1/48 Tamiya F-16C 330Sq H.A.F.

Gallery Article by Nikos Zorotheos on Apr 15 2010

 

This is the Tamiya kit of the F-16C/N at 1/48, slightly modified to represent a H.A.F. (Hellenic Air force) F-16C Block 30 of the 330 Sq callsign 'Keravnos' (Thunder). This model is dedicated to the personell of this squadron which is using this type for more than 20 years in the Air Defence role.

I wanted to represent a fully armed aircraft, so I chose to load it with 6 missiles (4 AIM-120 Amraam + 2 AIM-9L Sidewinder) and 2 heavily weathered fuel tanks.

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The modifications I made were:

  • The extended tail (containing the parachute). I used the part from Kinetic (or you can use the Wolfpack Designs item). 

  • The search light on the right side below the cockpit.

I used Xtracolor colors and Icarus productions decals.

My next project will be the F-16C Block 52+ of the 343 Sq which took place in the 'Red Flag 09-1 armed with IRIS-T , AGM-88 missiles and 600gal tanks

Nikos Zorotheos

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Photos and text © by Nikos Zorotheos