Tamiya 1/48 F16

[Jantk14]

My next build. And with that my stash is empty. I must buy. But not sure what. I have some ideas though.

 

[Rockin' Rob]

Nice. That's a fun build. I just built their F-16 aggressor. If you happen to screw anything up, let me know. I got some extras and leftover stuff in the kit. Lots of pictures

 

[Jantk14]

Thanks appreciate that

 

[Ron2]

An empty stash? Is t that against the rules???

 

[BarleyBop]

...technically, if there is nothing, then there is no stash.

 

[VegasAWACER13]

An empty stash??????!!!!!!!!

 

[wjbrandel]

An empty stash??????!!!!!!!!

That's a horrid thought.

 

[Jantk14]

Making some progress. I have to say for the price of the kit there's not much detail. Cockpit is pretty weak and the exhaust on the rear of the plane doesn't fit well at all.

 

[BarleyBop]

not much detail

Looking good so far though...
I'm still figuring out which companies are soft on detail. Seems it also depends on age of first issue among other things... and type of vehicle/craft as well.

 

[Littlemarten]

Making some progress. I have to say for the price of the kit there's not much detail. Cockpit is pretty weak and the exhaust on the rear of the plane doesn't fit well at all.

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In my limited experience, that's odd for Tamiya. Hope it's not an indicator of things to come, or things of the past (I have some old Tamiya in my stash)

BTW: I hope you recover from your terrible styrene deficiency soon!

 

[Jantk14]

I was surprised too especially since the kit was on the pricey side. The rear exhaust not sitting flush is sort of a problem. Not positive but I assume the real thing isn't like that

 

[Littlemarten]

None of the references I have show such a gap.

 

[Jantk14]

I was thinking putty it but it's such a big difference it is going to look stupid either way. Pretty disappointed.

 

[Ron2]

I was thinking putty it but it's such a big difference it is going to look stupid either way. Pretty disappointed.

Did you already glue it on? Anyway you could take a sliver out and tighten up the radius?

 

[Jantk14]

No it's not glued, just dry fit. That was another option I was thinking about. If I had a dremel that would probably be the way to go.

 

[VegasAWACER13]

The rear exhaust not sitting flush is sort of a problem. Not positive but I assume the real thing isn't like that

You are correct on that.

Aftermarket replacement?

 

[Ron2]

No it's not glued, just dry fit. That was another option I was thinking about. If I had a dremel that would probably be the way to go.

What about thickening the inside diameter with putty?

 

[Jakko]

I can't help but think something went wrong there. But trying to find out if other people also have this problem is proving fruitless, as all I find are sites selling replacement exhaust nozzles for this kit.

 

[Jantk14]

I can't help but think something went wrong there. But trying to find out if other people also have this problem is proving fruitless, as all I find are sites selling replacement exhaust nozzles for this kit.

My first thought was I did something wrong, but I've gone back several times and it's nothing I did. Maybe I just got a bad kit.

 

[VegasAWACER13]

My first thought was I did something wrong, but I've gone back several times and it's nothing I did. Maybe I just got a bad kit.

You can try calling Tamiya customer service for a replacement part. I never have but I understand they are very responsive. The customer service number is on their website.

 

[urumomo]

I assume that part , H1 , is perfectly round ? And it has alignment tabs , probably fit only a single orientation since it's Tamiya ,
Panel 6 --> https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/6/4/1/102641-76-instructions.pdf

pretty awful for Tamiya , esp a new tool ... kinda hard to believe .

 

[Jantk14]

I assume that part , H1 , is perfectly round ? And it has alignment tabs , probably fit only a single orientation since it's Tamiya ,
Panel 6 --> https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/6/4/1/102641-76-instructions.pdf

pretty awful for Tamiya , esp a new tool ... kinda hard to believe .

Yea there's a top and bottom tab. Top one is smaller than the bottom so it can't go on wrong.

 

[urumomo]

A builder in 2010 :
I assume he's describing the same situation ,
" The tail cone, into which the exhaust can be fitted after painting, was also too large all the way round, but responded well to more patient sanding and rescribing. "
https://www.hyperscale.com/2010/fea...d well to more patient sanding and rescribing.

 

[Jantk14]

Nice find. Sanding it down seems like the best option.

 

[Jantk14]

Moving slow. But the cockpit is done and it's ready to be painted.

 

[Jantk14]

Painted it today. Got some over spray in parts I need to fix.

 

[Edbert]

This is a FANTASTIC kit, with several variants. Tamiya was always 'good" but this one kinda set the bar.

I came close to ruining mine, but intend to at least try a resurrection.

 

[VegasAWACER13]

I came close to ruining mine, but intend to at least try a resurrection.

What happened?

 

[Edbert]

After about 6-8 months of comiong back to the hobby, I was struggling with applying enamel/oil washes to acrylic paint. I figured it out evenetaully, but my Falcon was sorta the tipping point.

Here's the thread...

Thread 'F-16 "Aggressor"'

Jul 15, 2024

I've decided to build my first "modern" aircraft since about 1979. Assuming you consider an airframe designed in the late 1960s to be "modern".

Looking back, I think I've fallen victim to my love of WWII era camoflage, at least when it came to choosing a kit.

The F-15 was my 1st love, I bought a PC in 1988 to play "Microprose F-15 Strike Eagle", I think it was version II (old school for 2.0) but might have been III. Anyway, after being the quintessential fan of "Red Baron" I settled on "Falcon" as my favorite offline combat simulator, owning every edition every published. In the end, for...

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[Jantk14]

I don't intend on doing much weathering on mine. Going to do some post shading, a wash and probably call it done. I'm not good at weathering and no matter how many videos I watch I just don't get it. I'm better at weathering armor but even then I don't get carried away.