F-16DG Benji 41 - Operation Southern Watch
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53 7 March, 16:06
Nathan Dempsey AuthorI finally put up an album for this build. An excuse for my slow progress on the other F-16s is that this build makes 3 going at the same time. Also, I have found this Kinetic kit to be much more troublesome than the old Hasegawa kits requiring careful assembly.
7 March, 16:17
Nathan Dempsey AuthorFinally back at the bench with some small progress on this build. The ejection seats were painted and installed. Now to remove the seam from the canopy…
8 August, 20:50
Sergej IWhat a beauty! 👍 Make sure to cut those thick static dischargers and replace them with toothbrush hairs.
1 13 August, 06:24
Nathan Dempsey AuthorThanks Sergej! I really noticed how oversized they looked when I primed.
13 August, 13:13
Nathan Dempsey AuthorWorked on removing that seam from the canopy. Added some floor shine to the final polish.
13 August, 16:53
Nathan Dempsey AuthorToday I was able to attach the canopy and complete the preshading. Next will be the application of the main colors.
24 August, 16:00
Nathan Dempsey AuthorThanks Tommy! Was hoping to apply the main colors today but it has been raining. Maybe this evening…
25 August, 18:21
Nathan Dempsey AuthorFinally a day without rain! The first color was applied to the underside: FS36375 Light Ghost Gray
This aircraft carries the three tone scheme.
26 August, 20:36
Nathan Dempsey AuthorCorrected the color on the wingtip launch rails to FS36375 and applied FS36176 to the radome.
29 August, 15:44
Nathan Dempsey AuthorCalling this one complete. This build represents the first aerial victory for an American F-16 and the first kill for the AIM-120 missile.
2 5 September, 01:04
Nathan Dempsey AuthorThank you Sergej & Neuling!
Sergej - I was able to replace the comical sized static dischargers with finer parts. I really like them and purchased sets for my other F-16 builds.
7 September, 14:30
Sergej II noticed! These look great now! 👍
I use toothbrush hairs from really fine toothbrush, like Curaprox. The deal is that they stick fast and firm to superglue and then they are super flexible, I can brush over them with fingers without fear of breaking them off. And they cost 5 Euro for lifetime.
Used them on both the 48th MiG
MiG-21R (L-14i), 352.iae JRV | Album by Vargbrujo (1:48)
and 72nd Viper:
F-16C Block30, 457. FS, USAF, 75-year Jubilee Colors | Album by Vargbrujo (1:72)
7 September, 16:38
Nathan Dempsey AuthorAn elegant solution. The fact that they are flexible is enough for me. I have several kits that are nerve wracking to move due to brass static dischargers.
Excellent builds too!!
7 September, 22:04
