Tamiya 32nd F-16

[JimD]

This is Tamiyas Falcon kit in the one true scale and unlike the Phantom this kit is superlative. The one complaint I had with it were the ungodly number of ejector pin marks in the main gear bay. This was made more frustrating as I tried to get around it using the CMK resin replacement. It was unworkably undersized so I ordered the Aires bay...same. 

This was finished in Gen 5 Have Glass using MRPs have glass system which consists of the grey and the sparkly overcoat in a clear flat. Aftermarket includes Quickboost seat (which sadly is undersized), Aires exhaust, quickboost wheels, Master pitots, DEF Model FOD and Speedhunter decals. This is a  bronze medal winner...to my surprise honestly. I thought it was meh when I was first done

[jeaton01]

Looks very nice, I'm not surprised it earned a medal. There is probably 10 years between when Tamiya did the F-4 and the F-16 in 1/32. Lots of progress in that time period.

[406 Silverado]

Aug 22, 2023 15:53:32 GMT -5 JimD said:

This is Tamiyas Falcon kit in the one true scale and unlike the Phantom this kit is superlative. The one complaint I had with it were the ungodly number of ejector pin marks in the main gear bay. This was made more frustrating as I tried to get around it using the CMK resin replacement. It was unworkably undersized so I ordered the Aires bay...same. 

This was finished in Gen 5 Have Glass using MRPs have glass system which consists of the grey and the sparkly overcoat in a clear flat. Aftermarket includes Quickboost seat (which sadly is undersized), Aires exhaust, quickboost wheels, Master pitots, DEF Model FOD and Speedhunter decals. This is a  bronze medal winner...to my surprise honestly. I thought it was meh when I was first done

Meh??!! You gave that a frickin' "Meh"?? I've been working on my aircraft building skills for YEARS now and don't think I'm anywhere close to this kind of a turnout Jim. I'm still learning but I hope that I can one day build to a standard like this. Thanks for sharing this with us ol' buddy.

[mrversatile]

Love it! The 1/48 scale kit is a gem as well. I really like the preshaded weathering

[TJ]

Excellent in every way

[handiabled]

Looks worthy of placing in any show IMO. I love the finish on this

[Medicman71]

Very nice! It looks great in the Have Glass V paint.