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Tamiya F-16 Aggressor 1/48

Started by Matt Buxton · 13 ≡ · ↻ 4 years ago · 1/48, aggressor, F-16, Tamiya, Viper

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Matt Buxton said 4 years, 6 months ago:

My next project is Tamiya's Aggressor F-16 in 1/48. I'm building this in the arctic splinter scheme seen here:

So far I've got the cockpit done. The belts are scratch built from putty and wire.
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Erik Gjørup said 4 years, 6 months ago:

Interesting scheme! - I will stay tunet on this build 🙂
George R Blair Jr said 4 years, 6 months ago:

Cockpit looks great. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the build. The paint scheme should be fun with a lot of masking. Do you have some extra rolls of tape ready to go? :o)
Craig Abrahamson said 4 years, 6 months ago:

I've often wondered just who (or maybe what) designs those camo schemes.
Matt Buxton said 4 years, 6 months ago:

I got some masks from http://www.DNModels.com which should make things easier. I'm planning on black basing and then layering up from there. Maybe the base coat will be a different shade of black to the top coat and hopefully it will add contrast.
Matt Buxton said 4 years, 6 months ago:

More progress on the Viper.
Main gear bay started

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Fuselage done

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Exhaust done

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Erik Gjørup said 4 years, 6 months ago:

Good progress here - I like the "whiteburned" pipe!
Matt Buxton said 4 years, 6 months ago:

A bit closer to final the final paint job. Instrument panel done, never to be seen again.

Cockpit nearly complete, just needs the IP to be hidden in it.

It looks like no need for nose weights either, which is nice.

The tail is removable, as are the elevators, which should make painting a little simpler as long as the masks don't overlap too much and the splinters align nicely.

Next up, the canopy and ordnance.
Matt Buxton said 4 years, 5 months ago:

Forgot to take pics of the masking process. Using the pre-cut masks was tricky to get some aligned and I had to use masking tape to secure a couple of gaps but the main paint job is complete and glossed, ready for decals.
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George R Blair Jr said 4 years, 5 months ago:

Looking great. How many rolls of masking tape did you use? :o)
Matt Buxton said 4 years, 5 months ago:

Thankfully not too much tape needed due to the pre-cut masks. They made the paint job much easier once I'd worked out the order to do the layers.
Paul Wheeler said 4 years, 5 months ago:

This looks awesome Matt, this one is definitely moving up on my to do list. Whose paint did you use? I see quite a variety on your bench.
Matt Buxton said 4 years, 5 months ago:

Paints are either Vallejo Model Air or Tamiya acrylics. For this I used Tamiya flat black, Vallejo insignia white, USAF medium grey for the main colours and aggressor grey for the nose. I think the medium grey was too dark when I compare it to reference pictures now but the colour listed on the paint guide seemed too light in comparison so I picked the shade of grey out of the many, many greys I have that I thought best matched. I'm still happy with it though.

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