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F-16 CJ - Tamiya 1/72

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Of course Francesco, looks like another good kit from Tamiya
 
Nice choice yet again Francesco. The F-16 is a great subject, even though the basic design dates back over 40 years ago (it first flew in 1974) it still looks the part today. The CJ version has anti-radar systems and usually carries appropriate anti-radar armament (HARM etc). Interesting that the missiles are missing on the box top photo.

For all things F-16 I have this bookmarked: http://www.f-16.net/
 
Nice choice Francesco , 1/72 scale!? its huge compared to your usual builds!! ;)looking forward to seeing the build , cheers tony
 
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Many thanks for your feeds backs mates.

So let's start with a picture of the intake which demonstrates the quality of the kit:

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It looks no puttying or sanding will be needed, which is good.

The front landing gear bay:

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Next will be the main landing gear bay.

For both I'm still looking for pictures for better understanding some details.

Painting of the cockpit in progress:

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Excellent details nicely moulded, they didn't miss a switch according to my check.

However, while the quality of the kit is surely above average, the seat is too much simple and will need some additional work :(

Francesco

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Slowly moving along here, getting a bit confused about what to do first. Front landing gear bay is almost complete, the main will have to be detailed after partial assembly so I started to detail the cockpit walls as I will have to close the fuselage first.

I also closed the main air intake, it was a pain to paint and I had to do it three times: still not convinced about the result.

BTW, here's the updated control stick:

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Francesco

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Great work. This looks like it's going to be another Francesco masterpiece
 
Good progress work Francesco, as Ian suggests, another masterpiece in the making.
 
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I really like how much detail you add to your builds Francesco

Cheers

Patrick
 
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Blimey, I had to keep telling myself that this is 1:72! Good work!
 
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