteen months I ha ve final got to restart the build on this beast. These photos were taken in Jan 07 after the initial coats of grey, one of which changed colour through the use of low tack blue painters masking tape. The brokem LAU-128 was replaced with a resin replacement thanks to some nice moulding silastic and one of Mr Hasgawas finest bits. I hope to have the final pictures up later in the week as all I have left to do is fit the canopy and some extra weapons. Photo one shows the Orion Models scab plates. Edited March 18, 2007 by Draggie748 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Everything looking great so far on your 1/72 Viper. Looking foward to the final result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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