F-16CJ Block 50 (WIP)
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32 5 November 2020, 20:40
Ricardo ReisLots of sun-assemblies taking a lot of time, worsened by the Eduard add-ons
7 November 2020, 20:28
Ricardo ReisYes, the kit is great and engraving is extremely fine (too fine); Eduard adds finesse but delays progress a lot
7 November 2020, 20:52
Ricardo ReisThanks - will close soon; meanwhile the Eduard for the exhaust, so I ordered an exhaust from... Eduard; also ordered the masks and a resin seat from Quickboost 🙂
10 November 2020, 21:31
Paulo CostaI like the seat, I don't know how it looks the original, yours looks coming from a spaceship...!!!😉
10 November 2020, 22:25
Paulo CostaAre you going to do it with FAP colors???Despite FAP one it is F-16-AM..I guess.
11 November 2020, 09:45
Ricardo Reis@Paulo, I'll use the "A" color profile in the box, no changes there
11 November 2020, 11:19
Ricardo ReisAfter a couple of weeks of interruption, the extras arrived, work will resume now 🙂
18 November 2020, 23:28
Ricardo ReisYes, I didn't like the way the exhaust ended up, and because it is so cheap, I wanted to try the Quickboost chair; in the end, I also ordered the masks! 🙂 Funny thing is the masks cost almost as much as the resin exhaust and almost twice as the seat!!!
19 November 2020, 07:53
Clifford KeeslerYes the masks sets can get rather pricey, but they are so easy to use, no guessing or trying to follow tiny hard to see lines.
20 November 2020, 02:23
Ricardo ReisFirst decals applied; these decals a very sensitive - while you around just with water or Micro Set, it's ok, but as soon as they get Micro Sol they become extremely brittle; as a consequence I ruined decal 19 (refuelling guides) and while now have to source an alternative
13 December 2020, 12:43
Patrick HagelsteinAre those the kit decals? Normally Tamiya decals are exactly the opposite: indestructible and quite thick.
14 December 2020, 03:08
Thomas KolbLovely! Pity on the decals, I always thought Tamiya kits had excellent and very resilient decals.
14 December 2020, 07:57
Ricardo ReisDecals are thick, but as soon as I touch them with Micro Sol, reaction is very severe; even after several hours, when giving another pass of Micro Sol, much to my surprise, the wing star started tearing - I added a few additional photos to show this
14 December 2020, 14:40
Thomas KolbSuch a pity... will you be using them anyway or will you buy aftermarket ones?
14 December 2020, 17:49
Ricardo ReisI've contacted Tamiya and they referred me to a distributor; depending on the speed of the answer, I'll either purchase the replacement decals from the distributor of buy a new kit and then sell it without decal 19, to whomever want to make scheme C (A and B use decal 19)
14 December 2020, 17:56
Clifford KeeslerI never have had much luck with Tamiya decals, when I get a Tamiya kit I just order replacement decals. I do not know how the one's are on their new F-14's. I'm sure you will get it all worked out and it will be a beauty.
15 December 2020, 02:22
Ricardo ReisI have acquired a second kit and already sold it with discount, without decal 19 - the buyer will only be able to build it with scheme C, but still a great kit and my problem was solved in one morning
15 December 2020, 14:51
Patrick HagelsteinWeird..... I had some issues with Tamiya decals, but that was because they were so stiff and wouldn't snuggle into panel lines. I hit them with everything I got; Micro Sol, Solvaset and eventually Mr. Mark Softer only to find that the Mr. Mark Softer was eating away my paint, but not doing anything on the decals! 😄
15 December 2020, 19:20
Ricardo ReisYes, Patrick, that was what I was expecting, and probably I facilitated too much and handled the decals too much; to my surprise, they crumbled and broke whenever they were not completely flat and stable...
15 December 2020, 19:36
Patrick HagelsteinTamiya never seems to stop surprising us, no matter what the subject is. 😄
15 December 2020, 19:43
Paulo CostaHello Ricardo. It is very sad to know that you need to start from the beginning with your F-16.
But now I understand that these things don't just happen to beginners like me. A few days ago, I sent my Project T37 "asas de portugal, to the trash, because I didn't like the final result.
15 December 2020, 23:22
Paulo CostaWhat do you mean with the decals "tearing up", after Micro Sol application??? Sorry for the stupid question , but you know, I'm a newbie...😉
15 December 2020, 23:29
Ricardo ReisHello Paulo, I'm not restarting, I'll simply use the damaged decal 19 from the new box - the rest is already sold to a friend who will use it to build scheme C, which doesn't need decal 19; Micro Sol is a product you apply over the decal once it is in place; this is aggressive and affects the decal, softening it and making it conform better to the surface; however, usually, you still have some seconds after its application; not with these decals, apparently...
16 December 2020, 00:06
Thomas KolbPaulo, just as Ricardo says... decal solutions will "melt" the decal, so it becomes almost like liquid paint for a very short time and then becomes like permanently "painted" on the surface. It will follow the contours much better and sink down into panel lines and such. However, some decals are reacting negatively to the decal solutions by cracking or splitting up in pieces, so it is best to test a scrap decal from the decal sheet before using a decal solution on the model.
16 December 2020, 06:12
Paulo CostaHi Ricardo, Hi Thomas.
Thanks a lot for explanation.
I'm using already MicroSol but never happened to me, very good to know it, I will be more carefull in the future. Thanks mates.
16 December 2020, 11:08
Adam HarringtonI feel you with the decals. Iv'e found Tamiya decals very hard to work with.
22 December 2020, 02:28
Ricardo ReisIndeed. I solved it by buying a second kit and selling it without the needed one, but they are hard to work with. Anyhow, moved on, approaching the finish line now!
22 December 2020, 02:32
Ricardo ReisThank you Daniel, Eduard PE makes it look busy, still some parts to add
23 December 2020, 01:18
Ricardo ReisThank you Clifford, almost finished now, I'll try to close it next week 🙂
23 December 2020, 21:15
Thomas KolbWow, that is a busy looking gear bay! Beautifully detailed and painted!
23 December 2020, 21:54
Ricardo ReisHi all, finished this one; thank you so much for you comments and support; finished model photos on this same Project, link here: F-16CJ Block 50 | Album by RReis (1:72)
1 January 2021, 18:08
Piotr Sarniński-GóreckiVery nice Ricardo ! I plan to start with this bird as soon as I finish Nighthawk 🙂
4 January 2021, 07:48
Ricardo ReisThank you Piotr, it will surely be nice to put them side by side once you finish them both! 👍
4 January 2021, 07:54
