Can you please help an F-16 illiterate out?

[Henry 1951]

I have a SuperScale decal in 1/32 and was wonder which kit to use for the F-16C ADF and an F-16C-42 Night Falcon.  Thanks.

[LSP_Ray]

Best 'C' out there is Tamiya kit. You will need some good ref's or help from some of those here who are more familiar for specific details on what needs to be changed, buy again, I would start with the Tamiya kit.

[Delayar]

Hi

The ADF is externally more closely related to an A than to a C, the major difference being the tailbase. This would be a major conversion, as the modern kits all are F-16C. The Hasegawa kits are rather old, but there is an A model, which is based on the FSD aircraft AFAIK.

 

For the F-16C Block 42, you need a NSI (small mouth) intake and a P&W engine, and a WAR HUD

With the Academy kit, you can build a Block 42 OOB (Intake, Engine, WAR HUD).

The Tamiya kit is superior regarding the shape and details, but depicts a block 50, with the big mouth intake and a GE Engine. But there is a set from GT Resin (http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=55139) to build a NSI/P&W aircraft.

A WAR HUD can be scratch built.

Also, a block 42 has some stiffener plates applied to the fuselage, which would have to be added to both kits if you want an accurate representation of a Block 42

 

Markus

[Cat_baloo]

Have you seen Zone Five's FAQ threads?

 

http://www.zone-five.net/forumdisplay.php?f=8

 

Might be something of help in there.

 

Regards

[Marko]

For the ADF you can start from any 1/32 f-16 Kit, its just matter how much elbow grease youre willing to put in. And of course there are possible simplifications. If you can live with the cockpit of a C in the ADF by all means take the academy or even better Tamiya kit. (And try to avoid Hasegawa kit)

 

That being said, ADFs are modernized early F-16 for the possibility of carrying Sparrows (missiles, not birds)

And for demand of National guard IFF was added (bird slicers) on top of nose and same thing on the bottom of intake - ihave no idea why - had they had separate for both hemispheres of AC coverage - visible field? Aditionally spotlight on the port side of nose was added. Again for identification purposes.

 

Most simple mod would be: Tamiya F-16C Thunderbirds kit, ADF conversion from PWMP (tail base and bird slicers) + decals. If you can live with a C cockpit in ADF, you can call it job done, if not you can purchase Black box F-16A cockpit, but then again that will call for some additional elbow grease.

 

Optionally as previously mentioned, you can take the block 50 kit as well, but you will need beside other above mentioned stuff NSI intake+PW nozzle made by GT resin.

 

Or take the academy C kit, but PWMP conversion was tailored to the notch of Tamiya tailfin base (bit modding required).

 

careful for the panel lines around Tail as well - as it was mentioned in my thread about belgian f-16 by others. Other minor modifications might also be required but nothing as visible as obvious ones mentioned above - note to rivet counters

 

For the block 42 answer is already stated

Marko

Edited January 14, 2016 by Marko