Thought I would post a few pics

Mike,
I just now saw your build, and I must say I think it looks really nice! I have always loved the F-16 design (kind of reminds me of a modern P-51), and I think you did it justice. Of course, you just provided incentive for me to finish my Hasegawa quarter scale '16.

Gip Winecoff

Mike, sweet job on the F-16. I'm looking forward to seeing that Skyraider build!

QUOTE: Originally posted by saltydog excellent build mike! i love F-16's! that one is really nice looking. my favorite is the israeli airforce cammo scheme. thanks for your compliment in my first photo shoot. later my friend.

Chris,

Thanks for the compliments brother.
I agree, those Israeli camo schemes look awesome.
My son has a Hasegawa F-16 kit that he is going to build someday in that pattern, but right now he is working on an Italeri F-15E.

another awesome build by a member of this forum. nice work.

excellent build mike! i love F-16's! that one is really nice looking. my favorite is the israeli airforce cammo scheme. thanks for your compliment in my first photo shoot. later my friend.

Actually, I believe this F-16 was only the second kit I built in my adult life believe it or not. I painted it with my first airbrush which was a Paasche VL.
I also built a 1/72 Hasegawa Mirage F-1 right before this F-16 and I will post pictures of it too after I take some.

Mike

QUOTE: Originally posted by plum1030 Mike, haven't you finished that F-15E yet? You posted pics of the exhaust a while ago. You must have something like my schedule.

Hey Karl. How's it going?
It's been a nightmare on the intakes of that F-15E.
The white inside the intakes didn't come out well with the MM acrylic white.
I should have just used MM enamels as that is what I have always used with good results. Oh well, I'm a daredevil. LOL
It started out alright but after getting back into the intakes further I started getting a sandy finish for whatever reason and so I tried to smooth it out with about 5 coats of Future which didn't work. I stripped the paint the other day with Easy-Off which also took the putty out of the seams I had filled so I am back to square one.

My son said I should build something else at the same time and so he went out in the garage to my small collection of kits and brought in my Monogram 1/48 A-1H Skyraider and said, "This would look awesome if you built it" and so I started on it also.
I don't work on them every day either so that also slows down the process.

Mike

Looks great, very nicely done Mike.

Mike, haven't you finished that F-15E yet? You posted pics of the exhaust a while ago. You must have something like my schedule.

Nice job on the 16, Mike. Ive built the same kit from Italeri, but made mine in the 2-seat configuration. Thanks for sharing, and looking forward to more your works.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I appreciate it.

Josh,

I am about half done with the Monogram 1/48 Douglas A-1H Skyraider I am working on, so that will probably be my next. It will also be my first attempt at freehand camo on a plastic model.

Mike

Sharp 'n' clean build, Mike!

nice sweet 16 with teeth!
such a preety plane.
show us more mike

Awesome work Mike(especially for an Italeri), hope to see more of you newer work!!! Love the panel lines

Looking good Mike! When are you going to have something new to show off?

"pretty good" eh?
before you returned to modelling i presumed you were CEO of Understatement Inc??!![:0]
great job!
regards,
nick

Mike:

Cool pictures. I think it's great when people post pictures of their builds.

Mark

Beautiful job on the 16, Mike

Dan

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