F-16 ADF Fighthing Falcon by Revell

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I’m making this kit and I’ve found some extra pieces. These pieces are not mentioned in the instructions. 5 of them make up a set of exhaust fins but when when I try to fit them on the exhaust there are gaps between them.

I would like to know what they are for if anyone has an idea, or what do they look like on a real F-16, that is how they are positioned or is it okay to have those gaps and is there something else that goes along with them.

Thanks

Farhan

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Hey farhan,
They way you are explaining the exhaust(the extra pieces) on the 16, it sounds like they belong to the General Electric engine.
They appear to have a buldged look to them and are a little bit stubby looking too.
The Pratt & Whitney burner can has more of a straight on look to them with a longer appearance. Ya know slender.
I know I have a few pix of the engines so I’ll post them tomorrow at some point.
Flaps up, Mike

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Thanks, I’ll search for a few photos myself. I’d like to use them rather than the single flat cone exhaust, (the Pratt & Whitney)

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If its Revell’s 1/48 scale kit from a few years back with North Dakota Air Guard decals in it that you’re talking about, you have to know that kit is actually quite old as F-16 kits go.

I built it a few years back and most of the parts are unchanged from when I built it as an “F-16A” in the early-mid 80’s.

The tail pipe details you mentioned, along with current weapons, chicken slicer antennas and a new ejection seat are the additions made for the reissued new variant.

By the way, you’ll also find new tail pipe options in the most recent reissue of Monogram’s 1/48 F-14 Tomcat to make it look like a D variant. There are, as in your F-16 kit, no instructions as how to put them together and get them on the plane.

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Yes, this kit is quite old, it was manufactured in 1994.
I have a new problem! I’m trying to make the North Dakota Air National Guard version but from all the photos I’ve seen on the internet there are quite a few colour schemes involving the three greys.
For example, some have a medium grey nose and tail and light grey for the area just under the canopy.
Another photo shows just a medium grey nose and light grey for the portion under the canopy and the tail.
The instruction sheet indicates that the front is just medium grey with light grey for the underneath only. I have only found one photo of this version but it seems pretty old.
Which one is it? Do they change the colour scheme every few years?
Also some canopies have this black outline on the frame, some have it for the front half, some for the front half and rear half and some none at all.

Thanks
Farhan

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Hey Farhan,
As you could tell each a/c varied w/ their paint jobs. It all depended on where they were painted(maintenance depo), by who and how the paint shop interpreted it. Also it depended on the maintenance of the bird at the squadron level as well as the actual weathering. This could just be the tip of the iceberg for the different ways the Falcons were painted.
The last site you will be able to see a few variations of the NDANG 16s schemes. Hope this helps out a little. I’ll see what else I can find.
Flaps up. Mike

http://www.happyhooligans.com/hooligangraphics.htm

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Thanks again

I’ve been to quite a few websites yesterday and got tonnes of pictures. The colour scheme in the instruction are the same as the aircraft in the top photo so I’ll just stick to it.

Farhan

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Hey thinstix;
when I worked the Yard Darts, the colors where Gunship Grey, Lt Ghost Grey, Neutral Grey, and the nose was painted Aggressor Grey not Dk Ghost Grey, I was in a delemia when I was modeling a Colorada Air Guard plane for a customer and the Greys for the nose the kit said to use never was close to the nose color of the planes so I took some paint to work and touched the areas with different colors and found out the best match was Aggressor Grey from Testor MM ( Model Masters )

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Was there ever a time when the F-16s didn’t have a different colour for the nose?

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well if you’re intrested, the A & B models had different color noses ( Black ) but they where the Blocks 2’s & 5’s but where changed to the Grey back in 1983 during a major modification program called Falcon Ralley & Falcon Sweep at Nellis AFB & Hill AFB

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Thanks,

I have yet another question. Does the F-16 canopy have a metal frame on the outside only or does the frame support the canopy from the inside as well. I’d like to know this because this is the first jet that I’m making and I’d like to know if I have to paint the frame both outside and inside.

This questions is more general about jets. I’ve noticed from photos that unlike WWII aircraft, most modern jet fighters are relatively clean, they don’t have that much of grime or dirt or oil spills or exhaust fumes. So how much weathering is applied to a jet? How would you be able to tell if a jet has been used for some years compared to one that’s brand new off th assembly line?

Thanks for all the information,

Farhan

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hey thinstix;
Sorry for the long wait was off line for the Holidays, as for your question the F-16’s canopies they are bubbled and the frame is at the back of the blister and the rails are painted neutral & gunship greys on the outside and flat black on the inside, the blocks 20 & higher are tinted with a goldish/grey tint ( gold inlay to help absorb radar waves and help with it’s slightly stealthly ways) but the F-16A’s & B’s have a clear canopy until the late 1980’s early 1990’s then the whole fleet went to the tinted canopies

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Thanks,

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Farhan

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And same with you and your Family,
and hope Santa brought all the TOYS you wanted

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i am building a 1/72 f-16 and I am looking for decals from the 74th fighter squadron does anybody know where I can find any.

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Thinstix, I’m about half way through the build of this kit. How did it come out? What colors did you end up using? Did you get any pictures of the finished product?

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Here are two photos of the aircraft, one is with a gloss coat and another without one.
There is no landing gear or any missiles. The reason being a long time ago my brother tried making this kit but he snapped the wheels and superglued the missiles in a really bad way so I had to leave them out ( Any suggestions would be appreciated )
I know it’s been a long time since I started this kit but this year has been a small nightmare at the university and I didn’t get much time to spend on the kit.

thinstix

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oops! I forgot to add the images…

Here they are,

I made the nose a little darker to stand out but it’s not too noticeable in the photo.

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Hey Thinstix,
the pix didn’t post, but could you retry again, I got my curiosity up now

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I reposted them, I hope you can see them now.