1/48 USAF F-16C - Tamiya

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Photograpy:
Nikon D7500; Focus Stacking using Helicon Focus; Editing using LightRoom

Kit:
Tamiya No. 101

Paint:
Topside - Tamiya AS-27 Gunship Grey (decanted and airbrushed)
Bottom - Tamiya AS-28 Medium Grey (decanted and airbrushed)
Missiles and external Tanks - Tamiya AS-26 Light Ghost Grey (decanted and airbrushed)
Cockpit - AK RC289 RAF Medium Sea Grey
Nose cone - AK R057 Dark Grey

This is one of the best kits I’ve ever built. It goes together without any problems. The trickiest part of building any F-16 is painting around the air intake. This is a challenge due to the sandpaper effect caused by air vorticies where many complex shapes converge. Luckily, the intake is separate assembly in this kit which I did not attach until after painting. The fit of this assembly is so perfect, it barely needs any glue and the result is seamless.

Thanks for looking,

Richard

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