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Rafi Ben-Shahar
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Hasegawa 1/48 F-16A IDF "Netz"

June 30, 2023 · in Aviation · · 30 · 570

The venerable F-16A kit is an excellent platform to depict IDF's Netz (Hawk.) All you need to do is to add an appropriate decal sheet (Isradecal in this case) and a resin ACES II ejection seat. The visible cockpit area craves for a detailed seat instead of the basic Hasegawa seat.

I present here two models depicting aircraft that were among the first in the IDF service.

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30 responses

  1. Well done, Rafi!

  2. How do you keep producing such great models Rafi 😊

  3. Old stuff and lots of patience.

  4. Wonderful builds, Rafi! IDF's camo is really attractive and you have replicated it beautifully!

  5. Really nice work, Rafi...weathering and paint work are excellent. ACES II ejection seat looks very detailed! Well done.

  6. @blackmopane - Fantastic build Rafi! The paint, decal work, weathering all look really great.

  7. Thank you Brian!

  8. Lovely piece of work.

  9. Beautiful builds, that scheme is fanstastic. I love those colors and you made them look even better! Nice work.

  10. Thank you Walt! This is the advantage of close to the source 😉

  11. Always considere IAF Falcons one of its the best camouflages. Great work Rafi!

  12. Thank you Pedro!

  13. This is a beautiful Falcon, Rafi @blackmopane
    An amazin camouflage scheme which suites the F16 very well.
    Well done.

  14. Cool looking F-16s, this scheme suits them very well.

  15. Thank you George

  16. Nice work on these, Rafi. I agree about the Hasegawa kits, though not the newest, they’re still great models.

  17. Thank you kindly John

  18. great job! bravo!

  19. Thank you Federico!

  20. Two beautiful models! Love the IDF schemes. Well done.

  21. This is so good! Really phenomenal work.

  22. Thank you Jonathan

  23. Late to the party but great looking Netz! I've got Netz 107 on my radar but cant seem to find a F16A kit here in Australia for a good price.

  24. Thank you Neil.
    Hasegawa's 16A is good enough although it requires IDF decals.

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