1/18 scale Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Blk 52 Hellenic Air Force

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Post by flyboy_fx » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:05 am

OH MY GOD!

can you give a pic of the airplane further back to see the base of this operation? I do not have any 1/18 modern jets.
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Post by Nick_Karatzides » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:22 am

flyboy_fx wrote:can you give a pic of the airplane further back to see the base of this operation? I do not have any 1/18 modern jets.
If you go back and read the topic from the beginning, you can watch many pictures of the aircraft while building.

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Post by hendoracer » Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:29 pm

You are the master! Excellent work!

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Post by pickelhaube » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:45 pm

FANTASTIC !!!! :D :D :D
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Post by Nick_Karatzides » Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:38 pm

Found into my old sparebox, a cracked & damaged 1/48 scale fire extinguisher could be also be upgraded to become the metal oval shaped tank found into the main landing gear bay, known as the Halon 1301 (also known as Bromotrifluoromethane CBrF3, which is a an organic halide to provide fuel cell inerting to protect the fuel system from explosions due to combat threats) reservoir. Filling the gap with epoxy cream, sticking it on a nail and spin it with the Dremel tool against different types of sandpapers was enough to make it look like the real one.

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Re: 1/18 scale Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Blk 52 Hellenic Air Fo

Post by vince_chua » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:58 am

Can't see the pics :(
Sounds amazing though.

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Re: 1/18 scale Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Blk 52 Hellenic Air Fo

Post by Nick_Karatzides » Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:51 am

vince_chua wrote:Can't see the pics :( Sounds amazing though.
Where do you live? It is reported that some forum members cannot view the pictures uploaded on http://imagehosting.gr. I found out that the problem appears on users from Australia or SE Asia. I am sure that all the other forum members have no problem.

...on the other hand, yes "its sounds amazing". Just like the 1/18 scale autogyro scratchbuild model building article I upload the day before yesterday and later been deleted (by admin?) with no further explanation. Probably the "Customs & Mods" title doesn't stand for totally scratchbuild projects. On the other hand, to see what I am talking about, check the following pictures.

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Re: 1/18 scale Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Blk 52 Hellenic Air Fo

Post by vince_chua » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:21 am

Hi I'm from Singapore. :( It's a pity I can't see the pics.
Wow! Are you a professional model maker? That little plane was built from scratch? Wow!!!
Hope you can host the pics somewhere else coz it really sounds AMAZING!!! just by reading your posts.
The amount of work done and skill involved is incredible.

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Post by Nick_Karatzides » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:35 am

vince_chua wrote:Hi I'm from Singapore. :( It's a pity I can't see the pics.
SE Asia, as I said before. I am really sorry that users from Australia or SE Asia cannot view the pictures, but please understand that it is not my fault. For some reason... it is just happens.
vince_chua wrote:Are you a professional model maker?
No! As you know, a professional scale model maker is obligated to build models under any circumstances, to earn his living. On the other hand, I prefer not to combine pleasure with obligation and keep scale modeling to a "hobby" level and be happy about it :D
vince_chua wrote:That little plane was built from scratch?
Yes! It's a totally scratchbuild project.
vince_chua wrote:Hope you can host the pics somewhere else
Already tried photobucket and imageshack but I was totaly disappointed. You see, photobucket has a very limited (25Mb if not mistaken) bandwidth and after some hundred clicks, the pictures cannot be viewed. As for the imageshack, the pictures can be disappeared without warning.
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Re: 1/18 scale Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Blk 52 Hellenic Air Fo

Post by Kroll777 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:50 pm

WoW! Nice job bro!

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Re: 1/18 scale Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Blk 52 Hellenic Air Fo

Post by snake » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:07 pm

I am always amazed at the model builders than can build from scratch.

Fantastic job on the autogyro, Nick. 8)

Thanks for posting, and being persistent so we can see your great work.

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Re: 1/18 scale Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Blk 52 Hellenic Air Fo

Post by supersonicfifi » Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:34 am

can you post some pictures of the F-16 finished ? thanx
1/18 mirage 2000 & RAFALE should i say more ?

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