Redboost Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Hi fellow modellers, that's my take on the IAF Sufa built from Hasegawa kit. As the base kit is rather ascetic as far as the underwing stores go, I went for Skunkmodels Workshop IAF Weapons set which sourced out the Pythons 4 and Delillah 2. The Litening II and Lantirn pods came from Hasegawa weapon set no.12, while the AIM-120's and fuel tanks are from the kit. The kit was further enhanced with Aires inlet ducting, wheel bays, the exhaust pipe and Eduard Zoom etched. All in all not a cheap affair, but I enjoyed the build as the kit went together without problems. It was painted with Gunze acrylics as per instructions except light green which is applicable for older IAF types like F-4 or Vautour. The actual shade should be more pale, so I went for slightly darkened H74 Sky instead. The plane depicts one of the "The Negev" squadron machines. Be warned tough, being not a hopeless IAF nut I may have missed some features, so please excuse my ignorance:-) Cheers Libor 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlo Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Amazingggg !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhizhou Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Wow, what a phabulous Sufa. Absolutely stunning build. cheers, Zhizhou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Wow, that is simply stunning! Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 All the add-on's makes the nimble F-16 a meanlooking machine and with the IDF camouflage, you have a winning combination! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 That looks great Libor. I've long thought this is a magic scheme & your tips for the colours & armament will be a big help for when I give mine a go. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128fiddler Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Very cool build! the colours are coming out very realistic and the whole model is nicely in proportion (if that makes any sence ) Only a really really small nitpick is that you put a lantirn pod instead of a litening underneath it. You can see the side cooling intake is going diagonal, instead of vertical which it should be (for a litening) Superb build where I only can dream of... Greetings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NontasB Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Excellent model!!! Very realistic!! Regards, Nontas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 One of the best-looking F-16s I have seen here. Hard to believe that it is 1/72. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redboost Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Thanks everyone for comments! 128fiddler: that's correct. the shape of the cooling intake should be vertical, but the Litening is placed on correct place (right side). Hasegawa set seems to be either incorrect or it is a different version of the pod. Cheers, Libor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 A truly outstanding example of modelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Rhodes Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Yet another stunning and fabulous build Libor! Just before the Hasegawa kit arrived, I bought all the bits from Isracast and Aires to convert a Revell F-16B into a Sufa, must have spent close to £100... Even without stores, the Hasegawa F-16I is cheaper and I bet is a better build Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Hi Libor This is another stunning kit you made. Change of era but as good as usually. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Stunning, love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Hi Libor, This Steroid-16 looks amazing. Clean, nicely done subtle weathering and a well executed build. Love it. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redboost Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 Thanks chaps once again for kind comments! Darren: just give it a go, at least you'll have the most expensive Sufa in the world:-) Cheers Libor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! On the first look i tough this was in 1:48.....amazing levels of details, perfect painting and very moderate weathering. Very well executed Regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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