Hi guys, my 2nd 72nd
scale aircraft, the F-16B from Italeri's F-16 Night Falcon boxing, also the same
mold as Tamiya's 72nd scale F-16. I built it OOB, took me about 1 and
a half weeks to complete. Cockpit was also from the kit (bare and basic).
Fitting of the parts seems quite good to me, seamlines were filled using both
Tamiya putty and superglue + powder, especially at the area where the wing joins
the main body. Nub on the canopy was sanded, polished and dipped in Future, left
to cure for 2 days.
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Painting was done using
Gunze Aqueous paint. I started by painting the white areas using H11 (Flat
White) which includes the landing gears, wheels and the jet intake. After
allowing the white area in the intake to dry for a day, I proceed to mask
the white area inside the intake with masking tape, filled with blu tack to
paint the gray 'lip' area. Preshading was done on the whole aircraft.
Next, I airbrushed the bottom of the aircraft, tail fin, the strip on the
canopy and fuel tanks with H306. The top of the aircraft was sprayed
H305. The circular area in front was masked using paper and blu tack.
Radome was sprayed with H307. Exhaust can was painted with H76. The paint
was left to dry and cure for 1 full day, then I hand brushed a 2 coats of
Future for decaling.
Decals also used
from the kit, I would say the quality of the decals provided were quite good.
Did not encounter much trouble with them, responded well to Mark Softer. Decal
placement was followed according to the instructions, so I wouldn't know
if they are correct or wrong. Tried out enamel washing using mixture of Tamiya
enamel black with lighter fluid, ended up removing most of the wash in the
panels when removing excess wash. Hand brushed another coat of Future to seal
everything, left to cure for about 2 days, sprayed Mr Super Clear Flat to
flatten the finish.
I am satisfied with
the result of this kit. The twin seater F-16 is one of my favorite aircraft.
The next F-16 I would like to try is the Academy's 1/72 F-16CG/CJ Fighting
Falcon. Some WIP pics for this build can be seen in the bottom pictures. Thanks
for looking! I hope you enjoyed it!
Lim
Yun Chong
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