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F-16A Block 15 OCU Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU)
1:48
Test fitting the intake so as to ensure the paintjob is ok.
Projekt: F-16A Indonesian Air Force
41 28 July 2016, 21:23
Maciej BellosItaleri's F-16 is a rather modest kit, seems quite good for a beginner. For the non beginner however, it poses a challenge in order to be built correctly. At first there is a 2 mm misalignment of the top panels to the rest of the top fuselage half. Then, it seems that the fuselage is bit shorter than a Hasegawa F-16, and finally the radome is also shorter. All that translates to about 3.5 mm shorter overall length than Hasegawa's F-16.
There is also a misalignment of the instrument panel cover.
Since I am not in rescribing yet, I decided to push forward the top of the fuselage part and remove a little bit of plastic where the front of the canopy rests. I also removed the instrument panel cover. All the cockpit interior will be replaced by Hasegawa's cockpit. Italeri's cockpit resembles more a block 1-5 aircraft.
28 July 2016, 21:49
Maciej BellosSlow progress on this one. Hasegawa instrument panel cover has been glued into place. Some dryfiting, still some issues to be sorted.
24 February 2018, 21:44
Maciej BellosCockpit glued in place. The instrument panel is about 1mm away from the instrument panel cover. It just wouldn't squeeze further up. But I am satisfied with the result. The HUD projector lens was constructed with some Micro Krystal Clear and aluminum foil underneath it. It looks ok I think.
Next will be the main wheel bay subassembly. Lot's of dryfitting there, there are some gaps there too.
9 March 2018, 18:45
Maciej BellosThank you Clifford.
One other thing that needs fixing is the engine nozzle. Well, you can't fix it actually...! The F100 engine, built by Pratt and Whitney, has 15 turkey feathers. The F110 engine, built by General Electric, has 12 turkey feathers. Both engine nozzles in Italeri's kit have 14 feathers!!! So I am going to use a nozzle from Hasegawa's kit, since they will be built as Block 40/50 machines.
13 March 2018, 20:23
Maciej BellosWelcome Jos. I have been working on and off. Some wiring has been added to the main wheel bays, maybe I'll post a photo or two. My attention is on the Spangdahlem Viper, I have been working on the bits and pices (canopy, landing gear, seats) left. Yesterday I got her on her feet.
4 January 2019, 08:14
Jos JansenCan't wait for the reveal pics Maciej 😄 👍! For your reference, I build an exotic Viper two years ago:
scalemodels-jansen.j..odels/f-16c-block-25
18 January 2022, 11:53
Sergej ILOL at pic #21 and #22 😄
Maybe the pilot could use his head too, somewhere 😉
Good progress, Maciej, can't wait for more 👍
21 January 2022, 06:51
Maciej BellosSergej 😄
Thank you Robert and welcome!
While waiting for the putty on the Eurofighter to dry, I started tackling the intake. It is the biggest hurdle in this kit.
21 January 2022, 08:24
Maciej BellosIn order to have some decent progress on the intake, I got some work done in the wheel bays. More wiring needed before I glue it in place.
27 March 2022, 12:03
VincentI build this kit not so long ago and I know it's a rough build. You did much more than me to fix the problems. Very nice to follow this.
27 March 2022, 17:42
Maciej BellosYes Vincent it's a rough kit and you did yours justice. You made some nice additions behind the seat as well as the oxygen hose looks good and I will try to copy them.
27 March 2022, 18:00
VincentThanks Maciej. The detail on this kit really needed some scratch building. That was one of the fun parts. Good luck with the rest of your build.
27 March 2022, 18:08
Maciej BellosWelcome Ben!
Thank you Clifford. Since I lost the mojo on the Su-57 for the time being, I grabbed the old builds. The goal on this one is to at least close up the fuselage.
28 March 2022, 11:53
Maciej BellosNot much to brag about after all these days, the right hand side of the wheel bay got its wiring and extra detail. Some wiring will be added when the landing gear will be put in place.
