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Offline uncle les

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Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« on: November 12, 2016, 07:53:39 PM »
This model was made a few years ago inspired by this pic


I built a bog standard 1/32 Hasegawa F16 with the addition of some resin bits









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Offline uncle les

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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2016, 08:11:41 PM »

Then in 2014 it earnt fame and fortune in SA with a first place in this group


More recently it's been out for a photo shoot up the road here in Avalon

Now I can't get the hyperlinks to work as image files here so I'll just leave them here as basic urls that you can click on.
http://uncleles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/F16Web01.jpg
http://uncleles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/F16Web02.jpg
http://uncleles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/F16Web03.jpg
http://uncleles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/F16Web04.jpg
http://uncleles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/F16Web05.jpg
http://uncleles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/F16Web06.jpg

So there you go, maybe it shouldabeen, it almost couldabeen, what if it wouldabeen ? !
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2016, 08:14:47 PM »
Awesome build and finish Uncle Les.  Regarding the "city" in the poster, is it an actual location or is it from someone's imagination?
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2016, 09:45:50 PM »
Nice one, Les! Yet more proof that few things spice up a model like 'Roos!

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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2016, 02:33:53 AM »
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2016, 03:02:49 AM »
Quote from: The Big Gimper on November 12, 2016, 08:14:47 PM
Awesome build and finish Uncle Les.  Regarding the "city" in the poster, is it an actual location or is it from someone's imagination?
I believe it's from the artist's imagination.  I've got a collection of his work (he was a local man in Fort Worth) and I'll take a look and see if the book says anything.

Absolutely beautiful piece of work, Uncle Les.
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2016, 07:27:18 AM »
Cheers guys,  as to the city ..

Quote from: The Big Gimper on November 12, 2016, 08:14:47 PM
Awesome build and finish Uncle Les.  Regarding the "city" in the poster, is it an actual location or is it from someone's imagination?


it's an interpretation of a '70s Canberra with the Flynn Drive roundybits and Anzac Parade clearly defined.
« Last Edit: November 13, 2016, 07:29:50 AM by uncle les »
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2016, 08:09:36 AM »
Thanks Les. It looks quite nice.  Lots of green space.
« Last Edit: November 13, 2016, 08:12:00 AM by The Big Gimper »
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2016, 09:40:36 AM »
Beautiful work Uncles Les, makes it a shame Australia didn't buy the Viper, maybe if they had had someone of your talent produce a model of their proposal back then they could have got up ;)
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2016, 05:08:28 PM »
Exquisite !!!  :-* :-* :-*
You can swear that are pictures of the real plane,great work sir!
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2016, 06:31:03 PM »
That's really impressive, Les! Pity I was up on CI when it visited sunny (Huh! ::) ) Adelaide, would have loved to have seen it IRL. :) :)
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2016, 06:47:05 PM »
10/10 pure awsomeness :-*
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #12 on: November 14, 2016, 03:22:13 AM »
Wow... Simply wow!  :-*
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2016, 06:33:12 AM »
EXCELLENT!
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2016, 10:39:39 AM »
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2016, 07:22:23 PM »
In the "original"picture - the structures above the canopy and leading to the right are the Department of Defence buildings- Russell Offices - in Canberra!

The tall spire is in Blamey Square!!

Directly below the intake is the National Library.
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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2016, 07:37:50 PM »
Thanks. I guess I need to visit Canberra now.
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Offline uncle les

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Re: Fighting Falcon down under in easy to see 1/32 scale
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