gb_madcat_sl Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 (edited) Back in the 1980s and as part of its modernisation efforts, the Republic of Singapore Air Force chose the General Dynamics F-16 to replace its fleet of aging Hawker Hunters. Under the Peace Carvin I FMS program, the United States sold a total of 8 F-16s (4 As and 4 Bs) to the RSAF. These aircraft were received by the RSAF and were initially based at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona where the Air Force sent a detachment of pilots and ground crew to train under the USAF. On 9 January 1990, these 8 Vipers arrived in Singapore and were inducted into 140 Squadron "Osprey". This is the Hasegawa F-16A kit built with HobbyDecal turned metal pitot and AoA probes. Decals came from Siam Scale but were not too good so I had to use some of the decals from the kit. The scheme here represents one of the jets as they arrived in Singapore with the old-style "yin-yang" roundel. This was quickly replaced with the modern "lion-head" roundel. Mark Edited December 31, 2021 by gb_madcat_sl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Pics aren’t showing for me… Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 2 hours ago, habu2 said: Pics aren’t showing for me… Fixed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Nice painting and weathering. The AIM-9's really catch an eye. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Neat! Old skool Viper from a rarely-modeled operator - win-win! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 Thanks for the kind words everyone! Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Very nice! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 Thanks for the positive feedback! Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Good looking Viper! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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