Tag: General Dynamics

• General Dynamics F-1 – Part Two – Viper!

  

  Well, I have decided to go with the Air Force crews and call this the Viper. I am also less than impressed with a company the calls itself by such a generic name; General Dynamics. Sounds as if they could be making light switches or selling time-share weeks. I think they should change the name…

  Dick Stein

  February 28, 2024

  1:144 scale, American aircraft, camouflage, Colour Schemes, Decals, design, Enamel, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models

  General Dynamics, names, tactical fighter

• General Dynamics F-1 – Part One – Falcon?

  

  Not, apparently, to the people flying them. They call them ” Vipers “. And they ought to know… This is my third F-16 - two others having been completed in 1/72 for the USAF and the IDF. I am starting to like the type a lot. The Academy kit is simple, small, and well-moulded. The only…

  Dick Stein

  February 26, 2024

  1:144 scale, American aircraft, Colour Schemes, Decals, Enamel, Israeli aircraft, Model Airplane, Scale Models

  Academy, fighter, General Dynamics

• General Dynamics F-16 – Part Two – Having A Grey Fit

  

  Like a pink fit, but more gentlemanly. You can clip a Hobby Boss kit together at nearly any stage of the build. I’d painted the wheel wells on the F-16 prior to trying the ordnance onto it and was curious to see whether there would be much filling and sanding needed. None at all if…

  Dick Stein

  September 5, 2022

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, camouflage, Chinese models, Colour Schemes, Decals, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models, subassembly

  General Dynamics, grey paint, Hobby Boss