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Re: AMT F-16A 1/48
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:41 pm
by Floki
It's looking really good Lyle!
Re: AMT F-16A 1/48
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 6:55 am
by LyleW
Thanks, Clint!
Re: AMT F-16A 1/48 - Put a fork in it!
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:23 am
by LyleW
Calling this one
終了, Завършен, Klaar, Valmis, Fertig, Τελειώσει, go gcríoch, Färdiga, Terminado!
Nice, easy kit with only a few "gotchas" - the biggest is the very tiny butt join of the pitot tube to the front of the nose. Yes, I waited until almost the end of the build and then it was broken off/reglued 4-5 times, replaces with stretched sprue twice, and right after I took pics, broken again. I don't know how to avoid that.

Re: AMT F-16A 1/48
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:31 am
by BlackSheep214
Hey now, that's a Viper! I hear you on the pitot nose. Those damn things always the last to go on. They often break so easy, I've switched to getting metal ones instead.
Re: AMT F-16A 1/48
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:47 am
by LyleW
BlackSheep214 wrote:Hey now, that's a Viper! I hear you on the pitot nose. Those damn things always the last to go on. They often break so easy, I've switched to getting metal ones instead.
well, the rest of the story....like I said, I knocked it off right after the pictures...re-attached it and when putting it on the shelf, ran the nose slap into the front of the shelf.

I may reattach it later, sometime.
Re: AMT F-16A 1/48
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:47 am
by keavdog
Nice job Lyle! Good looking Falcon - one of my favorite planes. Those little fiddly bits come off easy

Re: AMT F-16A 1/48
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:11 am
by LyleW
to easy for my hands. Oh well.....
I agree. This is a good looking jet. Lethal and lovely - like most women.
Re: AMT F-16A 1/48
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:43 pm
by Floki
Outstanding job Lyle!
Re: AMT F-16A 1/48
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:44 pm
by LyleW
Thank you, Clint.
Re: AMT F-16A 1/48
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:53 pm
by jeaton01
Well done, Lyle, looks great. Music wire is my cure for those frustrating bits that stick out.