Tamiya 1/32 F-16CJ (Block 50) Fighting Falcon

Post by **rm6239** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:57 am

"Ultimate Wash is Go", something about that last picture reminds me of thunderbirds

Looking very good mate.

cheers

Rossco

Post by **Coen** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:39 am

Hahahaa!!!!

Post by **RobertA** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:40 pm

Impressive paintwork on that engine...

Maybe 2014 will be the year I'll get round to building an F-16.. this is inspirational..

Post by **JayCub** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:26 pm

Coming along real nice Paul, and a very enjoyable build log along the way.
Tom

Post by **Andyman23** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 3:32 am

Unbelievable work Paul - it's absolutely beautiful

Post by **Tiger131** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:04 am

stunning work on all the shiny parts looks superb

Post by **generalgrog** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:21 pm

Very Nice work Paul. I'm very impressed with the engine work. I'm an engineer in the aerospace sector, and my current company happens to make a few of the engines for the F-16. Your work has inspired me to rush out and buy any of these models with detachable jet engines.

GG

Post by **Paul** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:23 pm

generalgrog wrote:Very Nice work Paul. I'm very impressed with the engine work. I'm an engineer in the aerospace sector, and my current company happens to make a few of the engines for the F-16. Your work has inspired me to rush out and buy any of these models with detachable jet engines.

GG

Wow that's awesome mate, look forward to seeing you build one of these some day then

Post by **Paul** » Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:37 pm

So on with the next stage the lower half of the cockpit

The various parts cleaned up

Lots of nice surface detail

Glued in position

Primed in ak grey primer

Masking off for the control surfaces

Fiddly and took a while

Right right details hand painted and the grey edge tidied up all round

Dry brushed in light grey

A bit of colour picked out using cocktail sticks

Ultimate concrete wash applied to further pick out details

Once dry, the bulk removed with damp cotton buds.

Side panels, and control sticks painted, dry brushed and washed and glued in place. I removed more of the excess wash with a damp brush.

Next job the ejector seat

Post by **Coen** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 12:49 am

Oh Wow!!!
That looks really cool.
All that tiny tiny detail!
You best be investing in a pair a geek googles soon Paul if you're going to be building many cockpits like that one.
40 is just around the corner.
Kiss goodbye to the close vision

Post by **Paul** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:12 am

Lol i hope I don't need the goggles for a while yet ha ha, it's not as good a pit as the corsair being a jet it doesn't have as many knobs and switches, hopefully it'll look ok once all done

Post by **Quinto** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 2:21 pm

Amazing work so far man, can't wait to see it finished

Post by **galileo1** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 2:07 am

Superb work on this one, Paul. Your Corsair vids on YouTube brought me here. Great talent there sir. Can't wait for another installment on this and the Corsair.

Rob

Post by **Paul** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:20 am

galileo1 wrote:Superb work on this one, Paul. Your Corsair vids on YouTube brought me here. Great talent there sir. Can't wait for another installment on this and the Corsair.

Rob

Thanks Rob, there will be another update on this maybe later today, and the corsair (a part went up a few days ago) another part just after new year

Post by **HWGuderian23** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 8:40 am

Wow! Stunning work on the side panels Paul

! Your skills are formidable mate

!
Can't wait to see more

Post by **badpirate** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:58 am

Nice work bud. Looking good

Mike

Post by **ccc1970** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:28 pm

Great work Paul!! you have to love the OOB detail.. alot of people ask why spend that much money on a kit but when you buy tamiya its worth every penny imho. looking forward to more updates..

Post by **Paul** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:30 pm

ccc1970 wrote:Great work Paul!! you have to love the OOB detail.. alot of people ask why spend that much money on a kit but when you buy tamiya its worth every penny imho. looking forward to more updates..

Yeah it's a very nice kit, just finishing up some bits on the cockpit and ill post another update

Post by **JayCub** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 7:11 pm

already looking forward to your updates, the engine could be standalone model, always great to browse this work log.

Tom

Post by **rm6239** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 2:02 am

Great work on the cockpit mate, looking forward to seeing the next update.

cheers

Rossco

Post by **Paul** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:48 pm

Ok so rather a large update with a lot of pics

So on to the ejector seat

All glued together, nice and detailed for a kit seat.

Primed in ak grey primer and the gun bay parts painted in tamiya flat white

Cockpit tub with nose weight screwed In place it's a hefty weight

Gun bay parts in position.

Top fusalage halves glued together, needing a light clamp in one place. Also the canopy surround sprayed in mr hobby flat black.

Rear engine compartment sprayed in xf4 green

Ejector seat hand painted in various Vallejo model colour and citadel paints.

Given a light wash with thinned xf1 black airbrushed over

Decals applied and Test fitted in position as it can be taken out whenever

I also toned down/removed some of the Ultimate concrete wash I applied on the consoles last time.

Front instrument display and cowling all painted up, dry brushed and details picked out.

Decals applied to clear parts and stuck in position, I can see in the photos some buttons that need touching up

Over head shot, looks much better now i toned down the wash

Shot showing size against tamiya paint pot

Tail pins glued on, this allows the tail to be removed for transport

The gun bay fully painted in flat white, ready for some light weathering.

