After few days of re-scribing and sanding to remove those scribing burrs...


(it's really boring and at same time nerve testing, esp when u slipped a few "new lines" :lol: )

tested one of the panels for mr. rivet counter :P


compare with tamiya one, i'm like a donkey next to a stallion


if.. if tak berjaya, i might just fill those rivets and move on..




still a long way to go :wacko:






The cockpit, it was ripped off from tamiya's part by casting them in remoldable rubber and cast with bondite






that's all for now. C&C are welcome as usual :)




ps: Kirin, still wanna do face-off not? :lol:
i haven't post elsewhere yet :rolleyes:

k......your cockpit & seat ganas btol :D

how many times you sand it? mine last night just sanded...tonight gonna sand it again after puttying some areas :rolleyes:

mr rivet counter tu senang tak pakai?

sorry k.....so many questions asking huhuhu

good work...

weh cast la banyak sikit the cockpit and seat.... :lol:

good job so far... and sabar sungguh buat scribe and rivet sama mcm Lan Selam :D

kuman

thanks guys..

lan.. (kebetulan dua hang nie pun lan :blink: )
the ejection seat is courtesy from kirin.
the cockpit console and IP still need trimming and it's still fitting dengan selambanya inside academy cockpit :lol:

the scribing and sanding is ulang-alik between.. whenever i slipped, i quickly sand if off and "trace" the panel again.
since i'm using a worn-off compass needle, the not-so-sharp needles will gives a faint line everytime i "draw" along the line, repeating the line until it achieves a satisfactory depth..

the rivet, i cuma pakai compass needle yg sama.. mr.rivet counter tu gelaran jer :lol:

the cockpit looks really good, can duplicate some brake calipers for me then :P

did some trimming on some area..

sorry.. totally clueless of these part's naming.. :P

(is it the lerx of the wing?)



(behind the ejection seat)





trying somethingelse..
the HUD in academy kit is really ugly and thick..
(the academy one is the normal HUD, i'm trying to replicate the convex lense of the WAR HUD, even though given the scale it wouldn't be noticeable of the convex, i think it looks nicer B) )

cut out the shape fr PVC sheet


after laid a drop of CA glue and harden overnight on both side


the end result:

1 drop of CA glue enough d?

yes.. if overflow wil not get convex.
the CA must never over the PVC edge...
the edge will hold the CA in convex due to surface tension.. :D

Fantastic amount of effort put in so far.

I hope you finish this puppy in time for the GB.

At a glance, some will wonder which kit is it.

it's in the tiltle, ACad F-16C

Wahlau klay,

nice one wor, keep us updated.

thanks guys..

jason.. probably i'll "send in" the tamiya kit instead hahahaha...
j/k :P

will try my best B)

Yes, I know it's an Acad kit - I have built one too.

What I mean is that after klay is finished with it, it won't look like an Acad kit anymore, that some folks might wonder what brand is it.

don't put me so high ler..

i might.. i might just submit the tamiya kit <_<
don't dare me..

ah ahaahaa.. :lol:






but actually i'm more worried on the intake and some infamous fitting problems than this academy kit has than to take care of the details..
the detailings are just for fun and testing new stuffs..

basic stuffs are harder to master and perfect it i think ;)

The Academy intake is really bad.

They design it such a way there is little structural strength. When I was building mine some years back, the horizontal seam line kept cracking even after using superglue.

If you know anyone with a Hasegawa F-16CJ Block 50 kit, try to get the unused NSI (small mouth) intake parts from them.

It will fit the Academy kit.

ok.. gb_madcat has mentioned that too.. but i'm planning to do a block 40, or perhaps 50, with GE engine, so that gonna force me to do major change to the current nsi intake, i remember somehow i've seen the side by side photo of large and small mouth intake but i couldn't recall where already..
coz it's hard to judge the difference when i tried to look at diff pictures of nsi and mcid mouth.. :wacko:

OK, if anyone is building their Hasegawa F-16CJ as a Block 52, then they should be able to spare a 'big mouth' intake instead.

I'll check my spares and see what I can find. I know I plan to build a F-16CJ Block 52, so your chances are good.

k, nice attempt on the HUD replacement using PVC & CA glue

aku kena berguru la dengan ko macam ni :P

like you said Acad's HUD is ugly :lol:

Klay, really nice attempt on that Wide Array Raster (WAR) HUD...

mej®

ok, that's a good news.. let me know if u have it :lol:


mat selam..
ber"gurau" boleh lar :P
so.. any updates on ur part ^_^

bergurau pun jadik la :lol: as long we can share techniques

my parts? still no updates brader.....after came back from indon suddenly i got no 'moods' to start back :cry: :(

i wonder why???

aiyoo...viper fever plak dah...aku pun mcm nak terjebak dah nie..

My attraction somehow shifted to somewhere so progress is kinda slow at the moment :lol:

si telor ni la


Back to the actual viper :rolleyes:
The intake donated by Jason is a nice nice fit :D


So here goes the happy BIG MOUTH without much hardwork.. fuiiyoh :P



This is the GE nozzle I got from another friend, it's too from Hasegawa but sadly painted and upon closer inspection cement marks were everywhere as it were build from 4 parts.


And those ejection pins were tough nut to crack :wacko:


After some sanding

and scribing

huyoo abg klay, like your detailing. But some how the "telor" thing seems more interesting hehe very cute woooooo. Looks like one of those capsule rides build by Bulma's father in Dragon ball.

P/S: What is the name of the kit and who made the "telor" kit? have any picture of the box? hehe.

Takut u tak boleh tahan oh kalau kau tengok the artbox.. :P

http://z12.invisionfree.com/ScaleModelsMal...wtopic=5373&hl=

It's a F-16 Fighting Falcon, same aircraft with the Academy kit I'm building now..

Kawaii ne :lol:

ahaaa k......telor ni kalau ko rebus masak tak? :lol:

back to your viper :D

aku lupa la.....ape jadi dengan original intake?

Original intake is for Pratt & whitney engine, "senyumannya tak cukup lebar" :P

I'm building a Block 50, using General Electric engine, so have to change the intake and exhaust ;)



Telor nie plastic lah, tak leh makan bang :D

Don't know how I missed this WIP, but powerful medicine here!
Keep it up.
Now I am inspired to get started too.

klay,

If you want a new surplus F110 tail pipe & ring, let me know.

I don't need it for my Block 52.

Taukeh Loo, yes yes yes.. it would be really nice to see you doing a jet again :)

Jason, yes yes yes.. keep it for me 1st, at least I can focus on other area such as the fuselage and the additions for a Block 50 :)
Really owe you big favour man :lol:

abg klay, thanks for the info. huhu falcon and telor, they both look good huhu

u so lucky, have a kind guy to donate the intake. I have 3 of those kits... die lar this time...