almost like a miniature paper machet? I can see that working rather well, thank you Justin.

This seats are frome the cockpit set from wolfpack.

Made some progress.








More to come
Mark

Good looking missiles excellent work I will be starting soon have to get an f-14 off the bench first

More work done.







I will start the decals in a few days.

Mark

sweet camo job

Thanks it is time to put some decals on.








Mark

Good looking tail Art your build is coming along well

Some brilliant aircraft being built on here!
Update on my entry, its an Academy 1/48 F-16C. Still along way to go but just got the camera back up and working so thought had better post progress pics.



Cheers,
Nick.

Lots of really nice work here. It has me a little intimidated as this will be my first major jet build. I've been searching for a block 40 aircraft. Does anyone make one in 1/48? I was thinking of getting the Tamiya kit, which is a block 50/52, but I don't have the faintest idea of how to backdate.

Try tamiya's 1/ 48 F-16C/N kit. The kit has parts for block 30 and block 42 in the same box!! Its the aggressor / adversary boxing. The only thing I don't like so far, is the lack of instructions for the weapons...its a training unit.

Block 30 and 40 both have the PW engine right? Both nozzles are included, and intakes!

Jeff

Some progress.






Mark

more and more impressive with each picture sir!

Thanks i do my best.
The big feultank is ready.


And one of the AMRAAMs ready.


Mark

The final pics of this build.




















Mark

Lovely model Mark. I love seeing these modern Vipers with the big spine and the CFTs and dripping with ordnance - so far away from the original Lightweight Fighter concept!

Great job sir very well Executed model Gratz sir!

Hey folks, just confirming that I am still alive and doing my bestest to get this done in time ! Basic assembly is complete, my 9yo boy Josh has requested this one be in flight-mode and all weaponed up, so here's where I'm at . . . .



I will be painting the seat and pilot next so the glass can go on, then it's paint time !

Cheers, D

I ordered the Kinetic F-16C Barak(a)? I was told it could be built as either the Israeli version or a standard version block 40. It was also $20 cheaper than the Tamiya ANG kit. I should have it in hand on Wednesday, and then I can start my entry. Afterburner has done a very nice and complete set of decals for the Hill AFB vipers.

D-how are you liking the modern thingies looking good by the way

My f-14 is almost done then I will be starting my f-16 actually looking forward to this one and hoping i dont miss the dead line

Almost got my bird to the decal stage {even thought the upper colour is a little light in shade}, the external tanks have to be cleaned up and painted along with the outer wing rails. Have a little Insignia Red to add to the canopy frame as well as the Insignia Blue.

Hi All,

My F-16c is at the clear coat stage.




A couple of touch up's and paint the external stores along with the wing rails.
More to follow later.

Sorry it took so long to reply that is a different paint job all together very cool

Hi All,

Justin,
Thanks for the comment on the scheme.

I've got some of it's {to} many decals, on {as yet to apply any softner}, 26 stars have to be applied to the blue background of the forward fuselage, the decals are from the AfterBurner sheet #48-058 for the Indiana ANG.
Followed by all the stencils, from both the kit and AM sheets.




Yet to touch up the yellow/red around the lower intake, before applying the blue/white checked band.

Also discovered I have to make both an intake cover {with Snake Eye decals} and an exhaust plug {also with a Snake decal}, for this bird, as the decal sheet supplies both decals and the templates.

More to follow later.

Touched up a few needed places, spent several hours putting the remaining decals to this bird, 21 separate stars in 4 different sizes, 13 separate walkway strips, plus the odd stencil here and there.

These three pix show how I made up the 'soft coverings' for both the intake and exhaust.


Plasti-card cut to size.

2 ply Tissue glued to plasti-card, {using Tamiya extra thin glue}.

Covers painted with their respective decals.

Progress from applying decals to nose, walk way and other stencils.





Getting closer to finishing this bird.

Very cool looking bird sir good job so far