IDAF F-16A Fighting Falcon

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June 15, 2019
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June 15, 2019
Filler use is mimimized here and there if one takes the time to carefully check fit
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June 15, 2019
Intakes need some attention to make seamless
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June 15, 2019
Not to bad, sanding sticks and used "The Pour Method" for cleaning up the seams
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June 15, 2019
Checking fit of Intakes Revealed Forward Wheel Well is missing part of it's Bulkhead.
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June 19, 2019
Took measurements and cut some styrene to fit
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June 15, 2019
Bulkhead added to close up Wheel Well
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June 15, 2019
Utilizing references, made the Wheel Well area accurate enough to be relevant.
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June 15, 2019
Not to shabby
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June 15, 2019
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June 15, 2019
Starting to add some elements to the Cockpit area.
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June 15, 2019
Filling some voids with detail go a long way, should have addressed this earlier in the build but I got lazy.
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June 15, 2019
Good enough for now.
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June 15, 2019
Mk. 83's with new fuses, drilled holes to accept Pylons
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June 15, 2019
I think this is a extra Hasegawa ACES II I had lying around.
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June 27, 2019
Converted Block 15 Stabilators to Block 5/10
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June 27, 2019
Masking the Canopies.
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Kommentarer

20 15 June 2019, 15:39

Spanjaard
Nice scratchbuilding

15 June 2019, 21:58

Patrick Hagelstein
Given the fact that this is quite an older kit and far less detailed than current offerings, I'm actually amazed by the level of extra detail you put into this. I really love how the intake turned out! 👍

19 June 2019, 15:28

John Ballman Författare
Thanks for your kind comments, I have been observing others' much better works than mine to inspire me to give scratch building a try. That was a long time ago. I do it mainly because I like a challenge. However, be careful of what you wish for, ask me about a certain 1/32 F-16XL project I'm kicking around.

19 June 2019, 15:44

Günther Debiscop
Following

28 June 2019, 10:46

Cuajete
Nice job. Following.
I agree with Patrick... I really love how the intake turned out!

12 June 2020, 20:04

John Ballman Författare
Thanks for the comments, haven't been working at the Bench for the past month, other 1:1 scale projects around the house have been taking up my spare time. Hopefully this coming week.
JB

15 June 2020, 06:53

Łukasz Gliński
Following

15 June 2020, 10:44

Patrick Hagelstein
I know how that feels John. Haven't had much bench time as well which is odd in a stay at home time. 😉

18 June 2020, 20:53

Villiers de Vos
Nice work on the camouflage scheme. Has there been any further progress?

24 October 2023, 15:49

John Ballman Författare
Yes, here is the display base work accomplished. Here are some more pictures.
Thanks for looking.
JB

25 October 2023, 00:51

John Ballman Författare
Coming into the home stretch.
JB

26 October 2023, 04:40

Maciej Bellos
Looking good. The wheel bay is great!

26 October 2023, 13:57

John Ballman Författare
Thanks for your comments. Started getting the landing gear installed and things for the wings.
JB

26 October 2023, 22:11

John Ballman Författare
Up on it's feet now, need to seal the oils and hopefully remove the mask without damaging anything else. There Dragon here.
JB

27 October 2023, 17:54

John Ballman Författare
I'll post some more pictures soon. Thanks for watching.
JB

2 November 2023, 04:02

Cuajete
Great job. Witing for the final pics.
Congrats!

6 January 2024, 19:57

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