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Playing in the Sandbox Group Build Sept 1, 2024 - Jn 1, 2025

F-16 Agressor


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Hello!  It's been a minute since I've done this (4 years).  I'm excited to get back into building and visiting with old friends.  I've thought long and hard about where I'm going to start and ended up settling on Tamiya's F-16.  It's one of the most enjoyable kits I've built, impressive but not too big.  And most importantly, it's got some great paint choices.  I've decided on a BDU aggressor scheme out of Alaska.  Martin was incredibly kind and sold me a kit to start with.  Then I started tracking down some goodies.   Quinta interior, Quinta reinforcement plates, MCC ejection seat and canopy rail.  Reskit drop tanks and most likely missiles too.  Eduard paint masks and decal masks from Red Dog models.   I'll probably still end up ordering DN model paint masks as well. There's exhaust cover is coming from BNA model world too.  My goal is to have this built and ready as my model for 2026 Nationals.   Happy to be back and to start building soon, just need to track down all my building supplies again.  Also, a new work bench.

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And that's the loadout it's gonna have.  I like the slightly offset load with training pods as well. Bandit Resin is working on those for me.  I have a few more weeks of building christmas decorations for the wife on my intermittent days off and then I look forward to diving in full speed.  I'm having to restart from scratch so it is taking time to remember what I need and thinking about which way to go on paints.  Leaning towards MRP this go around.   

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1 hour ago, Pete Fleischmann said:

Looks like captive AIM-9M and captive AIM-120A/B.

the captive AIM-120’s have a fatter, less pointy nose

Thank you!  

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Came home from my trip to more goodies.   My landing gear showed up from 3D Chute and it's amazing!  Also, all markings arrived from Oliver at Red Dog models.  Oliver is amazing to work with and his stuff is absolutely beautiful!  I know who I'll be reaching out to for my F-18 project. 

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24 minutes ago, KevinM said:

Ready to see this one hit the desk lot's of goodies.;)

Just a few more things left to gather.  It's a lot of work building a bench and airbrush area from scratch again.  I had gotten rid everything from my former building.  

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Here's a better look at a few of the goodies.  3D Chute landing gear, MCC seat and canopy rail, reskit drop tanks, Kopecky intake and exhaust plugs, and the masks and decals from RedDog models.  So ready to get to building just waiting on tools and paint and I need to finish rebuilding my airbrushing setup.

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It's a while lot of nuthin', but after the past couple years it feels really nice to cut plastic again.   Thankfully it doesn't feel to foreign as far as muscle memory goes.

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Came home to some more goodies.  You can't have an aggressor without some ACMI pods.   Mine came from Bandit Resin and I can speak highly enough of their customer service and the quality of the products.  These things look amazing!! I've finally got a few weeks off between trips and hope to really start making progress on the build this month.

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