Subject: Re: Hasagawa F-16d
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Jake Melampy" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:36:53 -0800

Hi Jake,

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

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From: "Jake Melampy" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:32 PM
Subject: Hasagawa F-16d

1/32 Hasagawa F-16C converted into an F-16D

by Jake Melampy
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This is a project I began about two years ago.  I have always liked the
outlines of the twin-seat F-16B/D, and I wanted one in my collection.  Since
there were no kits of the two-seat F-16 in 1/32, I decided that I'd have to
build my own.  This is the Hasagawa F-16A/C kit, converted using my own
scratch-built parts.

The first step was measuring the model to try to figure out where I needed
to remove parts of the fuselage.  Luckily, most of the cutting was done on
existing panel lines.  A large chunk of fuselage was then removed to make
room for the rear cockpit.  Once that was complete, my attention turned to
the panel lines, which were removed and rescribed.  Not totally necessary,
but I think it helps the looks of the finished model.  The vertical stab
also had to be modified slightly.  F-16Ds do not have the scoops on the base
of the vertical stab or the scoop on the leading edge.  These were removed.
With the fuselage complete, I then moved on to the front cockpit.

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FRONT COCKPIT

The front is basically a Black Box cockpit for the F-16C.  Since the D is a
combat-ready aircraft, the C and D both have identical front cockpits.  The
only parts that aren't Black Box is the front instrument panel and
instrument panel shroud.  Black Box missed the mark badly on these two
parts.  They were scratch-built and cast for all of my future F-16s.

REAR COCKPIT

The rear cockpit is mostly scratch-built using the kit's cockpit as a basis.
The side panels were constructed using very thin plasticard.  Switches and
knobs were added where necessary.  The instrument panel was also constructed
from sheet plastic and the MFDs were swiped from a spare F-15E.  The rear
instrument panel shroud was constructed from thick sheet plastic and sanded
to shape to round the edges.  The area between the two seats was built up
and detail was added on the rear bulkhead to finish up.

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AIRFRAME

The jet was originally going to be a block 30 from the 178FW.  The jet had
been painted and the Ohio ANG markings had been hand-painted.  Somewhere
along the line, I changed my mind and decided to do a block 42 from the
138FW, with the very attractive Indian Head tailmarkings.  I now had to
apply the skin strengtheners found on Block 40 and 42 jets.  Scratch-built
AIM-120 launch rails, ECS vent, ECM "beer cans", and static dischargers for
the radome were also built at this time.

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Photos and text © 2003 by Jake Melampy