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Finished 1/48 Italeri IAF F-16C

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  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Finished 1/48 Italeri IAF F-16C
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Monday, June 9, 2014 6:08 PM

Hello everyone!  I just finished my WIP of the 1/48 Italeri Israeli Air Force F-16C Barak.  

I won't get into the details of the kit here but I do have plenty to say about it in my WIP thread so if you're interested check it out.

Anyway, here she is.  Hope you like it! (I'm not a great photographer so keep you pic expectations low, pleaseCool).

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  • From: Calgary, Canada
Posted by pilot47 on Monday, June 9, 2014 6:39 PM

That's a real beauty you have there.  Wish I had your skill.  Perhaps one day.

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Posted by mississippivol on Monday, June 9, 2014 9:00 PM

Dude, you do great work! Almost hate to point out that your Stars of David are on backwards...

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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Monday, June 9, 2014 10:54 PM

I love the look of Israeli aircraft and you have definitely done it justice.

-Josiah

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  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 12:47 AM

pilot47

That's a real beauty you have there.  Wish I had your skill.  Perhaps one day.

Thank you very much, pilot47!  It didn't happen overnight. though.  I gained a vast amount of knowledge from lurking the forums regularly for the past few years.

mississippivol

Dude, you do great work! Almost hate to point out that your Stars of David are on backwards...

Thanks, MS!  For about 2 seconds I was like "Oh ****!"  Then I got it.

ygmodeler4

I love the look of Israeli aircraft and you have definitely done it justice.

Thanks, YG!  Yeah, I like the look of the IAF birds.  Painting the US stuff the same 3 shades of grey over and over gets a little old after a while.

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Posted by bvallot on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 10:20 PM

Fly-in-hi, this is damn impressive.  You've definitely got this down to a science.  I had a question about the decals too... Are the rescue arrow decals in English for Israeli jets as well?  It only just occurred to me.  Wouldn't they be in Israeli? lol  Any background on this anybody?  =]

On the bench:  

Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

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  • From: Twin Towns, MN
Posted by MAgather on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 10:42 PM

That is a gorgeous Barak. Absolutely fantastic.  Weathering is perfect.

Good Modeling,
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  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:45 AM

bvallot

Fly-in-hi, this is damn impressive.  You've definitely got this down to a science.  I had a question about the decals too... Are the rescue arrow decals in English for Israeli jets as well?  It only just occurred to me.  Wouldn't they be in Israeli? lol  Any background on this anybody?  =]

Thank you, bvallot!  I also noticed the English stencils.

I looked at a bunch of pics on the internet as I was building this and it seems like there were a mix of English and Hebrew stencils.  I'm not sure why they don't just use one language.

MAgather

That is a gorgeous Barak. Absolutely fantastic.  Weathering is perfect.

Thanks, Magarther!  Weathering is one area that I've really been trying to improve on.  I have an MPC X-Wing that I'm working on for the Sci-Fi GB and I'm gonna try a few new techniques on it.

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Posted by dflu78 on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:58 AM

Simply stunning really. Great job and excellent recovery on the hiccups you had too.

Your photography is miles ahead of most people too, so no worries there either. :D

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  • From: Brunswick, Ohio
Posted by Buckeye on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:29 AM

That's a beauty!!

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Posted by Fly-n-hi on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:32 PM

dflu78

Simply stunning really. Great job and excellent recovery on the hiccups you had too.

Your photography is miles ahead of most people too, so no worries there either. :D

Thank you very much, dflu!  

This ended up being a good build because it really forced me to be patient and use some more advanced type modeling skills.  I got alot out of this one.  Don't get me wrong, though, I still think this kit was a lemon.  But part of the challenge of modeling is turning the lemons into lemonade, right?

Buckeye

That's a beauty!!

Thanks, Buckeye!  I appreciate that!

On a seperate note...

I just realized that I forgot to add the pitot tube on the side of the nose just behind the radome and the TAT probe.  You can see the attachment point on the side  in the first pic.  I still have the parts on the sprues so I'll paint them up and attach them.  Oops!

Dre
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  • From: here, not over there
Posted by Dre on Thursday, June 12, 2014 11:52 AM

Fly- this is just fantastic!   Although the kit was a lemon, I think you have brewed up something quite a bit more tasty and far stronger than mere lemonade.

