F-16B, FB-21 Belgian Air Force

Started by Yann Bertholet · 20 · 6 months ago · . 1/48, Belgian, F-16, Kinetic
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    Yann Bertholet said 8 months ago:

    Hi all, I'm a bit late to bring my contribution to the group, sorry for that. I have chosen the kit from kinetic, which I experienced before for the single seater version. For the decals I will make the Belgian version of the MLU F-16B, for this I will go for the FB-21. Why this is the last one who flew over my head this week.



    Credit Daniel Brackx
    The decals have been purchased model maker Poland.

    Credit BaszB

    Thanks for passing by

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 8 months ago:

    Awesome entry, my friend @yann!
    Looking forward to it!

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    George R Blair Jr said 8 months ago:

    I have this kit floating around somewhere in my garage, Yann (@yann). Looking forward to your build so I can see what to expect.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 8 months ago:

    Never too late to enter a build, Yann @yann
    This will be a great dual seater.

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    Yann Bertholet said 8 months ago:

    Thanks a lot my friends @johnb,r @gblair, @fiveten. So let's get started, as usual I'm starting with the cockpit.

    Fwd IP

    Aft IP

    Side panels

    I'used Mr Hobby Paint H12 and highlight the MFD screens with gloss black Mr Hobby H2. All the knobs have been retouched with ordinary pencils and some colors touch up..

    Thanks for passing by.

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    George R Blair Jr said 8 months ago:

    Great idea to use colored pencils to do the knobs and detail on the cockpit panels, Yann (@yann). I really need to give it a try since my detail painting isn't as steady as it used to be.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 8 months ago:

    Nice interior bits, my friend @yann!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 8 months ago:

    Excellent start on the interior, Yann @yann

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    Yann Bertholet said 7 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Thanks a lot guys @johnb, @gblair, @fiveten. George, the yellow and red have been painted with a small brush 10-0 but the rest is pencil. The latest jobs;
    I fixed the IP in the bath tube,


    and started the main landing gear bay/air inlet

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    In the mean time I started the second P-51D from Eduard Royal Class.

    Thanks for passing by.

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    George R Blair Jr said 7 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Interior is really coming together, Yann (@yann). All of your detail work is really paying off now.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 7 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Really nice progress, Yann @yann

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 7 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Excellent progress, my friend @yann!

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    Yann Bertholet said 7 months, 1 week ago:

    Hello Guys, thanks for the kind words @fiveten, @johnb, @gblair

    I advanced a lot in my build, actually it's completely done but I still need to take the outdoor picture. Unfortunately most of my pics have been deleted during my last holydays... I succeed to recover some of them on my mobile.

    My holydays:

    Fuselage assembly:

    A lot of trouble there, nothing is fitting. A gap of 1mm remains between the main landing gear bay and the fuselage. The cheeks behind the nose cone are to deep and require a lot of putty.

    Tail:

    Canopy masking:

    Painting:

    I used only Mr Hobby Paint:

    From dark to light:

    H308 for the under surface

    H307 for the nose cone

    H 306 + Flat white (~10%) for the tail and upper cockpit area

    H 305 (~20%) + H306 (~20%) for the upper fuselage and wings.

    Thanks for passing by

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 7 months, 1 week ago:

    All looking excellent, my friend @yann!

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    George R Blair Jr said 7 months, 1 week ago:

    Looks great, Yann (@yann). Lots of progress made, and it looks like a great vacation also.