Hasegawa 1/72 F-16's (question)

[firefighterpilot1]

I need a 1/72 drag chute housing from Hasegawa and wanted to know if certain kits come with them or is this an option that Hasegawa includes in all their kits? I know with their F-14's they often include options for different variants in one kit so I was wondering if this is the same deal. Thanks for any help!

[Hoops]

Which version are you looking for? A/B or C/D?

Injected plastic A/Bs with the extended brake chute are very recent, with only a handful of limited edition boxings including it as of now. There is a Norwegian double boxing that comes to mind, there may be others.

Hoops

[mario krijan]

Or borrow from revel

[Ruud]

Their standard Vipers do not come with the extended tail housing. The F-16A RSAF display boxing included a resin one i know.

[Gripen39]

You can order extra parts from Hasegawa US distributor Hobbico(they order the extras from Japan). Try partsupport@hobbico.com. You can order a specific sprue("Z" from kit #1949 for an A/B F-16 or "C" from any Mitsubishi F-2 kit). But be aware F-2s might be OOP. Cost is $10.00 S+H for up to 2 sprues. Also try Revell customer service to order extra parts. You'll need kit #s and specific part name/numbers.

Hope this helps,

Jerry

[habu2]

Or borrow from revel

OP never stated if they were doing an A/B or a C/D....

The Revell-Germany boxings have the extension for A/B tails, the same A/B parts are included in the C kits.

Other options include the Hobbyboss A/B kits and the old ECSI/Ertl A/B kits.

[Hoops]

You can order extra parts from Hasegawa US distributor Hobbico(they order the extras from Japan). Try partsupport@hobbico.com. You can order a specific sprue("Z" from kit #1949 for an A/B F-16 or "C" from any Mitsubishi F-2 kit). But be aware F-2s might be OOP. Cost is $10.00 S+H for up to 2 sprues. Also try Revell customer service to order extra parts. You'll need kit #s and specific part name/numbers.

Hope this helps,

Jerry

I just tried going this route for something unrelated, but the "partsupport@hobbico.com" address bounced. The only one I found on their contact page was "productsupport@hobbico.com" is that the same thing?

Thanks,

Hoops

[Rocky]

Fujimi has a Norwegian F-16A kit with the extended drag chute tail. Its a poor kit, but I stuck the tail on an Italeri F-16A, and it worked for me.