Lower halves of the wings in place, fitted like a glove.

I'll also show this in my build update segment in the upcoming ISM news show

https://www.youtube.com/user/bnealuk · Post by **T3hGuppy** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:52 pm

Nice update buddy.

Deffo a big bird you got their.

How thin was the spray wash of black for the ejector seat?

Post by **Schoof** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:55 pm

Master please accept me as your apprentice

Post by **Paul** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:59 pm

T3hGuppy wrote:Nice update buddy.

Deffo a big bird you got their.

How thin was the spray wash of black for the ejector seat?

Cheers mate the f16 is actually a small jet, something like an f14 is way bigger than this, the wash is about 80-20 thinner to paint, you need to spray enough to just let it pool where you need it otherwise it just makes everything slightly black.

You can see me using the same technique in part 1 or 2 of the ism tech vids

Post by **ModelingMatt** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:20 pm

Coming along nicely Paul, will be looking forward to the updates. Have an F-16 build on tap for later this year myself but nothing as big as this one.

Post by **Nige201980** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:08 am

that is looking so good mate

Post by **EasyEight96** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:39 am

Looking good Paul

I've just got one too from my dad if you don't mine can I use the pics as reference??? Next time??

Post by **Paul** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:52 am

EasyEight96 wrote:Looking good Paul I've just got one too from my dad if you don't mine can I use the pics as reference??? Next time??

Yes no problem at all mate

Post by **RobertA** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:21 pm

A modelling masterclass...

Post by **Fredrik64** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:53 am

Superb build Paul !

http://www.youtube.com/user/longlance67 · Post by **longlance67** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:40 pm

lovely work mate

the cockpit is stunning

well done

Shane

Post by **ggionet** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:44 pm

Is it just me or has the last batch of photos gone missing?

Post by **EasyEight96** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:22 pm

I agree with him too the pics are now M.I.A

Post by **Paul** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:28 pm

Yeah i had problems with my photbucket folder ill get them back up asap

Post by **chief5437** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:14 pm

Tease!

Post by **ggionet** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:23 pm

OK Paul, thanks for the quick reply. I was nervous because I was also having problems with some of the videos on YouTube that where blocked due to my location.

Post by **Tiger131** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:01 pm

why can't i see the last set of picks..but topwork on the cockpit..

and me been nosey again what are the thin red and white sticks on your bench..????

Post by **Paul** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:32 pm

Tiger131 wrote:why can't i see the last set of picks..but topwork on the cockpit..

and me been nosey again what are the thin red and white sticks on your bench..????

Hey tiger, yeah ill fix the links later on tonight, i deleted a photo bucket folder by accident lol.

If its the ones in the first lot of pictures then they are micro brushes, tiny brushes ideal for cleaning your airbrush

Post by **rm6239** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:41 am

Hmmm pictures still broken.

cheers

Rossco

Post by **Paul** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:06 am

rm6239 wrote:Hmmm pictures still broken.

cheers

Rossco

I'll fix em today rossco

Post by **rm6239** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:18 am

Cheers mate, really want to see this cockpit.

Rossco

Post by **Paul** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:24 am

Pics are now back up

Post by **HWGuderian23** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:07 pm

Beautiful work on the cockpit Paul ... looks amazing

!

Post by **patrickroos** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:28 am

Very nice details on that kit, and Your doing a fine job with it!
Great work on the cockpit!!

When You removed some of the wash from the panels they became incredibly realistic, good call.
Keep it coming!

Post by **RobertA** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:21 pm

Ohhh.. I like it!!

Post by **rm6239** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:53 am

Paul

Glad you got the photo's fixed, had the same kind of problem myself today, a pick didn't quite upload properly I think.

Cockpit was worth the wait, looks great and that seat was very nice for plastic.

cheers

Rossco

Post by **Paul** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 4:36 pm

So back at this after not touching it for three weeks.

Weapons pylons all assembled

And glued in position

Front nose radar, this has been left off for now and will be painted and glued in place near the end of the build. Nice piece of honeycomb effect pe oh and it moves too

The parts of the vulcan 20mm cannon

The muzzles were drilled out i just did them a tad more

Primed in alclad gloss black base and then given several light coats of alclad gunmetal

Dry brushed and matt cleared and test fitted in the gun bay, along with each removable panel, the gun bay still needs finishing off and weathering

Various wing and tail controls all assembled

And in position, most are movable, ill show them in my update in the news show.

Tail components

All parts on, will be ready for primer once i sort the canopy seams out and my mask set arrives

Post by **Schoof** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:31 pm

Wow. ....... Just gorgeous

PS. Couldn't find anything new. ......

Post by **RobertA** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:14 pm

It's beginning to resemble a F-16 now.. Keep at it, and who knows what you may end up with!?

R

Post by **patrickroos** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:20 pm

This will be a stunner Paul!
Crap have to get those Alclads...Amazing finish with that stuff.
The gunmetal looks ultra realistic and with the dry brushing it was spot on.
Sad it had to be tucked away under the panel...