Revell 1/144 Lockheed Martin F-16c Fighting Falcon

[Geoffers]

Hello All,

I’m having a bit of a break from all the sanding / filling on my current build of a MH-53 Sea Dragon.
I decided on a quick build to hopefully recharge my batteries, so I’ve dragged this out the stash.



Very colourful box art.


Old fashioned Revell instructions.





All the sprues.



Decals look ok



Just to give a sense of scale

I’ve never built a 1/144 scale kit before but I’m hoping it will be quick and fun.

So out with the magnifier and it’s on with the build.
Another update soon thanks for looking

Geoff.

 

[papa 695]

One diddy kit. Looking forward to seeing this develop.

 

[yak face]

Great choice geoff , the newer tooled Revell 1/144s like this are superb little kits , the amount of detail they manage to get into them is amazing. Cheers tony

 

[Mickc1440]

Nice one Geoff, I'm just building a 1/48 then have a 1/32 coming soon. Good luck with the build.

 

[stillp]

Great choice geoff , the newer tooled Revell 1/144s like this are superb little kits , the amount of detail they manage to get into them is amazing. Cheers tony

+1
Pete

 

[Steve Brodie]

looking forward to seeing this progress

 

[Geoffers]

Thank you chaps

Some progress made, it’s been relatively plain sailing so far.

First up, no surprise it’s the cockpit.

This has been duly cleaned up and painted.
It was given an all over coat of Vallejo Model Air - Dark Gull Grey with the details picked out in various colours by brush.

There is no detail on the instrument panel or decal provided but realistically I don’t think too much will be seen once the canopy is in place.





Sorry about the picture quality, the parts are so small my phone camera was having trouble focusing.

The cockpit has been cemented into place, while the the air intake and fin have both been added.








I’ve also cleaned up the missiles and started on the fuel tanks.

So a bit of work still to be done but I’m pleased with the build so far.

Thanks for looking

Geoff.

 

[minitnkr]

Office looks great. Do they mention what looks like an arresting hook?

 

[Geoffers]

Thanks

It’s not mentioned but I think a lot of modern jets have them.

Not for ship landing but as some sort of arrestor landing system on land if there’s a problem…..I think

Geoff.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Thanks

It’s not mentioned but I think a lot of modern jets have them.

Not for ship landing but as some sort of arrestor landing system on land if there’s a problem…..I think

Geoff.

Yep used for Arresting cables on runways if braking fails, or other issues. Also used to tie the jet to the ground for engine test runs.

 

[Geoffers]

Cheers Steve, thought so but wasn’t 100% sure

Geoff.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Geoff
Tiny little thing isn't it Looks a nicely detailed and very colourful kit. Off to a good start.
Jim

 

[colin m]

144 scale - I salute you. I stop at 1:72.

 

[Geoffers]

Thanks Jim, thanks Colin

Geoff.

 

[Geoffers]

Hello Guys,

I’ve not managed much bench time since the last update but have managed to make a bit more progress.

The nose was cemented into place after I added some chopped up lead weight fragments to it. The instructions don’t mention adding any extra weight but I didn’t want to run the risk of having a tail sitter.

It then had an all round clean up, the gap under the air intake has been filled using Mr Surfacer 500 and carefully sanded.
Some of the other little gaps were filled with Perfect Plastic Putty to avoid any unnecessary sanding as it can be cleaned up with a damp cotton bud (as I’m sure you know).

All the pylons and other bits and bobs have been added and the various ancillary parts cleaned up.

It’s now all ready for primer and then paint





Another update soon, thanks for looking

Geoff.

 

[Geoffers]

Hello Guys,

A quick update.

So since the last post I have given it a primer coat of black Mr Surfacer 1500 thinned 50/50 with Self Levelling Thinner.

This left a nice smooth surface which once dry was sprayed over with Vallejo model air 71- 275 USAF Medium Grey which is equivalent to FS.36270, thinned 50/50 with Vallejo thinners.I tried a sort of black basing method just build up layers of random squiggles to create a blotchy effect. Once I was happy with this and it had sufficient time to dry the upper wing area was given similar treatment but with Vallejo model air 71.097 Medium Gunship Grey FS.36118.

Once dry the wheel wells were masked off and given a coat of Vallejo 71-279 Insignia White, the various undercarriage components also had a coat or two of the same.





The finish line is in sight now, clear coat and decals next

Thanks for looking

Geoff.

 

[JR]

Just marveling at how your able to work on something this scale, most impressive .
I find 1/72 the limit , I know you wear magnification, but the minute size of the parts must take some skill in fitting Geoff.
Any chance of a photo with a Vallejo Bottle next to it please .

 

[Geoffers]

Thanks John, yes I’ll post up a pic with a paint bottle next to it in the next update.

Geoff.

 

[Geoffers]

Quite a bit more progress to report since the last update.

It was given a coat of Alclad Aqua gloss and once dried the decals were added.

They went down well with no real problem I used Micro set and sol followed up with some UMP strong solution where needed.

I made a bit of a boo boo though, I hadn’t fitted the canopy at this stage and the realised that some of the decal around the cockpit should have gone on the canopy .

This meant touching up the canopy edge with paint to blend it in but it’s not too bad.

The undercarriage all went on with no real problems. I found it difficult to paint the white wheel hubs as I couldn’t get anything small enough to mask them so they were done free hand.

I just have the ordinance and fuel tanks to decal and add, also scratch a pitot tube from stretched sprue followed by a seal coat of semi gloss and it will be done.

Here are the pictures so far





Last update and final reveal soon, thanks for looking

Geoff

 

[JMARC]

Hello All,

I’m having a bit of a break from all the sanding / filling on my current build of a MH-53 Sea Dragon.
I decided on a quick build to hopefully recharge my batteries, so I’ve dragged this out the stash.

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Very colourful box art.

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Old fashioned Revell instructions.

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All the sprues.

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Decals look ok

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Just to give a sense of scale

I’ve never built a 1/144 scale kit before but I’m hoping it will be quick and fun.

So out with the magnifier and it’s on with the build.
Another update soon thanks for looking

Geoff.

NNNNNNNNNNNeat .. you bet I'll be following your WIP !..Go,go,goooooooooooo !