F-16C-527th Aggressors-RAF Bentwaters July 1988-September 1990

[Andy the Sheep]

Gavinn, I'll take a seat and follow your build: updating an old kit it's always very interesting with plenty of things to learn. :thumb2:
I'm pretty sure your granpa was fascinated by Warthogs' target practice: their 30 mm gun sound is unique and A10s used to sensibly slow down when firing it, even if diving, for the sheer recoil force!
Checking the targets wasn't as fascinating as looking from a distance 'cause DU bullets are not really healthy and not only for their targets. :tongue-out3:

Andrea

[Mr Bowcat]

I'm in the seat next to Andrea.

Love these aircraft, I built the Tamiya version in the Aggressor Blue Splinter scheme a couple of years ago. Look forward to seeing what you do with this one.

[Mickc1440]

I'm definitely in, recently finished a 1/48 and now have a 1/32 F-16 to build

[Code no 10]

Hi Gavinn. Great find of such kit, and it's always interesting to see an "antique" build.

[Mrchickenstrips]

Thanks all for the kind comments y'all are about as charming as this old Viper kit

[Mrchickenstrips]

I've finished the cockpit, I used the original kit instrument panel and modified the PE to fill in the spaces sure it looks nothing like the prototype, but that's not the goal I'm trying to reach.

[Mini Me]

As long as it looks good to you......'sall that matters :thumb2:

[Mrchickenstrips]

Hey all sorry about the dead air yesterday, I had to work. (Pizza maker by profession). Anyway I got back on the Viper today, installed the cockpit closed up the fuselage and did basic airframe assembly. I didn't use all of the Eduard PE and left off the stiffener plates as the 527th Vipers didn't have them. I also assembled the reskit engine and it looks great. Because of the engine's length (see photo) I had to cut the entire rear of the fuselage out which was fun and stressful at the same time it looks the part and is that little something extra that I really like about this project.

[Mark1]

Taking shape quite nicely

[Mini Me]

Beautiful work there Gavinn......Who do you make Pizza for? I love Pizza!!! :thumb2:

[Mrchickenstrips]

Beautiful work there Gavinn......Who do you make Pizza for? I love Pizza!!! :thumb2:

Small town restaurant named Morello's in Harrisburg Illinois

[Mini Me]

A Yank!!!!! I knew it.......Northwest Montana here....on the Flathead Lake just south of Bigfork. I would love to try one of your Pizzas....and small town Restaurants are the Bomb!! :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:

[Mrchickenstrips]

A Yank!!!!! I knew it.......Northwest Montana here....on the Flathead Lake just south of Bigfork. I would love to try one of your Pizzas....and small town Restaurants are the Bomb!! :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:

A-Ha! "Mom look what I found on the British Forum, can I keep it?"

[Mini Me]

OOOOOOOOps!!

[Mini Me]

Hey..we Colonials need to stick together.....there are Damn few of us on here........sort of an endangered species, if you will:tongue-out3::tongue-out2::smiling5::tongue-out::thumb2: