Θέμα: 1/48 Hasegawa/CMK/Aires F-16D Blk 52+ 340 "Fox" Mira

[Hellas Thunder]

Finished at last Very Happy

Hasegawa    = F-16D
CMK            = F-16D Blk 52 European conversion
Aires           = Cockpit, Wheel Bays, Exhaust, Radar Antenna
Isracast       = 600 Gallon Drop tanks
Steel Beach = Intake cover
Hasegawa    = LANTRIN pods, GBU24's , AIM120's
Revell          = IRIS-T's

Decals

Mixture from CMK, Icarus and Zotz and Scale Motorsport(Carbon Fibre for exhaust)


Hope it meets with Hellas approval

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Thanks for the help to the members on here that provided assistance in references and pictures. salut


Best Wishes

Scott

[felix]

Wonderfull paint job Scott. 
The weapons configuration that you chose is great. GBU-24, 600 gallons tanks and no CFTs looks very nice on the ''missionised'' F-16. 
What's next now?

[trelas3]

great job  fantastic
only a minor mistake the lights on the sides of the air intake they has wrong shape

[Θάνος_79]

Well done Scott.

I like it very much 

 

[ID]

SUPER

[DIO]

Εντυπωσιακό διόραμα. Αγριεμένος οπλισμός και με νόημα     

[igp]

Excellent... I believe one of the best 16's in this forum!!!! 

[gtdeath13]

A superb model

Why did you chose this weapons loadout?

And why did you chose to build a Hellenic F-16?

[Harris Charalambous]

Very nice model - well done 

[jim-eta]

Fantastic model.
 
 

[Δόξας Ιωάννης]

Very nice weathering job on the Ghost camo
Excellent job my friend 
 

[kido]

Great work!!!!! Well done 

[Hellas Thunder]

A superb model:: icon_thumright:::: icon_thumright:::: eusa_clap::

Why did you chose this weapons loadout?

And why did you chose to build a Hellenic F-16?

Thank you all very much for the kind comments.

The Intake formation lights were rushed at the last minute but are easily fixed, thanks for pointing it out.

I chose the weapons loadout just from reading references regarding the Blk 52 and from information supplied by some of the members on here. I was initially going to put on JDAM's but was corrected in the fact that the 52+ a/c aren't capable of carrying them. As this build was converted from a standard Hasegawa F-16D kit and not from the Hellenic boxing. I decided to go with the 600 Gal tanks and no CFT's to be slightly different from the norm.

The reason I chose a Hellenic F-16....... well you just have to look at them and your question is answered, the best looking Vipers on the go.  I'm also currently going through a Hellenic craze with a A-7E and RF-4E recently completed,  with a T-2 Buckeye next then a F-4E, F-5 and Mirage 2000 after that. Something about the Hellenic a/c that make them stand out from the normal boring Grey of present military a/c.

Scott

[ARMED AND READY]

realy great job scott. you are right the hellenic a/c have something deferent from the others arround.....there are ALL a lot of dirty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!from the daily use.....so please your next model more DIRTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (joke.....) great job and honor when foreinger modelers make HELLENIC A/C

[Γιώργος Ροΐδης]

Excellent job Scott  One of the best ''falcons'' of our site  Congratulations my friend 

[ALEX_SSGTi]

Very nice work!!!

[Hellas Thunder]

Some more pics












Scott

[B737Mech]

Hello Scott,

Beautiful and realistic model you made! Congratulations.

I was surprised to see that even this kit http://www.kalfakis.gr/aSCALEMODELS/1START_page_SCALE.htm, has wrong cockpit features.
For example the front panel is from the A variant and there is no HUD repeater for the rear pilot!

At your first post you wrote that you used the Aires cockpit. Was it this one http://www.hobbykit-import.com/product_info.php/cPath/63_67/products_id/4450/language/en?

Did it give you any trouble fitting it to the Hasegawa kit?

Cheers,
B737Mech

[mixalis]

 

[Hellas Thunder]

Thanks for all the kind words

B737Mech, yes that is the Aires Cockpit set I used 4291, absolutely no problems in the fitment a straight drop in, although I also used the CMK Blk 52+ conversion which required a bit of surgery to the front area.

[s-mat]

Excellent work Scott

Congratulations