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89 29 September 2024, 18:45
Desert Marlin AutorAny suggestions on which squadron would be most appealing?
29 September 2024, 19:09
Desert Marlin AutorThe IsraDecal publication is absolutely pricesless for this project!
29 September 2024, 21:31
Landlubber MikeCool project, following along as well. Not sure I can help you on the squadron selection - lots of good options.
4 October 2024, 17:10
Desert Marlin AutorPerhaps knowing which squadrons participated in "Swords of Iron" would help?
4 October 2024, 18:37
Mike GoodmanI love the IAF, and Israel. Your model looks great so far. I'll be watching!
6 October 2024, 01:28
Mr DThis will be a nice little gem to the collection.... nice tidy work so far 👌👍👍
6 October 2024, 14:03
JohnJust starting the F-16AM (ROCAF) version of this so I'll be following along. What color are you doing the cockpit tub? I've got a mix for dark gull grey that "looks close" but curious what you settled on.
Oh, also the kit comes with a bunch of 500lb resin Mk. 82s I don't plan to use, along with resin MERs for them. Let me know if you want them.
6 October 2024, 14:11
Desert Marlin AutorI have six aircraft in the collection:
S-199
P-51
F-16C
F-16I
F-4E
F-15E
When it's all done, I'll put together a single collection!
2 8 October 2024, 01:08
AlbertoGreat cockpit.! In some photos the paint job is really weather beaten, are you planning to replicate it?
10 October 2024, 06:22
Desert Marlin AutorAlberto, could you provide a link to the photos you are seeing?
10 October 2024, 23:17
Desert Marlin AutorOkay. Well, the "Swords of Iron" operations have been very hard on all these aircraft in Gaza. Should be pretty torn up when I get done.
11 October 2024, 14:29
Desert Marlin AutorStarting again after a couple of distractions got in the way…
14 October 2024, 21:25
Desert Marlin AutorSadly, the update parts for the F-16I from IsraDecals is not all that great. The antenna fairings for the sides of the intake are okay, but the ones for the sides of the nose are kinda poo...
16 January, 03:40
Desert Marlin AutorI think I can add the detail from the kit part to the resin part...
16 January, 06:02
Живко ДжаковI follow. And I see one big mistake I made when designing my workshop. A Big drawback is the Big desk. Arranging it takes a lot of time!
1 16 January, 07:20
Desert Marlin AutorLooks like the resin parts will work. Just takes quite a bit of time. Panel scribing will take some time too. It seems to be worth it!
16 January, 23:16
Desert Marlin AutorBTW, I tend not to arrange too much on the table unless I am doing a Tamiya kit...
1 16 January, 23:17
bughunterThat big scale seems to need a big amount of plastic - so I join the big show! The Minion looks cool 🙂
Was only a bit confused about the order of the pics in the album (yeah I know, can be afford to move a bigger amount of pics in "Manage" ...)
1 22 January, 22:41
Desert Marlin AutorI'm a fan of Merlin... living life in reverse...
The pics are newest first and tell the history of the build.
23 January, 03:21
Desert Marlin AutorI sanded the wing roots quite a bit. Looks like they went on okay. Should be minimal sanding with a little Surfacer to close any gaps.
23 January, 03:31
Mr DHi Desert 👋 looking good....see your getting good use of the scotch tape, Do you use super glue for wings on larger models? Or stick to stand cement?
Nice subject by the way 😁👍
1 23 January, 21:54
Desert Marlin AutorThanks. I'm using standard Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. The quick Setting cement is not good for those joints. The regular cement, when given plenty of time to cure is pretty good. The fuselage joints have come out really strong. The wings are good when plenty of milling is done to make the joint very clean. Then the cement has a large surface area to cling to. So far, its all gone very well.
1 24 January, 00:38
Mr DThanks Desert👍 l get concerned sometimes on larger parts if the extra than is enough. Sounds like if you have good surface it will be ok.
Good luck with the build 😃👍
1 24 January, 11:31
JohnI'm with DM. I love the quick-setting but it's just not as strong. I also reinforced mine with some sprue "spars" but they had to be thinned down a little because the wings are quite skinny and would bulge otherwise.
2 24 January, 17:12
Desert Marlin AutorThere are a ton of antennas on this bird. Sadly, the flaps fit very poorly so much cleanup is needed. All the other mods are roughed in and will clean up with primer and dressing...
26 January, 04:10
Desert Marlin AutorWith the nose antenna mounted too low, I have had to see if I can remove them and reposition them higher to match the real aircraft...
1 29 January, 19:58
Desert Marlin AutorBoth antenna are 1.5mm from the radome aligned on the panel line to the rear of the antenna and spaced down from the piano hinge line.
1 29 January, 23:13
Desert Marlin AutorGetting close to primer phase. Need to paint the canopy interior and blend the navigation light pods on the sides of the inlet…
1 February, 00:27
Desert Marlin AutorSomehow I was mentally making the masking process far more difficult than I needed to...
4 February, 03:35
Desert Marlin AutorThanks! Masking the antenna next and then painting the underside. I'm painting the entire model separate from the slipper tanks. Then trying to figure out what weathering to apply. Some of these ships are pretty haggards looking after all the sorties from the "Swords of Iron" conflict...
8 February, 16:25
Desert Marlin AutorIt's a good kit. It has an amazing quantity of ordinance options. The fit is good. I did not have the aftermarket main gear well. It is a real improvement over the kit parts. The kit feels a bit like a Kinetic F-16 with a slightly fiddly intake. There are parts in the kit to make a "Big Mouth" F-16B/D. So sorting through all the optional and unused parts is probably one of the most time consuming parts of getting through it. I would build it again...
