1/48 Italeri F-16

Gallery Article by Arthur Filippis on Oct 17 2011

 

This is my 1/48 USAF F-16 that I built for a mate's birthday present.

I took a bit of artistic licence with this one, using some of the decals from all of four possible options on the sheet, as well as some from the kit sheet. In theory it is something along the lines of an F-16C s/n 89-001 from 31st Flight Wing based at Aviano Airbase in Italy.

 

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I used a decal set from ebay, and Hasegawa smart bombs set to jazz it up a bit. I left the fuel tanks loose because it looks better from some angles with the tanks, and better from others without.

I scribed then pre-shaded panel lines, then used enamel wash later. Overall I am pretty pleased with how it turned out.

Cheers!

Arthur Filippis

      

Photos and text © by Arthur Filippis