1/32 Academy F-16C Falcon

by Harrison G. Carmody

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I'll spare the history as much has already been said about the Viper already.  Looking for a kit upon finishing Airborne school down at Fort Benning (I could not do much else as my body was beaten down from that school), I found this kit 1/3 off at Hobby Lobby.  I had yet to attack a 1/32 scale kit yet, and was looking for a long project.  I purchased some aftermarket parts, using the Eduard cockpit set, a Verlinden seat and extra pilot figure.  The work then began.

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Up to this point I was still only using simple airbrush and weathering techniques.  I decided to try some new things which turned out to open many new doors.  I pre-shaded the panel lines with black, base painted, then post-shaded between the panel lines, achieving a great effect in my opinion. 
The kit was pretty straight forward sans piecing the fuselage together, which took some finess.  On and off for about 3 months, I finally finished and am mostly satisfied with the way it turned out.  I am not much of a photographer, but I did my best to capture most of the detail.

I hope you all enjoy the pics.  Special thanks to the many ARC's tips and tricks, as well as the many inspiring kits that came before mine.  Please e-mail me if you have any comments or advice, and as for accuracy... I usually use markings I like, so the decals are not 100% accurate!  FLY ARMY, ARMY STRONG!

Harrison

Photos and text © by Harrison G. Carmody