1/48 Italeri F-16C

S.Dakota ANG - LOBOS

by Gidi Vitkon

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Some time you see a decal and you must use it – you just have to!

This project started with Experts Choice decal no 4835 and one Italeri F-16 That was lying around for few years on the shelf.

I started by detailing the cockpit adding true details aces II seat, converted the main panel for C model, added  oxygen and G hoses, new HUD and detail to the aft of the cockpit.

 

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I detailed the landing gear bays using the excellent DACO book as reference, replacing the kit main wheels with the ones from a hasegawa kit.  Next I added the AN/ALR-69 'beer cans' and Scab Plates only near the base of the tail island.

Reposition the aft wings and added anti static rods made out of thin electrical wires.

 

 

The external fuel tanks have a wrong shape, they were reshaped and new fins were added.  The right inner pylon was converted to PIDS pylon but with no AN/ALE-50 to the left side.

All the missile launchers were form a hasegawa kit.

The GBU-12s - one on each wing along with AMRAAMs and AIM-9s are hasegawa.

The AN/ALQ 184 long ECM pod was converted from a monogram pod.

The AN/AAQ 28 LITENING pod is isracast's newest edition. 

 

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Tinting the canopy was made with future and food colors.

I used the Experts Choice decals but the tail art colors looked too bright so I used the wolf from fox one decal no 017.

Weathering was done the traditional way – oil and pastels.

 

Hope you like the model

 

Thanks for all the people at f16.net forums for there help and info.

Gidi

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Photos and text © by Gidi Vitkon