1/48 - G.D./L.M. F-16 Fighting Falcon/Viper family by Kinetic - F-16A/AM, KF-16U & F-16C/D block 25/30/42/52 released - next: RoCAF F-16A/B & F-16V; Polish F-16C; Thaï F-16AM

[dragonlanceHR]

31 minutes ago, Vingtor said:

As I understand, the plastic in the F-16A and F-16C kits are exactly the same. The only differences are the decals and instructions, and the price. If you are using aftermarket decals for building an A, it would be cheaper to buy the C kit. The decals for the Danish and Norwegian aircraft are "useless", so aftermarket decals would be required anyway.

I hope that you misunderstood something as the fuselage back panels are different from A to C on the real aircraft. Can someone who has both kits confirm that the backs are indeed different?

[Stephen]

1 minute ago, dragonlanceHR said:

I hope that you misunderstood something as the fuselage back panels are different from A to C on the real aircraft. Can someone who has both kits confirm that the backs are indeed different?

There are two different upper rear fuselage parts on the sprue, one is for the A/B version and the other is for the C/D. The same sprue is included in both the A and C kits. The plastic in both boxes is the same, you simply choose the parts depending on whether you build the A or C versions.

[IT_Man]

56 minutes ago, Stephen said:

I bought both boxings at Telford for £50 each and another online from Hannants for £45.

 

Nicely done sir! Will see what they clock in at when they're back in stock.

[dragonlanceHR]

52 minutes ago, Stephen said:

There are two different upper rear fuselage parts on the sprue, one is for the A/B version and the other is for the C/D. The same sprue is included in both the A and C kits. The plastic in both boxes is the same, you simply choose the parts depending on whether you build the A or C versions.

Thank you, I missed that bit!

Cheers,

Vedran

[Stephen]

6 hours ago, IT_Man said:

 

Nicely done sir! Will see what they clock in at when they're back in stock.

The F-16C is currently showing at £45 on back order and it's the same plastic as the A kit. All you would need are decals.

[Homebee]

New variant boxing scheduled in early 2023 - ref. 48105 - Lockheed-Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon block 30/40/50 - USAF - GOLD SERIES

Source:

https://www.facebook.com/Kineticmodel/posts/pfbid02A8jp3UV2roPPFjN5e4Rm67DUQ495WecQKNYczDcBX2u5cmtqpvo8jPdPLgFDTH1Pl

 

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And we are happy to announce one of the most wanted new releases in 1/48 Scale. The Kineticmodel first release for 2023:

48105 - F-16D USAF Blk 30/40/50 (Completely New Tooled). GOLD SERIES

The Model Kit features:

* High detailed panel lines.

* Accurate shape based on the original Blueprints from Lockheed Martin.

* Decals by Fightertown and printed by Cartograf.

* Variety of external store options with weapons, tanks and POD's.

* High Quality on fit.

* Beautiful BoxArt by Antonis Karydis.

This release brings a new option on a ancient desire of the modellers for a new Twin Seater Variant of the F-16 Viper.

 

 

V.P.

Edited December 22, 2022 by Homebee

[Homebee]

Preorder - ref. 48105 - Lockheed-Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon block 30/40/50 - USAF - GOLD SERIES

Source: https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48105

 

 

 

V.P.

[Boman]

Just need an F-16B MLU and we have nearly the whole family

 

@Kineticuk Hi Raymond, will there be multiple rear seat instrument panels just as there are multiple front seat instrument panels to cover various versions? 

Edited December 22, 2022 by Boman

[Motty]

2 hours ago, Homebee said:

 

 

That's an impressive piece of artwork.

 

Cheers,

Motty.

Edited December 22, 2022 by Motty

[Kineticuk]

51 minutes ago, Boman said:

Just need an F-16B MLU and we have nearly the whole family

 

@Kineticuk Hi Raymond, will there be multiple rear seat instrument panels just as there are multiple front seat instrument panels to cover various versions? 

Just the D and V only 

[Boman]

Thanks @Kineticuk, the D rear IP is identical to the B MLU when modelling. 

