Jon Bryon 2,211 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Hello all, This is the last kit to make it to the finish line in 2020. It's been a productive year. This is Kinetic's 1/48 F-16B made from the F-16A/B NSAWC Adversary boxing. The decals are from the kit, although I did not like the 'TOPGUN' marking (too wide) so masked and sprayed it. The blues are MRP and the greys are Mr Color. I've really struggled to photograph this one and it's not quite blue enough. The only aftermarket are some Wolfpack resin seats and an Eduard resin nose wheel. The pitot is brass tubing. The kit is a pig that was no fun to build whatsoever. You can read my diatribe at https://jonbryon.com/kinetic-1-48-lockheed-general-dynamics-f-16b-fighting-falcon/ Comments welcome and thanks for looking. Jon 48 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Peter W 1,581 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Superb, love the scheme, finish and photography. Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Harold55 912 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 The kit may have been a pig but what has come of it looks like the proverbial silk purse, very nice indeed! I have a different version of this same kit and will tackle it in 2021 come hell or high water. BTW the pictures are great! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Farmerboy 1,159 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Beautifully rendered model, paint is superb, seems a recurring theme with kinetic kits being challenging to build. Buy one , build one then never buy again! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Luka 556 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Top Gun? Top Build! That is one fantastic looking Viper! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SAT69 2,500 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 You have the mark of a master modeler: Take a very difficult kit and produce a masterpiece! Congratulations! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
swralph 1,957 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Lovely build. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Bryon 2,211 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Thank you all for your comments. Starting today on Hasegawa's Mitsubishi F-2A in 1/48 Jon 1 Link to post Share on other sites
F-32 4,879 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 That's stunning work 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Riot 5,775 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 That looks outstanding, what a cool F-16! Are Kinetic kits always tough to build? Given how expensive they always are I assumed they were even better than Hasegawa! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Bryon 2,211 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 5 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: Are Kinetic kits always tough to build? Given how expensive they always are I assumed they were even better than Hasegawa! This is my first one. It was only the second kit they made in 1/48 and I expect things have progressed significantly since 2008. I got most of their 1/48 range in the loft and most of it looks better (in some cases, a lot better) than the F-16. Jon 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Omak 209 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 41 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: That looks outstanding, what a cool F-16! Are Kinetic kits always tough to build? Given how expensive they always are I assumed they were even better than Hasegawa! craking build ! concerning Kinetic...hum....i've done some, and the earlier kits are tough : the Mirage family needs some work, the alphajet the same, the superetendard...also....only the last productions like F-104 or F-18 are better but it is not Tamiya.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
exdraken 10,856 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Great result! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
russ c 10,543 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Superb `Falcon`, really nice work 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vultures1 1,859 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Lovely work! Despite the challenges of the build, the end result is excellent - well done 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyg352 127 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Just outstanding! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Buzby061 2,562 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Fantastic looking Viper, looks great in the aggressor scheme. I've got their Polish Tiger F-16 in the stash, not sure if it's a new tool or not. The Jag was a pig but I'm on the F-104 & it's a cracker. Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Bryon 2,211 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 31 minutes ago, Buzby061 said: The Jag was a pig Fortunately that's not a Kinetic kit, but rather Kitty Hawk Cheers Jon 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Brantley 2,261 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Wow, that's a beautiful F-16 Jon! Great work all around on this one! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Buzby061 2,562 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 5 hours ago, Jon Bryon said: Fortunately that's not a Kinetic kit, but rather Kitty Hawk Cheers Jon Silly me - D’oh 1 Link to post Share on other sites
binbrook87 2,483 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Absolutely awesome paintwork, shading and weathering. Very realistic. Just love the agressor camo schemes with infinite variety. Regarding the Kinetic kits I've only built one and that was the 1/72 F-16I Sufa, and it went together surprisingly well so i wonder what they did different in the larger scale? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
loloskymaster 260 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Happy to see a so nice Navy Viper!! Great paint, congratulations Jon! Lolo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyGonzales 566 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Great! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Homer 1,082 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Excellent work well done 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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