Tamiya 1/48 F16CN Aggressor/Adversary

[graham22]

Started a new F16CN last night

And some more tonight

The detail is superb

[Apple]

That seems like one hell of a nice kit. Good luck with the build.
Love that black and white agressor theme.
Fly here myself in the sim.

[UKguyInUSA]

Nice looking kit from Tamiya....look forward to seeing this one come together!

[portlandjoe]

I flew the F-16,sweet ride.

[vyper1]

Love the F-16 and that colour scheme, but if you fancy a challenging paint scheme then check out the Turkish F-16. Hopefully this one turns up at the RIAT this year so I can get plenty of snaps. Anyway good work can't wait to see it finished.

[graham22]

Bit more on the F16

Air intake and undercarriage added

Such a lovely kit.
Cool Turkish colour scheme, it was at Waddington last weekend so I'll bet the next stop will be RIAT

[llking]

it's looking good

Love the F-16 and that colour scheme, but if you fancy a challenging paint scheme then check out the Turkish F-16. Hopefully this one turns up at the RIAT this year so I can get plenty of snaps. Anyway good work can't wait to see it finished.

Thought I would show you this project I have been working on and off.

[graham22]

Sprayed the wheel bays satin white

Added the tail surfaces and started the cockpit

Starting to look more like an F16 now, not sure if I will use the pilot yet,

[vyper1]

Thought I would show you this project I have been working on and off.

Very nice did you do it yourself or is it decals? either way it's still one of the best paint schemes for the F-16

Starting to look more like an F16 now, not sure if I will use the pilot yet,

It may just be the picture you've taken but the pilot looks like he's wearing a welding mask No doubt when you're finished, with or without pilot it will look spot on.

[graham22]

Love the Turkish colours
Did some more tonight, added canopy, weapon pylons and nosecone

[graham22]

Well I've painted it all white now,just masking up ready for the next colour,
No photos tonight but will do some tomorrow

[graham22]

Back to it,
F16

Painted base white, masked and light grey next

[UKguyInUSA]

Looking Sweet! Looking forward t seeing the colors go on her

[Paul]

Great work so far, look forward to seeing that camo scheme

[graham22]

Managed to get the next colour on the F16

Then decided to hand paint the black
All good so far
Then I tried to remove the masking on the white
Oh dear, major repair work needed
But the grey and black look pretty good

[robertw]

What happened? Paint peel or over spray?

[MikeyKb]

looks awesome, hope you get whatever issue you had all sorted.
is that liquid masking (the blue stuff) between the putty? did it work well?


cheers.

[graham22]

the issue with the white - i used Micromask which unfortunently stuck like glue - which lifted the white paint off
where is came off well it worked - i mignt try with Maskol from Humbrol - but maybe on a test subject next time
as for Micromask - 2 options - 1 bin it - or 2 just use on glass work.
oh well we live and learn

[Lego]

Fabulous work.

Keep it coming

[MikeyKb]

maybe letting it sit longer or covering it with a clear coat first? just thoughts. I wouldn't have thought to use micromask for camo work though - saves on the tape, and the time. if you go for Maskol, let us know how that works out. I had a similar thing happen to a cockpit i was working on. decided to give it a quick hair-brushing of clear and ended up wiping away all the work done with Tamiya paint... the vallejo and citadel stayed put, but the tamiya washed away like it was nothing - and it had been done about 4 hours prior... decided to leave it as it created a really cool and 'worn' look - which unfortunately wouldn't work on camo so well...

hope you get it sorted, excited to see more progress!

[graham22]

I think I've rescued it, paint is a little thicker than I would have liked but think it looks ok

[robertw]

Just okay? Looks fantastic to me!

[EagleOnyx]

I worked with that F-16 unit this summer at Red Flag Alaska. I loved watching those aggressors flying around! They had this paint scheme and flanker blues. I wonder if the T-Shirt I bought from them has the same tail number as your model. That would be cool!

[graham22]

Thanks
Been titivating the F16

[UKguyInUSA]

Looking very nice so far, Graham! Next step decals?!

Cheers,

Martin

[graham22]

Yep, had a coat of clear, decals tonight

[vyper1]

Turned out nice in the end.....although you haven't finished yet how do you get the wheels painted so erm round as well as decalling, I think painting the wheels is another thing I dislike

[graham22]

Added the 1st lot of decals tonight

Managed to knock off the nose probe... Dang it
The wheels, a lot of patience
Decals, I'm probably one of the few who enjoy doing them
The White paint is a bit thick but looks ok if you don't get too close

[graham22]

More decals

[vyper1]

Decals, I'm probably one of the few who enjoy doing them

Shame you're not local as I could bring mine round for you to decal Looking sweet and unlucky about the probe but it will go back on without a problem. Not much more for you to do, oh and are your horizontals detachable?

[graham22]

Shame you're not local as I could bring mine round for you to decal Looking sweet and unlucky about the probe but it will go back on without a problem. Not much more for you to do, oh and are your horizontals detachable?

Yes the horizontals fit by a nylon bush and pin so removed so I don't break them off
Thanks

[graham22]

40. Tamiya F16C Aggressor - 1/48
F-16C Block 30, 18th Aggressor Squadron, 354 Fighter Wing, Eielson AFB, Alaska April 2008

A lovely model to build - 4 different colour schemes to choose from
Data
Crew: 1
Length: 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
Height: 16 ft (4.88 m)
Powerplant: 1 × F110-GE-100 afterburning turbofan
Performance
Maximum speed:
At sea level: Mach 1.2 (915 mph, 1,470 km/h)[61]
At altitude: Mach 2[2] (1,320 mph, 2,120 km/h) clean configuration
Armament
Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel Gatling cannon, 511 rounds
Hardpoints: 2× wing-tip Air-to-air missile launch rails, 6× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage pylones
Air-to-air missiles:
1× AIM-9 Sidewinder
AN/ALQ-188 Jamming Pod
Avionics
AN/APG-68 radar
MIL-STD-1553 bus
And also finished my Tamiya F16C Aggressor






Really nice build - had a few problems with the paint but think i covered it up ok

[Twokidsnosleep]

Nicely done, love the paint scheme on this