F-16 CJ - Tamiya 1/72

[Guest]

Hello mates,

As I'm very close to complete the Harrier, I'm going to start this one.

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Let me know if you're interested in reading more

[Guest]

Of course Francesco, looks like another good kit from Tamiya

[Guest]

Look forward to seeing more of this Francesco

[Guest]

Yep!!! Of course!!!

This kit looks really good O_o

[flyjoe180]

Nice choice yet again Francesco. The F-16 is a great subject, even though the basic design dates back over 40 years ago (it first flew in 1974) it still looks the part today. The CJ version has anti-radar systems and usually carries appropriate anti-radar armament (HARM etc). Interesting that the missiles are missing on the box top photo.

For all things F-16 I have this bookmarked: http://www.f-16.net/

[yak face]

Nice choice Francesco , 1/72 scale!? its huge compared to your usual builds!! looking forward to seeing the build , cheers tony

[Guest]

Many thanks for your feeds backs mates.

So let's start with a picture of the intake which demonstrates the quality of the kit:

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It looks no puttying or sanding will be needed, which is good.

The front landing gear bay:

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Next will be the main landing gear bay.

For both I'm still looking for pictures for better understanding some details.

Painting of the cockpit in progress:

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Excellent details nicely moulded, they didn't miss a switch according to my check.

However, while the quality of the kit is surely above average, the seat is too much simple and will need some additional work

Francesco

Edit(ed): spelling

[papa 695]

Great start Francesco ( giving the eyes a rest then using 1/72 )

[Guest]

Nice, nice!!

[Guest]

Slowly moving along here, getting a bit confused about what to do first. Front landing gear bay is almost complete, the main will have to be detailed after partial assembly so I started to detail the cockpit walls as I will have to close the fuselage first.

I also closed the main air intake, it was a pain to paint and I had to do it three times: still not convinced about the result.

BTW, here's the updated control stick:

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Francesco

[Guest]

After modifying the throttle, adding gear lever and oxygen tube the cockpit is almost done.

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I added also few details to the cockpit walls.

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Now to the main gear bay. Until now I just made holes on the side bars.

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[papa 695]

Great work. This looks like it's going to be another Francesco masterpiece

[flyjoe180]

Good progress work Francesco, as Ian suggests, another masterpiece in the making.

[Guest]

Thanks Ian and Joe.

Now working on MLG bays.

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Hope you like it.

Francesco

[Guest]

I really like how much detail you add to your builds Francesco

Cheers

Patrick