This was the third 1/48 model plane I built after returning to the hobby in 1988. I'm sure I bought it at our Winn's department store (nickel store) here in Cameron. I had to make a replacement pitot and tried to copy a photo I'd seen in those pre-internet days. It has an openable canopy and I forgot to get a pic of that at the airport. It's painted with Humbrol or ModelMaster enamel with the Paasche H.
I had never taken a single photo of this one and always considered it at best, a "place-holder" until I built something newer and hopefully better. I decided to rectify that and see what kinda pics she made in a proper setting. At the airport for the Tigercit pics,, I reached across the truck seat and snapped the pitot tube clean off. I did finally manage to glue it back together and on, it developed a severe droop, so please overlook that detraction.
Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
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Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
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Re: Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
Nice looking build!
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Re: Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
Nice Viper! How do you create the dark grey curve separate from the lighter grey? What’s your secret?
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Re: Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
Looks like a good entry back into the hobby. The scary thing is that F-16As were in first line service when you built this in 1988!
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Re: Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
Nice job. Those old Monogram kits were great.
I do those sorts of soft edge camo's with Elmers orange tack.
I do those sorts of soft edge camo's with Elmers orange tack.
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Re: Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
Beautiful build Gary !
But where on earth have you kept this bird for all those 33 years? It really looks like it was just finished "yesterday" !
No dust, no broken gears, antennas or missing canopys!
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But where on earth have you kept this bird for all those 33 years? It really looks like it was just finished "yesterday" !
No dust, no broken gears, antennas or missing canopys!
- Kari
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On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
https://www.facebook.com/GrundAsk-Scale ... 721218708/
On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
https://www.facebook.com/GrundAsk-Scale ... 721218708/
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Re: Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
Great build Gary. And still looking good after 33 years
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Re: Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
Thanks you Lyle!LyleW wrote:Nice looking build!
Thanks Tom! I did that freehand with my airbrush. I think I remember drawing the curve line with a faint pencil line and then spraying up to and just over it. If I recall correctly, the biggest worry was trying to keep the curve symmetrical, and that I approached the process with a lot of trepidation!BlackSheep214 wrote:Nice Viper! How do you create the dark grey curve separate from the lighter grey? What’s your secret?
Thanks Carlos! There have been a lot of changes since 1988, eh what? This Fighting Falcon looks almost like a different aircraft compared to the latest versions of this airframe. Simpler and sleek she was back then.Stikpusher wrote:Looks like a good entry back into the hobby. The scary thing is that F-16As were in first line service when you built this in 1988!
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Re: Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
Thank you John! I've used your method as well, seen here on my Tamiya Wildcat:keavdog wrote:Nice job. Those old Monogram kits were great.
I do those sorts of soft edge camo's with Elmers orange tack.
And on that same build, I used cardstock masks to create the demarcation line. I curved then previously to fit the shape of the fuselage.
the resulting line:
Thank you so much Kari! I guess she has held up pretty well over the years. It's remarkable tat I hadn't broken the pitot in all that time until, ironically, her "big day" before the camera. It has been in a display cabinet since late 1990, early '91.KSaarni wrote:Beautiful build Gary !
But where on earth have you kept this bird for all those 33 years? It really looks like it was just finished "yesterday" !
No dust, no broken gears, antennas or missing canopys!
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See it on the upper left, top shelf?
Many thanks Johnny! I wish I had changed as little as this model has since 1988!tempestjohnny wrote:Great build Gary. And still looking good after 33 years
Re: Back in 1988, Monogram F-16A 1/48
Indeed, quite ironic with the pitot tube!
And oh yes, I see it there... but I see a lot of other nice builds all over there as well !
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And oh yes, I see it there... but I see a lot of other nice builds all over there as well !
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On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
https://www.facebook.com/GrundAsk-Scale ... 721218708/
On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
https://www.facebook.com/GrundAsk-Scale ... 721218708/