1/48 Kinetic F-16A 30th Anniversary

Gallery Article by RSK48, Rafael on Nov 29 2019

 

      

F-16A 30th Anniversary, Venezuelan

In 2013 Venezuelan F-16 completed 30 Years of operation in the FAV (Venezuelan Air Force), and for its commemoration, the 30th Anniversary insignia of the Dragons Fighter Group was placed on the rudder of F-16A serial No.1041. 

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The base model used to build the F-16 A, No.1041, is the F-16DJ / DG of the USAF, from Kinetic, scale 1/48, which I transformed to F-16A, using some parts (pilot cockpit and the vertical stabilizer) of the F-16 A/B of Kinetic.

Also, I used "after market" parts: the wheels are from Eduard, the nozzle is from a F-16B Hasegawa. Many pieces were made at home (scratch build), such as the antenna of the nose, lights, internal parts in the wheel bays and others. The armament: MK-82 bombs are from the Hasegawa armament set, the Python 4 are from Paragon resin. Most all decals were made at home, including the 30th Anniversary insignia presented in the rudder. The paints used are acrylics from Model Master (Testor).

RSK48, Rafael

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