9 April 2022, 07:19
Maciej BellosAfter sanding the outer surfaces of the air intake I dryfitted the hand made upper part of the air duct. The kit doesn't have one so I had to make one. Lots of putty and sanding to follow and painting obviously after that. I think it is a good step forward.
14 April 2022, 18:58
Maciej BellosWelcome Panteli!
Thank you WhiteGlint, still some work to do though.
25 April 2022, 15:00
Maciej BellosMain gear bay done! The battery will be added when the bay will be glued to the fuselage. The rest of the wiring will be added when I attach the legs.
6 May 2022, 22:25
Maciej BellosThank you Clifford! Still smoothing out the filled gaps. The first try was so and so and there are a couple of holes to fill.
12 May 2022, 10:37
Maciej BellosAfter spending summer with touching any piece of plastic, some progress on the intake. The photos fail to show what's happening further deep, but all in all I think it'll do. Some issues here and there, might be sorted out, or might not. I'll see.
25 September 2022, 14:13
Maciej BellosThank you Clifford! I think I have come to an acceptable result on the intake trunk.
Since the paintjob is a wraparound camo, I decided to paint the intake and its surroundings before glueing it in place. Much easier me thinks. I will apply some gloss varnish too so as to have it ready for decals later on.
Next big step will be closing the fuselage and masking the canopy. After that I think it will be a straightforward build.
4 October 2023, 10:03
CaptGPFAgree with Clifford - intakes are perfect. One question - why did you cannibalize a Hasegawa F-16 for an Italeri?
14 March, 22:18
Maciej BellosWelcome Guy!
Thank you CaptGPF. That's a good question. I have 3 Hasegawa twoseaters plus some spare tubs and I have an Aires cockpit to use in one of them. So I used a spare tub and I cut off the front instrument panel cover and used them in the Italeri. Yeah, I know it will a pain fitting the aires tub in the hasegawa, but it will be a great improvement over the hasegawa tubs.
As for cannibalizing the Hasegawa, wait until I start building one of them, it will be a carnage!
15 March, 07:15
Maciej BellosAfter a lot of back and forth, I finally got to glue the intake in place. At first I had to apply a gloss varnish in order to do some line wash. After that I used a satin varnish and then I waited a bit before I went on with the glue. In order to have a good bond, I carefully scraped the paint (kind of nervous with that). Glueing it after that was a piece of cake.
As I suspected, it would have been difficult to paint it if glued unpainted. Quite the effort but I think it was totally worth it.
Welcome Cristian A!
3 June, 20:22
Skyhikerlade till ett nytt fotoalbum.
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Tic Tac UAP
1:72
I sanded everything up to 1000 grit to prepare for the primer.
Projekt: Tic Tac UAP
Scratchbuilt
2 31 July, 21:12
MiniArt 1:48
Christian Bruerlade till ett nytt fotoalbum.
29 1 February, 21:01
Christian BruerBergepanther Ausf. D, Dragon kit Panther Ausf. D, Fat Frog Models tracks and some scratchbuild details to present an early Bergepanther.
An easy self made conversion for an interesting recovery vehicle. I will add drawbars, a rack with a timber and the wooden hatch above the turret opening.
Happy Modelling
Christian
1 February, 21:07
Christian BruerWIP on my Bergepanther conversion. Today I added the wooden planking and hinges ontop of the turret opening cover.
Happy Modelling
Christian
2 February, 20:41
Christian BruerThx Alex and Jennifer🙂 Still enough place in the first row by the way 😉
4 February, 09:44
Tom B.Taking up one of those firstt row seats on this one! These Fat Frog tracks are really neat, currently using a set on a King Tiger... Looking forward to more of the scratchbuilt addons 👍
4 February, 18:04
Christian BruerYou're welcome Tom B. 🙂
Indeed the Fat Frog tracks are really nice, but a lil bit tricky to remove all the printing supports mainly on the inner side of the tracks.
5 February, 19:09
Christian BruerWIP on my Bergepanther conversion. Tow bars and wooden beam added.
