Tamiya 1/72 F-16 "To Prove Lee Wrong" :) - Final Reveal

[PrivateMansoor]

Here is the final reveal,

Once again as mentioned in the build, I think this is a great kit especially for the price your getting. This kit has been brush painted. I am no expert so I'm guessing someone with more experience can make this kit into a much better version than me.

After building this kit, here are my pros and cons

Pros

Simple to build,
not many fit issues,
engraved panel lines (rarity for such an old model kit)
Cheap to buy,
It comes with so many extras:
Weapon loadouts for so many different combinations
Extra missile racks for aftermarket or spare missiles or bombs.
Extra Road Warrior Antenna - which I used on my version of this kit.
Decals for 4 different versions
Option for a 2 seater or a 1 seater

Cons

The cockpit lacks detail and might need to be scratch built.
The panel lines are not as deep as needed in some places - you might have to use a hobbyknife on them.
The decals are glossy and need to be matt coated


All in all I think after building this kit, I must disagree with Lee's review. I highly recommend it, especially if you want to build a few F-16's.

Build here
http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 46&t=16009

Build Video Here
[youtube]G4vEXq1hwxg[/youtube]

The Kit Box



The Completed Model

[Twokidsnosleep]

Looks good to me and I really like the Tarmac setting you put it on
I have this one in my stash somewhere so nice to see it builds up just fine

[Willem]

Top job. That really looks the part to me. Brush painted too! Serious skills mate.

[Sturm]

Very well done and specially for a hand painted model, can hardly tell it is!

[Avgas]

Great job for a hairy stick finish.

[PrivateMansoor]

Looks good to me and I really like the Tarmac setting you put it on
I have this one in my stash somewhere so nice to see it builds up just fine

Thanks twokids, yeah its a decent kit, and had fun building it

Top job. That really looks the part to me. Brush painted too! Serious skills mate.

Very well done and specially for a hand painted model, can hardly tell it is!

Great job for a hairy stick finish.

Thanks all, brush painting isnt so bad, but I prefer it with enamels as acrylics just dont seem to have a smoother finish when painting with a brush.


In any case as this is an enamel painted model, I waited a week to post some more pictures, so here they are, hope it looks a little better than it did last week.

These are the final final pictures

[shortCummins]

1:72 & brush painted

excellent job

[RoscoRSA]

You brush painted that

I don't think you need an airbrush, that's an amazing job you did right there

[Icemannique]

Well done ! Thats very nice plane for brush painted, i like it !