It
bit me again after twenty years. I started this conversion in the eighties,
wanting an F 16C. I scratchbuilt the seat and cockpit (no resin parts
then), made a new lower vertical fin and increased the size of the
rear stabilators. The fuselage was modified for a vacformed canopy, as well as
the gunport was opened and modified.
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Fast
forward to 2006. The modell was still standing on the workbench at my parents
house, the whole workshop was pretty much how I left it years ago. Since I bought/inherited the house and moved in with the family,
I now had workspace
again. Restoring old Volkswagens also came in handy, because I routed a line with
pressurized air from the garage to the workbench, now being able to do away with
the flimsy fridge compressor.
I
took a hard look at the model and decided it was just the right opportunity to
rehone my skills. Through the internet I found the decals, the CAM CBUs and the
wingtanks (thanx Larry). The jamming pod is from a Revell F 4 with scratchbuilt
pylon, the conopy from the Academy F 16, as are the TERs. The sidewinders are
scratchbuilt. I used my Badger airbrush and Gunze paints. I tried still left
over Humbrol paints from way back when first, but due to the odor I prefer
acrylics now. Well thats it for now, I know this submission isnt as good as the
others on ARC, but it was fun anyway. Maybe I will get better, I already bought
a lot of 32nd scale stuff...
Karl
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