So far I have no references for early Bergepanther using the wooden beam, but let's assume it is a field modification.
Happy Modelling
Christian
5 February, 19:56
Christian BruerWIP on my Bergepanther. Rear plate, details added. I cut the covers and hatches off from the kit part. Muchveasier than to rebuild the details.
Happy Modelling
Christian
6 February, 19:32
Christian BruerThank you very much for your kind comments Alec, Jennifer and gorby 🙂
9 February, 17:38
Christian BruerThe exterior is finished. I think I will add some interior because I will the hatches left open.
Happy Modelling
Christian
11 February, 18:29
Jennifer FranklinDid you paint the metal pieces to look like metal or are they real metal pieces?
11 February, 20:38
Christian BruerJennifer, I gues you asked about the enging grill covers. These are brass photo etch parts from a Flyhawk PE Set.
11 February, 20:51
Christian BruerYep, they're nicely done.
I decide to add some figures, crew and chatting tank drivers.
Happy Modelling
Christian
18 February, 16:24
Christian BruerNearly there, just a few highlights to paint and the brackets for the Schürzen to add.
Happy Modelling
Christian
31 July, 19:35
S Blade till ett nytt fotoalbum.
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RIAT 23 // Polish Air Force Su-22M4
1:48
Cockpit painted (pre-pinwash and without further PE)
Projekt: Su-22 Polish AF // Riat 2023
6+ 4 28 July, 11:12
Jakub Fialalade till ett nytt fotoalbum.
82 10 June, 22:58
Jakub FialaThank you, mates!
Alec, correct deduction 👍 I see that you are not only a great modeler, but also an experienced detective 😄
Just to clarify, I will not build the new edition in 1:72 scale, but the 1:48 kit, which I have had in my stash for some time.
11 June, 11:09
Mr DNice metal finish 👌.
Glad you showed paints,
I'm struggling to find a good white paint that doesn't need a stupid amount of coats to look white... Any recommendations from anyone be appreciated.
Smart Mustang scheme 👍
11 June, 20:35
Jakub FialaThank you Nicolas and Mr D!
to Mr D: I use Tamiya LP and Gunze H aplied in several thin layers.
12 June, 13:41
CaptGPFI agree with Jakob, Tamiya LP white is much easier for me to use. Another trick is to black base the part first, and then lightly coat on the white. For some odd reason, it's easier for me to avoid over-spraying white on that.
12 June, 16:09
ClementMr Surfacer 1500 White is also a good option if you need a white "paint" with high coverage.
You can polish it afterwards or layer a coat of regular white paint if need be.
Being 1500, it's pretty smooth anyway.
Great mustang, Jakub. I'm looking forward to see it done 🙂
12 June, 16:45
Moreno BaruffiniWell, since I'm also building a p-51 (different molds), I can only say that I have still to learn and practice a lot 🙂
12 June, 19:13
Jakub FialaDík, Máro! V pondělí ho dotáhnu na klub. Stojím před velkým dilematem a budu potřebovat hromadnou konzultaci 😄
13 June, 11:17
Sergej IGreat looking little bird! What did you coat over the alclads with? If anything?
20 June, 13:35
Jakub FialaThank you, Sergej!
There is no coat over any color. The silver color on wings (LP-11) is polished, Alclads are untouched. I hope no varnish is needed. But i will see after decals....
21 June, 11:49
Sergej IThank you for the answer... brave, hoping all goes well and looking forward for results 👍
21 June, 12:51
Patrick HagelsteinThe decals do look stunning! Did you encounter any issues with setting solutions on the bare NMF parts?
25 June, 08:08
Jakub FialaThank you, Patrick. Luckily, no problem occurred with the setting solutions. But the decals are not fully set in panel lines yet. Photos are taken immediately after applying the decals. It is not visible on pictures, but there is still a lot of work to do.
25 June, 11:53
Jakub FialaThank you, gentlemen!
I´ve uploaded first pictures of a finished model. I hope, i will be able to present the whole gallery soon.
1 August, 12:24
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