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Re: F-16AB Viper, Luke AFB
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 6:30 am
by BlackSheep214
Not much progress as of late. Just prepping my build for paint. Hopefully, some paint will go on tonight. Been.battling sore throat and runny nose. I suspect one of 2 things the cause:
Pollen. Ive been busy doing outdoors chores on Sunday. Mow the lawn, power washed the patio, cleaned the grill.
Chemical inhaled by accident from fumes of foam grill cleaner (damn wind). Yes, I wore a mask.
I slept downstairs last night. Felt a bit better this morning. Throat a tiny bit irritated but tolerable. Still blowing my nose due to pollen.
Re: F-16AB Viper, Luke AFB
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 6:59 am
by Stuart
Sorry to hear that Tom - I hope you feel better soon.
It's that time of year isn't it - not hot enough to kill all the winter bugs, but warm enough for all the pollen and crap to get into the atmosphere.
Re: F-16AB Viper, Luke AFB
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 4:51 pm
by BlackSheep214
Thank you, Stuart. Funny thing… pollen never use to bother me. Expecting rain the next few days with temps dipping back to the high 40s. Now I gotta put pants on instead of shorts.
Rain… whether it’s a good thing or not may help reduce the pollen in the air or produce more once the rain ends next week.
Re: F-16AB Viper, Luke AFB
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 4:57 pm
by BlackSheep214
Well, I know I snapped the nose pitot tube and tried gluing together. Let’s see how it turns out if the glue holds. If it doesn't, I’ve been looking for replacement ones - preferably metal type.
Re: F-16AB Viper, Luke AFB
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 5:44 pm
by speedgraflex
BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2026 6:30 am
Not much progress as of late. Just prepping my build for paint. Hopefully, some paint will go on tonight. Been.battling sore throat and runny nose. I suspect one of 2 things the cause:
Pollen. Ive been busy doing outdoors chores on Sunday. Mow the lawn, power washed the patio, cleaned the grill.
Chemical inhaled by accident from fumes of foam grill cleaner (damn wind). Yes, I wore a mask.
I slept downstairs last night. Felt a bit better this morning. Throat a tiny bit irritated but tolerable. Still blowing my nose due to pollen.
Tom, I hope you feel better soon. Let us know!
Re: F-16AB Viper, Luke AFB
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 6:54 pm
by BlackSheep214
Light Ghost Grey on undersides is on! If I can’t sleep later tonight, I’ll throw the Neutral Grey on topside front portion and wing rails.
Tail rudder is done as well.
Re: F-16AB Viper, Luke AFB
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:03 pm
by BlackSheep214
Re: F-16AB Viper, Luke AFB
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2026 11:13 pm
by Stikpusher
Sometimes ya just get lucky…
Re: F-16AB Viper, Luke AFB
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 3:07 am
by Stuart
BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2026 4:51 pm
Thank you, Stuart. Funny thing… pollen never use to bother me. Expecting rain the next few days with temps dipping back to the high 40s. Now I gotta put pants on instead of shorts.
Rain… whether it’s a good thing or not may help reduce the pollen in the air or produce more once the rain ends next week.
Me neither, but I've noticed in the last few years when the count gets high it starts to get to me too. Like you said, bring on the rain!
Finding that pitot set was good luck after breaking the kit one - meant to be obviously.
Re: F-16AB Viper, Luke AFB
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2026 4:25 am
by LyleW
Hope you feel better soon. Allergies and all that crap are bad this year. It seems like we say that every year now.
