Top and bottom fuselage halves joined, tail fin put together and a test fitting done of the wings and fin on the body. I must say this is the best fitting kit I've had the pleasure to build since returning to the hobby. Next stage is to finish and fit the air intake/front wheel bay. At the same time I will be painting the inside of the exhaust tube, u/c door etc.
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Not a lot of exciting progress over the last couple of days to report. Been working on the intake and exhaust, plus painting the insides of the u/c doors amongst other things. The jet pipe and exhaust nozzle are a bit simple which is a shame on such an otherwise nicely detailed kit. I've ordered the Eduard brass/resin set to see if this is any better.
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Coming along nicely. I notice you have masked off the intake . Out of curiosity, did you not get a decal to fit there?SteveComment
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No, as far as I can see per the instructions, there is no decal for the intake. Incidentally the manual still shows the old 3 colour scheme, where as the F-16 I am attempting to model is in the newer 2 colour camouflage of FS36118 over FS36270.Comment
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Coming on nicely.Comment
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Just to prove I have not been totally unproductive over the last week or so. And the airframe is getting to a stage where I can soon start thinking about painting it. More photos to follow as and when!
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Just caught up with your build Gary, it’s looking very good
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Thanks Geoff. It is starting to come together a bit now - will post some more pictures later. I've finished priming and will now be moving on to painting the top coats, all hand painted of course. The Eduard resin/brass replacement exhaust pipe has also arrived, which is much nicer than the rather basic original, so am working on that as well.Comment
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Ok as promised, a couple of more photos. Airframe has had two coats of thin prima, plus the underside and fin have had the first thin topcoat.Comment
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