lockheed2004 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 This is the 1/32 Tamiya F-16C Block 25 of the Indiana ANG, as flown at Balad Air Base circa 2008. I used the CJ kit as a starting point and backdated to represent a Block 25. The light weight landing gear and doors came from the Thunderbirds kit. MRP paint used throughout. Testors dull coat to finish everything. Aftermarket items include: KASL small mouth intake KASL P&W exhaust Speedhunter Graphics Decals Flying Leathernecks scab plates Master Models turned metal pitot tube Quinta 3D cockpit decals (worth every penny) Aires Block 25 wheels Kopecky Scale Models intake/exhaust plugs Eduard Litening Pod Eduard GBU-12 and GBU-38 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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ORANGF15Guy Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Great looking Viper! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DONG Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Nice job Brian . Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Nice work! Thanks for using my decals! Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LaunchRanger Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Beautifully done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Very well done. You'll want to remove the yellow stripe on the GBU seeker head however. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 WOW what a beauty! Fantastic build... gratz 🙂 -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichB63 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Clean and precise work all the way through. I love it! Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Beauty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f5guy Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Very nice! I just finished up a 72nd Hasegawa kit in this units earlier "Marksmen" markings a week ago. It's always nice to see a Guard Viper! Well done! Fred K. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew83128 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 This is an awesome build. My only to critiques would be if the gear is down and it's on the ground the Leading Edge Flaps should be at 2 degrees nose up, usually about 2 inches above the centerline. I'm guessing you'd have to cut them off and reattach them, though so I understand. My other is your IFR door is way to clean. The boom scathes the hell out of those things. Still, great work and an amazing build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weirich1 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Now you can build another with a General Electric engine and large intake since they are converting to Block 40. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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