2 11 February, 15:58
Mr DCalor look spot-on 👍 once clear goes down be great match.
Very nice work, what filler do you use ? Looks better than one l have ?
Good luck 😀👍
1 15 February, 16:46
Desert Marlin AutorSo far, I have only used the Mr. Surfacer 1500 gray. I have also used a little Mf. Dissolved Putty. Very little filling needed with very careful prep of joints and seams...
1 15 February, 23:02
Desert Marlin AutorThe main gear are pretty much done. I need to touch up the hydraulic lines when the gear are put in.
1 18 February, 01:13
Desert Marlin AutorTime for the second coat of gloss... Needs to be really smooth finish!
1 20 February, 21:33
Desert Marlin AutorSecond coat is on and the surfaces are very smooth without being heavy, fat, plump, too thick...
1 21 February, 04:52
Desert Marlin AutorFirst markings are on. Now we see how the Cartography Decals from 2010 work in 2025...
1 21 February, 06:55
Mr DIt's looking great.... very nice indeed.
I always put a little masking tape on the bottom of my tires....save scratch black tire paint while working.
Keep up good work Deserts 😀👍
1 21 February, 14:11
Desert Marlin AutorMarkings are all on now! Weathering and panel lining is in progress.
3 28 February, 22:47
Stefan FraundorferThe F-16 already looks great. I love the Israeli three-color camouflage.
1 1 March, 08:04
CaptGPFWow Marlin! You're really rolling this one out quickly! Are you using magnets to keep their conformal fuel tanks in place?
1 1 March, 15:26
Desert Marlin AutorMagnets for the CFTs is a great idea… but sadly no. I may try Ultra Violet Light cured resin…
1 2 March, 18:32
Desert Marlin AutorThe shape of the CFTs is really kinda off. There is a "twist" to the shape that makes the rear opposite in fit with the front...
2 March, 20:01
NeilWowsers! Agree with Nathan... This looks like (a lot of) BIG and beautiful work 👏
1 2 March, 23:14
Desert Marlin AutorIt's pretty done now. But I need to add the AIM-120 C7s and the Pythons. I am still surprised at how heavy this kit is. The F-15I Ra'am will be heavier! So here it is! Cheers!
6 March, 06:12
Cristian AWonderful result! Where are you storing your models? 🙂 looking for ideas for my 1:48 scale ones
1 6 March, 13:57
Desert Marlin AutorThe ram for the canopy is about 3 to 4 mm too short for getting into the back seat. However, when the airplane is on alert (waiting for intel) the canopy is not held all the way open. The crew chief will climb the ladder and reach in to the cockpit to raise it more for the back seater to ingress...
6 March, 19:55
Desert Marlin AutorI will add a few photos of the storage cabinet I built for these large 1/32 scale planes! It was a bit of work in its own right. The wood is olive wood I milled from slabs out of an olive tree. Took me about six months to compete the cabinet. I will place the photos at the end of the album...
2 6 March, 19:57
Mr DBe nice to see.....you built some nice subject's nice homage to the service they provided "Allied" obviously 😃👍
1 6 March, 20:14
Desert Marlin AutorChristian A and Mr. D, the last 12 images in the album now show the cabinet I am using to store the Israeli Aircraft and Armor...
6 March, 21:53
Desert Marlin AutorCabinet Dimensions: H 42" x W 54" x D 20" (H 107 cm x W 137 cm x D 51 cm)
6 March, 22:12
Jennifer FranklinThat is a stunning cabinet. A fitting home for such a regal plane.
2 6 March, 23:26
Desert Marlin AutorThanks! The Cabinet was designed specifically for this collection!
1 6 March, 23:51
Mr DThe olive wood is really nice, the cabinet's really help keep the dust off the models, l use one of those soft Makeup brushes to dust over now n then, they are so soft they won't break anything off, l ordered a mixed pack online... Definitely didn't want to go in the store n buy them 🙄🤣. But they work a treat.
This current model is turning out very well 👍👍
2 7 March, 19:55
Desert Marlin AutorThanks Mr. D! Truly appreciated! I tend to use soft paint brushes the same way! Cheers!
7 March, 20:15
Cristian ANice achievement on the cabinet, looks awesome and I see that you are a big F-16I fan 👍
1 7 March, 22:06
Desert Marlin AutorActually, I really like all F-16s! They are perhaps the most influential, and attractive, flying machine of all time... at least of the Jet Age!
2 8 March, 00:16
Desert Marlin AutorI have 8 more F-16's yet to build. They are all NATO except for two of them.
4 8 March, 23:18
Desert Marlin AutorThere could be a couple other "palette cleansers" in between this one and that! I need to complete three Me/Bf 109 kits. A Swiss and two G-6s in 1:48.
1 11 March, 18:51
Gary VictoryReally nice finish on your SUFA. Really cool build.
Like the other have said really nice body of work in the cabinet. Top job Sir.
1 12 March, 07:30
Desert Marlin AutorThanks all! I will be starting the F-15I Ra'am soon in 1:32 scale. I may need to order the correct markings for it...
1 12 March, 18:36
Mr DHow good is this build 😮 You knocked this one out the park. Brilliant creation and l really enjoyed following build .
Well done 👏👍👍
1 13 March, 19:59
Desert Marlin AutorThanks Mr D! This is a challenge mostly due to the size of the kit. The CFTs are a bear to get right, but I did my best. The F-15I is going to be even larger so I am going to do a bit of planning before I start. May have to do most of the work on the F-15I out in the hangar...
13 March, 21:05