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24482263426_70c89d3a03_b.jpgGeneral-Dynamics-F-16Cfiringharm_flat_upload by Jesse Flauta, on Flickr

Hi all, this is my first time posting in ARC forums since 12 years ago. Back then I had built a 1/48 Hasegawa F-16CJ when I was 17. I will always remember it as my favorite build. The lineart is mostly output from a sketchup model in wireframe mode, which was then "skinned" and rendered entirely in photoshop.

I recently returned to scale modeling starting around May 2012, and on my shelf is a 85% completed 1/48 Monogram A-10, a 20% done 1/48 Monogram F-105D, and a completed 1/35 Academy Panzer IV tank. I recently purchased a 1/48 Hasegawa F-22 that is still in the shrink wrap, as I promised myself to open only after completing the other 2.

I'm a fan of modern US fighter jets, motorcycling, and anime. I'm on instagram and deviantart.

Thanks for looking!

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That's badass! Do you think you'd be open to prints? If you put together a nice collection of these, you could make a book.

Forgot to mention: I like the 'fictional' part of this piece. I don't believe the F-16 has fired the Sparrow from those pylons, and I'm not sure if they have ever fired them with that weapons config. BUT I like this because it reminds me of some sort of 1980s cartoon.

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Thanks exhausted! Having poured over F-16 reference in the past, I realize this isn't accurate at all. I was toying around with models you can download off of 3dwarehouse and came across this one, so I did this as a quick stylistic experiment. I don't do 3D computer modeling but if I did, I'd add the ECM, targeting pods, and RWR beer cans. Also they'd probably never fire a missile that close to the ground, but I like the dramatic point of view that would never be captured in a real photograph.

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There is a special pylon for the #3/7 station for Sparrows. I guess it is called the 501 pylon. So the missile in the artwork is fired from the correct station. I have never seen pictures with Sparrows on another station. Let's call the rest artistic licence.

Anyway, a very nice image!

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