Almost a Viper....sort of

Scooterman · April 12, 2004, 07:45:21 PM

Well I thought I was close to paint. But the area that the spine meets the aft cockpit fairing (notice the Miliput) takes a strange dip down then up.

Hence the piece of drop tank in the foreground to try and make better the sore spot. Other than that, I'm close to paint!

Enjoy!

Brad

Captain Canada · April 12, 2004, 09:11:20 PM

Mucho Gusto, Bradley !

Looks like you got parts from five different kits on that bird !

Lemme guess.....Isreali ?

nev · April 13, 2004, 01:21:22 AM

Oooh! Ooh! Whats she gunna be?

Ollie · April 13, 2004, 10:39:23 AM

Oh yes, that is sweet looking. I can spot the fuselage from the Mono F-16, right?

Scooterman · April 13, 2004, 11:26:00 AM

You guys are close.

Capt - 4 kits so far and no not Israeli

Nev - hafta guess (for now)

Ollie - nope on the fuselage. guess again!

Hint-it will be USAF and it will be a F-16. Not so much as what date but think along an alternite reality thing.

Brad

Ollie · April 13, 2004, 11:48:32 AM

Revell AG 1/72 kit???

Scooterman · April 13, 2004, 11:59:48 AM

Strike two Ollie!

Brad

Captain Canada · April 13, 2004, 01:02:03 PM

I heard that original specs. from the USAF didn't include radar missiles for -16.....crazy when you think about everything it can carry these days, eh !

Scooterman · April 13, 2004, 01:31:28 PM

Just read any history on the Falcon and you'll realise just how far removed the Block 60 is compaired to the orginal design. Remember it was first concived as a lightweight fighter in the class of the F-5E!!!

Two/four AIM-9, a few thousand pounds of pig iron bombs and that's about it. Gross weight was less that 20,000lbs as first designed. Israeli IF-16D Block 40s are (rumored) the heaviest at over 50,000 and nobody knows the full up weight of the new spine and CFT equiped Block 60s yet!

If you haven't found it yet, a EXCELLENT source of Viper info is at-

www.f-16.net

Brad

elmayerle · April 13, 2004, 07:10:12 PM

*Smiles* Well, I wouldn't say nobody, but I'm not certain I can say what it is. The spine is pretty much standard on the 2-seater these days, though equipment fit can vary significantly. I think I'd better quite before I say too much.

Amphion · April 14, 2004, 02:00:59 AM

Quote....I think I'd better quite before I say too much.

Elmayerle !!! You big tease you.

nev · April 14, 2004, 01:32:31 PM

Whether by good luck or design, the F-16 came along at just the same time as the revolution in micro-electronincs. And the Ronald Reagan big spending on defense budgets 1980s.

Keith Diamond · April 28, 2004, 02:27:52 PM

Is the fuselage based off of the Italeri kit? And why are you kitbashing so many kits?

Scooterman · April 28, 2004, 03:58:54 PM

Sorry for not updating for awhile guys. Been sick, out of town and sick again in that order so nothing has been done since the last pic. Will have an updated photo in a day or two.

And to (partly) answer KDs question, there are four kits worth of parts there, however two are basically the same, one was robbed for spares and the fourth is what is stumping everybody. Who said that those are all F-16 parts?

Did you know that the Hasey Mitsu F-2A is molded in white plastic?

More to come!

Ollie · April 28, 2004, 04:58:52 PM

Oh yes, now that you mention it, I see the F-2 parentage!!

Marvelous!!!