1/72 Hasegawa F-16A Fighting Falcon

[flyjoe180]

I started this in early 2022, and in the interests of completion and actually posting something, here it is. It's Hasegawa's 1/72 F-16A 'Plus'. I used the markings for an F-16 Block 15 of the 10th TFS, 50th TFW as seen during Exercise 'Gun Smoke' at AFB Nellis in October 1983.

The intake was a hassle and took a lot of sanding and filling to get a reasonable result. The exhaust nozzle interior was a smooth tube, so I added plastic card strips to give it some structure and interest. I replaced the nose pitot tube with thin brass as the original was rubbish. The missile stripes are painted. I used Humbrol enamels and varnishes with Vallejo acrylic washes.

I did not enjoy this build as much as I have others, and I think it shows in the completed model. Anyway, warts and all:

[Lee Drennen]

Very Sweet Joe

[Steven000]

Came out very nice despite the troubles you had Joe :thumb2:

[Ed Sunder]

I think you did a bang up job! Cool!

[papa 695]

Long time no see Joe, How are things? A very nice build by the way.

[boatman]

WELL Joe you say you did not enjoy the build well i think it looks fantastic wish i could model like this as ive got 2 big 1/32 aircraft kits to build when ive finished tiger but brilliant modeling
ATB
Chrisb

[spanner570]

Lovely fighter Joe.
Great result and great to see you posting again on the forum. :thumb2:

Ron

[colin m]

Nice job Joe on a very good looking aircraft - and I still haven't built on of these.

[scottie3158]

Joe,
That's a very nice result.

[flyjoe180]

Very Sweet Joe

Cheers Lee

Came out very nice despite the troubles you had Joe :thumb2:

Thanks Steven

I think you did a bang up job! Cool!

Cheers Ed, glad you like it

WELL Joe you say you did not enjoy the build well i think it looks fantastic wish i could model like this as ive got 2 big 1/32 aircraft kits to build when ive finished tiger but brilliant modeling
ATB
Chrisb

Too kind Chris, thanks. I rather thought it was a bit pants, it’s amazing how much your skill slips if you don’t build regularly

Lovely fighter Joe.
Great result and great to see you posting again on the forum. :thumb2:

Ron

Thank you Ron. Is good to be back and I have another project in the pipeline

Nice job Joe on a very good looking aircraft - and I still haven't built on of these.

Thanks Colin. I rather like the shape of the F-16, I have Tamiya and Academy kits to build in the future

Joe,
That's a very nice result.

Cheers, glad you like it

Long time no see Joe, How are things? A very nice build by the way.

Hi Ian, thank you. I’ve been busy with work and dealing with a renovation the past year. I had the misfortune of suffering exhaustion and on top of that COVID in December so I have been taking time to recharge and sort myself out. Which means some bench time. Hoping to be more productive here in coming year

[Mini Me]

Hi Joe, I'm having a little trouble here, I can't seem to find anything not to like about your latest achievement........I do not profess to be a wingy expert but I like what I'm seeing. Well done Sir! :thumb2:

[langy71]

You can't beat a 'viper', there's something timeless about the whole look of them..

an excellent looking build.. :thumb2:

[flyjoe180]

Hi Joe, I'm having a little trouble here, I can't seem to find anything not to like about your latest achievement........I do not profess to be a wingy expert but I like what I'm seeing. Well done Sir! :thumb2:

Thank you very kindly Rick, I'm glad you like it

You can't beat a 'viper', there's something timeless about the whole look of them..

an excellent looking build.. :thumb2:

Thence Chris. I agree, it's a great looking fighter

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent job on this one. Very clean and crisp. Looks much larger than 1/72, which is a testament to your skills.

[flyjoe180]

Excellent job on this one. Very clean and crisp. Looks much larger than 1/72, which is a testament to your skills.

Thanks Tim, glad you like it