1:48 Tamiya F-16CJ Block 50 (Finished)

Very nicely done Sir! Clean build!

That's a sharp build! Keep 'em comin'!

Looks great!  Tamiya has the best F-16 for sure!

Very cool.  You'll find that gloss and matte coats will be your friend! 

Thank you guys! JayJay, for the inside of the exhuast nozzle I sprayed Testors Flat White out of my airbrush, and then did all of the streaking with Tamiya weathering pigments on the end of a makeup applicator. I used the little spongy end, much like the applicator that tamiya provides, but a longer one to reach down into it. I used the "Oil Stain", Soot", and "Rust" colors of their pigments in there. 

I build very few modern jets but I'm doing a F-18 Blue Angels now. I ty for that info and I',ll try my darndest to replicate tje process you have so kindly given

That really looks great,nice clean paintjob and markings.

So you don't have a conditioned space to work in,that would be hard ?

Nice job!  Ordinance looks good.  Did the pilot come with the kit?  I really wish more manufacturers included the crew.

Thank you, all! Keav, Yes that pilot figure was included with this kit. It's not the most amazingly detailed figure by any means, but good enough to throw in there if you aren't super detailing the jet, IMO. 

Tojo, the space I work in is heated, but not air conditioned. I was a glass blower for 12 years before I picked up modeling, and the space I use is my glass workbench. I really enjoy the setup, so I don't really enjoy working on stuff inside in the AC. I built the bench and venthood pictured here, and have a 3,400CFM fan that vents everything in the room in a few seconds installed above the hood. I much prefer to do any airbrushing or rattle can spraying out here rather that inside anywhere since I have such a good exhuast set up out here. Just straightened up the bench a little bit so I can get a start on this su-34 build today. Just need to straighten up underneath, as well as the rest of the shop that is not pictured now. lol

Looks great!  Really like the metal tones on the  tailpipe.

Thank you, Don! That was my first go at a jet engine nozzle, as this was only my second build, and the first was the Revell B25J. I'm relatively happy with it myself, but have learned some techniques since I did that that should result in an even more lifelike coloration. I have some Ideas for the nozzles on this su34 that I think will make it look pretty nice. Picked up most of the "hot metal" line of Alclad II the other day to try out on them!