This is my first submission after hanging out at ARC for past few months. Thanks to the wonderful tips available and folks here,…. it really helps me in putting this diorama together.  This project was originally conceived to be a 2 aircraft diorama ( a RAF Jaguar ‘Saddam Kicker’ by Tamiya and a Mig 23 from Academy) and painted in Lacquar. ….Well, what can I say. … as in all projects I have gone through, the objective  and scope change with time and I ended up with 3 planes, ground equipment, crew and in Acrylic paint…..and lots of headaches!

Here’s what were used:

• Hasegawa F-16C kit #82-800 (OOB)
• Academy Mig 23S Flogger Kit FA022-4000
• Academy Mig 27 Flogger-D  Kit FA043-4000
• Hasegawa US Pilot/Ground Crew Set Kit #X72-007…. I think it is out of production
• Hi-Decal Line Mig-23 B/E/G  Decal #72015

additional :

• Testors decal paper (Bought from Walmart on a business trip to US ) for 2^nd Mig 23 decal
• 20cm diameter x 5cm Styrofoam for Hanger
• Aluminum sheet for Hanger Door and Aluminum rod to hold up F-16
• 30cm x 60 cm wood base
• And of course, Gunze acrylic paint and Tamiya Clear coat spray

The biggest ‘disaster’ and headache I got in this project was my switch from using Gunze  Lacquar, which I am more accustomed, to using Gunze Acrylic…due to health reason from smelling too much thinner J (not able to get hold of a gas respirator in this part of the world until going on a trip to US a month back )… 2 layer of clear coat from Tamiya (spray can type) was applied prior to decaling and panel wash… Decaling was a breeze but the coats gave way on panel wash!...I blew a big hole in the F-16 top surface and one of the Mig and have to activate’ engineering recovery plan’…I ended up using ‘smoke gray’ to weather the panel lines to ‘hide’ the defects…this is the reason that the panel lines seems dark…..I found out that the turpentine used was too ‘hot’ and  that I should have use kerosene instead….. and I should have more patience  too (Lots of it!) to let the clear coat set overnight