Truly another masterwork.

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  • From: Toronto
Posted by Rob S. on Thursday, June 12, 2014 8:10 PM

Holy wow. This is a real stunner. Your shading is superb and spot on. Well done!! thanks for sharing this....

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On the Bench: Nothing on the go ATM

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  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Friday, June 13, 2014 12:20 AM

Dre

Fly- this is just fantastic!   Although the kit was a lemon, I think you have brewed up something quite a bit more tasty and far stronger than mere lemonade.

Truly another masterwork.

Thanks, Dre!  Your comments are always appreciated!

Rob Sherman

Holy wow. This is a real stunner. Your shading is superb and spot on. Well done!! thanks for sharing this....

Thanks Rob!  I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Friday, June 13, 2014 6:24 AM

FnH that's, as the song says, some kinda wonderful.  The Israeli scheme is by far my favorite and yours looks the poo there buddy.  Nice!

Marc  

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  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Monday, June 16, 2014 1:00 PM

wing_nut

FnH that's, as the song says, some kinda wonderful.  The Israeli scheme is by far my favorite and yours looks the poo there buddy.  Nice!

Thank alot, wing_nut!

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  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Monday, June 16, 2014 1:02 PM

I added the missing pitot tube and TAT probe.  Now she's oficially done:

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  • From: Cameron, Texas
Posted by Texgunner on Monday, June 16, 2014 7:59 PM

Man, she's a real stunner man!  I can't keep from looking her over, over and over. Big Smile That's a beautiful warbird!

Gary


"All you mugs need to get busy building, and post pics!"

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  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, June 16, 2014 8:16 PM

Not too much into jets...but that is one of the nicest I've ever seen.  Thank you for sharing.

Joe

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Milaca, Minnesota
Posted by falconmod on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 6:32 AM

absolutely beautiful,  I now have something to aspire to when I start my two seater F-16l.   WowToast

John

On the Bench: 1/72 Ki-67, 1/48 T-38

1/144 AC-130, 1/72 AV-8A Harrier

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 7:34 AM

Great job,Iove the scheme  and markings.I did a Hasegawa Barak a few years ago,nowhere near as nice as yours though

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  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 10:24 AM

Texgunner

Man, she's a real stunner man!  I can't keep from looking her over, over and over. Big Smile That's a beautiful warbird!

Gary

Thanks, Gary!  I appreciate the kind words!

lawdog114

Not too much into jets...but that is one of the nicest I've ever seen.  Thank you for sharing.

Joe

Thanks, Joe!  

Although I should say thanks to you for sharing.  I've got a couple of your threads saved in my browser...like the weathering streaks on a P-47 build you did a while back and a thread on how to wire radial engines.  I think I saved a cockpit tutorial you did, as well.  I haven't built any WWII subjects in several years but I've got a few in the stash and when I start to build them I'll be refering to your work.

falconmod

absolutely beautiful,  I now have something to aspire to when I start my two seater F-16l.   WowToast

John

Thank you, John!  Looking forward to seeing your build!  Are you gonna do a WIP thread?  I wouldn't mind doing an IAF F-16D or F-16I myself.

Tojo72

Great job,Iove the scheme  and markings.I did a Hasegawa Barak a few years ago,nowhere near as nice as yours though

Thanks, Tojo!  I got a bit lucky with this one.  I felt like Rocky...this thing kicked my but for for the first 11 rounds then I somehow came back.  If you check out the WIP thread you'll see what I mean...it was no Tamiya kit!

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  • From: Milaca, Minnesota
Posted by falconmod on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 10:49 AM

I've got the IDF 2 seat F-16l and the UAE version 2 seat F-16 c/d .  I plan to do the UAE one first as it uses the I believe tri gray color scheme to get me ready for the Israeli F-16.  Can't wait to hang lots of munitions under the wings.   they both are the 2 seaters with the conformal tanks on the top of the wings.

John

On the Bench: 1/72 Ki-67, 1/48 T-38

1/144 AC-130, 1/72 AV-8A Harrier

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Posted by Dave74 on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 8:13 PM

Wow, absolutely amazing work.

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  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 10:53 AM

Dave74

Wow, absolutely amazing work.

Thank you, Dave!

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