jonbryon Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) Hello all, My eighth completion of the year is the venerable Hasegawa 1/48 F-16A. I believe this tooling originates from 1983, which makes it kind of sad that IMO this is still the best kit of the F-16A available in 2020! Aftermarket is limited to a Quickboost seat and Eduard main wheels. The nose pitot is scratchbuilt. Paint is MRP and Hataka lacquer and the flat finish is Mr Color GX113 thinned with Mr Rapid Thinner, which has resulted in a grittier finish than when I use Mr Leveling Thinner. The decals are from the Kinetic F-16A/B kit and are not quite accurate in detail. Thanks for looking and a more thorough build review is at https://jonbryon.com/hasegawa-1-48-lockheed-general-dynamics-f-16a-fighting-falcon/. Comments welcome. Jon Edited November 1, 2020 by jonbryon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 very nicely done! Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichB63 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) Great looking jet! And I always enjoy reading about the projects on your website. Edited October 31, 2020 by RichB63 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 17 hours ago, Geoff M said: very nicely done! Geoff M Thanks! 16 hours ago, RichB63 said: Great looking jet! And I always enjoy reading about the projects on your website. Thanks for the feedback. I've just discovered I can improve my website by moving to Wordpress.org. I shall be attempting this in the next week or so, which should improve the image quality. Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Wonderful job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juanchopancho Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Really nice, love that paint job and colors! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night Owl Models Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I love this scheme can you let me know what colors and paint you used? Thanks Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 17 minutes ago, Night Owl Models said: I love this scheme can you let me know what colors and paint you used? Thanks Dave The FS30279 and 30140 are MRP. The FS30219 is Hataka (orange top lacquer). HTH Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 One of my favorites and as you know has motivated me to do the two seat version. I went to your website and read your article. I would like to respectfully disagree with you about your freehand finish. Had you used masks I think the model would have looked toy like. I have worked around theses planes and your paint job is spot on and very realistic for a newly painted aircraft. I looked a lot at the pics I shared on SMCG with you and then at your model. I think it is about perfect for a clean unfaded build. Brandon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Bravosierra001 said: One of my favorites and as you know has motivated me to do the two seat version. I went to your website and read your article. I would like to respectfully disagree with you about your freehand finish. Had you used masks I think the model would have looked toy like. I have worked around theses planes and your paint job is spot on and very realistic for a newly painted aircraft. I looked a lot at the pics I shared on SMCG with you and then at your model. I think it is about perfect for a clean unfaded build. Brandon Thanks Brandon. I hope you have fun with the two-seater! Cheers Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Awesome work! Really like the subtle distressing of the camouflage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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