Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 This is the Tamiya 1/72 F-16CJ. It is based on Col. Dan Hampton's exploits in the second Gulf War (he was in both) as featured in his book "Viper Pilot". The "Gamblers" were apparently one of the few Weasel squadrons which didn't rely just on HARMS, but were intent on killing sites with cluster bombs as well. These were his favorite weapon, featured in many photos in his book. They are Hasegawa CBU-87's with the rear fins slightly redone to make the units CBU-103's. Decals cobbled together from a variety of sources, especially Authentic Decals for the "Gamblers" markings. While there are many photos of "044" online, one of this aircraft with Hampton shows it painted differently than in other photos on the LEX of the tail. In fact, the "Gamblers" had a different variation on the dark gray pattern than on other F-16's, much to my surprise after I thought I'd finished painting it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Nice build And a great book! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew83128 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) Nice build! That jet probably sat broke with the rest of the Gambler's while Misawa was down the tarmac taking care of business 😜. Edited June 7, 2017 by Matthew83128 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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