Dennis O Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 As the title says. Is there any F-16MLU kits or conversion kits in 1/48 scale I was thinking, making a moder Viper. either Danish or Norwegian. Dennis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenshb Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Kinetic do an F-16AM kit that has parts for both Danish and Norwegian aircraft. https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/K48002?result-token=EJv9z Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Kinetic has one or more MLU boxings. Hasegawa did a MLU kit but may have only been decals. I’m far away from my stash at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyK Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 KASL have MLU tails for various manufacturers' F-16's, incl. Tamiya. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Off the top of my head, visible MLU mods include bird slicer antenna farm in front of canopy, landing lights moved from the main gear door to the nose gear door, and a “C” style main instrument panel with (color) MFD displays. If the jet didn’t already have them, 5L & 5R hardpoints were added to the sides of the inlet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 17 hours ago, JeffreyK said: KASL have MLU tails for various manufacturers' F-16's, incl. Tamiya. Yes, but these don't have the RWR on the parachute housing which RNoAF Vipers has. But can be used as a basis and scratchbuild the rest. Check out www.F-16.net where you will be able to find just about anything on the F-16A/B MLU upgrade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delayar Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 (edited) On 6/30/2020 at 2:07 AM, JeffreyK said: KASL have MLU tails for various manufacturers' F-16's, incl. Tamiya. 13 hours ago, Niels said: Yes, but these don't have the RWR on the parachute housing which RNoAF Vipers has. But can be used as a basis and scratchbuild the rest. Also, the tip of the tail is not correct for a MLU or A version, but this can be corrected with alittle bit of sanding. However, the part for the spine fits perfectly to the Tamiya kit. Cheers, Markus Edited July 1, 2020 by delayar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 On 6/29/2020 at 9:10 PM, habu2 said: Kinetic has one or more MLU boxings. Hasegawa did a MLU kit but may have only been decals. I’m far away from my stash at the moment. Indeed, it's nowhere close to a MLU Here is a build of both so called HAsegawa MLU and the Kinetic one - both belgian airforce https://reddogsmodels.wordpress.com/2017/02/17/kinetic-vs-hasegawa-vs-tamiya-f-16-148/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 6 hours ago, delayar said: Also, the tip of the tail is not correct for a MLU or A version, but this can be corrected with alittle bit of sanding. However, the part for the spine fits perfectly to the Tamiya kit. Cheers, Markus That's because it is based on the Taiwan Vipers, and they have the RWR as per the F-16C atop of the tail and not on the parachute housing like RNoAF has. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dennis O Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Thank you very much for all the answers. Helped me a lot. I knew the F-16.net, but had actually forgot it. Very informative. I think I will try KASL resin. It looks nice and I have build a few Tamiya and Hasegawa, so I now these kits. So one more question: What would be the best starter kit to convert, (if I want to use Hasegawa / Tamiya.) Blok wise. Thanks again. Dennis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenshb Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 The Tamiya Block 25/32 kit is the best kit to start with. Red Dog proves that the Hasegawa kit can still build into a fine model, but Tamiya is simply better. Jens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Remember that all MLU jets were A/B models, and the Tamiya kit is a C model. The Tammy can be converted if you know what to change. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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