 

When you release the B MLU, could you please consider to include both early and later/MLU rear IP's? 

[Homebee]

Also scheduled in 2023 is a Heller Gmbh boxing - ref. 30411 & 35411 - General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon - Belgian AF Dark Falcon demo a/c

Source (16.51') : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5qG8llYFqY 

And

https://www.heller.fr/en/30411-f-16-dark-falcon-1000304110

https://www.heller.fr/en/35411-starter-kit-f-16-dark-falcon-1000354110

 

 

V.P.

 

 

Edited December 22, 2022 by Homebee

[fightersweep]

Without trawling through 16 pages, can I get a block 30 F-16C from the Kinetic kit? I'm not a jet guy, so I thought I'd ask the experts here.

 

Cheers;

Steve

[Boman]

57 minutes ago, fightersweep said:

Without trawling through 16 pages, can I get a block 30 F-16C from the Kinetic kit? I'm not a jet guy, so I thought I'd ask the experts here.

 

Cheers;

Steve

No, because the MLU kit has PW engine, while the block 30 has a GE engine. This will however come with the just anounced F-16D, so you can swap parts and create a F-16C block 30

[Marlin]

17 hours ago, Kineticuk said:

Just the D and V only 

This is good news for my F-16 collection.

/Bosse

[Dudikoff]

10 hours ago, Boman said:

No, because the MLU kit has PW engine, while the block 30 has a GE engine. This will however come with the just anounced F-16D, so you can swap parts and create a F-16C block 30

 

Or simply wait for the inevitable F-16C Block 30/40/50 boxing.

[fightersweep]

@Boman @Dudikoff

 

Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated. Maybe for the moment, I'll hang in there for a block 30 boxing. Fingers crossed.

 

Cheers!

Steve

[Homebee]

New boxing - ref. 48133 - Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcon - Republic Singapore Air Force with markings for the Black Knights Display Team and Operational Jets

Sources: 

https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48133

https://www.facebook.com/Kineticmodel/posts/pfbid02YWpsA5vyXJw2kkLaawcJMmckremz5g89wtuP69E7yBJaPUKYmV9NYFMZ3KhvrgdDl

 

 

 

 

V.P.

Edited February 21, 2023 by Homebee

[luis pacheco]

[Homebee]

F-16A Hypersonic Models upgrade/detailing sets on approach

Source: https://www.facebook.com/hypersonicmodels/posts/pfbid0m6GDZvL1MQqYCjfJgv9qSFKdsVyaKCjUexCWZPG8MiwznzXZ2N8ENJ1rGM7LhaaYl

 

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F-16A project update: so far so good! A few small design changes were made after test fitting these prints, the inner surface at the ECS exhaust was altered a bit so there is more material, avoiding the sag/ripple you see in this pic. On the IP some material was removed in a couple of places so the coaming doesn't "ride" that much and sits where it should. Since then I have also added more detail, something I had not noticed before. I think I can create production setups now and start working on the instructions as well.

 

 

 

V.P.

Edited February 27, 2023 by Homebee

[SprueMan]

Has anyone seen in in-box of the Block 52 / Singapore aircraft yet?

I am wondering if Kinetic fixed the mistakes outlined in the previous model...

[Boman]

Not released yet, but doubtful if they have managed to correct in such a short time.  

[Stephen]

In stock at luckymodel.com, F-16D

 

https://luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48105

[Homebee]

Released - ref. 48105 - Lockheed-Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon block 30/40/50 - USAF - GOLD SERIES

Source: https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48105

 

 

V.P.

[Homebee]

A F-16A Block 1 to 10 backdate cockpit set is in the Hypersonic Models pipe line.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/hypersonicmodels/posts/pfbid0rMjx7kQXdD23RTJh2B6XDhwtmRQfHZTfPHGh2G5EW6LX3qsY2192kekv9t3DxSPul

 

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Stand by for the release of the F-16A (Block 1-10) backdate set this weekend...

 

 

V.P.

Edited March 31, 2023 by Homebee