Lockheed Martin F-16D IDF

After the F-15 Baz, I finished another IDF jet.
The idea was to build it together with a "Sufa" to do camouflaging simulteanously. That never worked.
For paint this was my firste jet to do with Ammo of Mig IAF Desert Colors: FS 33531, FS 34424 Light Gray, FS 30219 Tan, FS 36375 Light Compass Ghost Gray. Great colors to airbrush.
The decals wern't that good of this kit, some ofthe stripes came lose, these weren't survivable and I made the stripe with a pencil. The kit came with Phyton 4 rockets but decals for it (Phyton 3 decals) and no instructions. The panellines were a bit shallow, to a wash.
The paint instructions of the kit were black and white, It is very clear that this kit is a reboxing of K48010. Kinetic just added 2 small papers with instructions just for the IDF version. 
The painting on the tail isn't 100% the Tan should be a bit lower to the base of the tail, just to get the Scorpion into the Tan.
Mostely this is an OOB build the RBF tags are from Eduard, the heat seeker covers on the sidewinders are made from sprue.
For the weapons load I choose  the AIM-9 Python 4, GBU-12 mounted on a TER, For some reason I couldn't attach them on the middle and the left point. And 3 fuel tanks, 2 600 GAL fuel tanks and the centerliner. And a Lartinpod near the intake.
   

Thanks for looking.

Jan Remco

McDonnell Douglas F-15B "Eagle" Israeli Air Force

After nearly 4 months, this one is finished.
As written earlier the tiny decals were very time consuming and the instructions of the underside were not useable.
The remove before flight tags are from Eduard (49546) and the F.O.D. covers from Q-M-T (R48002).
Paint is from Vallejo.

Thanks for looking.

Jan Remco

Under construction: McDonnell Douglas F-15B "Eagle" Israeli Air Force finished 23-04-2016

Finished today, for now this build is the longest build timewise. It took me 4 months to finish  the F-15. Mostely due to the tiny dcals.

Later I'll take some photos with a decent camera.

Jan Remco

Under construction: McDonnell Douglas F-15B "Eagle" Israeli Air Force

 Finally most of the decals are placed. I'm sure I've missed some, beside the underside of the aircraft.
I don't know the idea behind the way the decals sheet was set up, but I would have prefered another set up. Not left right but on the way you place them on the aircraft (left, right, top and bottom).

The undercarriage is attached, hopefulle I get this bird done in the next view days.


















Thank you for reading.
Jan Remco 

Under construction: McDonnell Douglas F-15B "Eagle" Israeli Air Force

Time for the decals.

Placing the decals on the Baz will be a long stint. It seems that all panels are numbered, the blue numbers.
























Above the sheet with the panel numbers, on the right and below to make things worse the positions are not correctly placed on the model.

This will take some time and motivation.

Thank you for reading.
Jan Remco 

Under construction: McDonnell Douglas F-15B "Eagle" Israeli Air Force

The progress since the last update.

The front landing gear, as it comes out of the box.












 After struggling with stretched sprue, copper wire and aluminium foil this is the result. Took me nearly 10 days, getting the strechted sprue onto the right places took a while.












 Masking the tail section.

The result.

The colors are from Vallejo :USAF Colors Gray Schemes from 70s to Present Model Air Paint Set, 70.615 - USN Light Ghost Primer and 71.120 - FS 36320 - Dark Ghost Gray.

And the  fuselage was done, for masking I used Tamiya Masking Tape for Curve 3mm, great product, but not suitable for very tight curves.

Thank you for reading.
Jan Remco 

Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon

After having build 2 Kinetic F-16's this time I choose for a Tamiya one. Quite a difference with the Kinetic ones.

Tamiya use metal pins, for some of the weapons points, to make them changeable.

 The tail section is fitted wtih pins, these are fixed with some small screws.








 Very handy during the painting of the aircraft, less masking.

 The wheel area looks like the Kinetic.

Some panel lining on the fuel tanks.

The colors are from Vallejo 71156 Air Color Set USAF Colors "Gray Schemes"

Panel lines were done with Ecoline, black at the underside and white on the top. 

Thanks for looking.

Jan Remco