Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 Lockheed Martin F-16A ADF ‘Aeronautica Militare’
Kit Info Brand: Hasegawa Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Plastic and Photoetch Markings: TwoBobs 72-09/32-060 F-16ADF L’Ultima Diana The Subject The Lockheed Martin (originally General Dynamics) F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter. It currently serves in no less than 25 nations, with over 4,400 aircraft built. Commonly...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-16A ADF ‘AMI’ Pt. 5
After another gloss coat over the decals, it was time for weathering. I went with Raw Umber oil paint this time and I like how it turned out. It’s subtle on the dark gray sections so I did the wash twice. The weathering looks more obvious on the bottom. Then the pylons, stores, landing gear …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-16A ADF ‘AMI’ Pt. 4
It took a few rounds but the salt weathering is done. It’s still a bit subtle but I think it should look better after some weathering with oil paints. The F-16 I’m modeling requires a black tail and pattern on the nose so I masked and sprayed Black Grey for this. After a day of …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-16A ADF ‘AMI’ Pt. 3
OK… another Queen off the shelf. Painting begins with trying something new. While painting the P-51, I sprayed the leftover paint in the cup on the F-16 in a random pattern. The intention is to have a randomly colored base to cause some variation in the main colors. I then smoothen the base coat with …...
WIP : Lockheed Martin F-16A ADF ‘AMI’ Pt. 2
Work on the cockpit begins. The consoles are all decals. Looks decent enough especially since I’m keeping the canopy closed. Ejection seat next. There’s quite a few details missing like the prominent canopy breakers and the green oxygen bottle on the left side of the seat. I added seatbelts using strips of masking tape. They...
Completed : Hasegawa 1/48 Lockheed Martin F-16C ‘414th CTS’
The Subject The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon (originally developed by General Dynamics) is a multirole jet fighter. It currently serves in no less than 25 nations, with over 4,400 aircraft built. Commonly known as the ‘Viper’, it features innovations including a frameless, bubble canopy for better visibility,...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/48 F-16C 414th CTS Pt.3
Crap. It’s been almost 3 months since I did anything else to this build. Today, I finally got around fixing the demarcation lines. And boy did I have a ‘great’ time doing it. First I used blutack to mask all over the kit. And ended up not doing anything to it for 3 weekends. And …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/48 F-16C 414th CTS Pt.2
I say. This project has been ongoing (mostly off) for almost 3 years! Who would have thunk. Time sure flies. Anyhow, before I get bitched to death by my friends who know about this project, I decided I really have to finish this one. So anyhow, I still don’t have a proper workdesk, but I …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/48 F-16C 414th CTS Pt.1
This kit is part of the ‘US Aggressors groupbuild’. Construction went on quite straightforward although there are some problems here and there. Nothing that putty couldn’t fix though. One particularly annoying part is that I have to putty off the holes under the wings meant for underwing stores. Obviously if I was...
