Confused about this Italeri f-16 kit

[Hook]

10 minutes ago, ElectroSoldier said:

But if you build it as one of the European versions that should matter though right?

Ive been looking at the boxings, they all seem to be for some rather nice and colourful European versions which were A and B versions right?

Affirmative!, apart from Turkey, all European nations use / used the A/B models (or AM / BM MLU or ADF (Portugal and Italy) after updates).

 

Should you have a Dutch one planned, at least replace the Italeri KLu roundels - the colours are way too bright, especially the blue. 

 

Cheers,

 

Andrr

Edited June 11, 2022 by Hook

[Giorgio N]

15 minutes ago, Hook said:

Affirmative!, apart from Turkey, all European nations use / used the A/B models (or AM / BM MLU or ADF (Portugal and Italy) after updates).

 

Should you have a Dutch one planned, at least replace the Italeri KLu roundels - the colours are way too bright, especially the blue. 

 

Cheers,

 

Andrr

 

And Greece, who operate a large fleet of C/D from various blocks

[Hook]

17 minutes ago, Giorgio N said:

 

And Greece, who operate a large fleet of C/D from various blocks

You are so right!, thanks- I forgot Poland (C/D) and Rumania (MLU) as well. 

 

Cheers,

 

Andre

Edited June 11, 2022 by Hook

[ElectroSoldier]

36 minutes ago, Hook said:

Affirmative!, apart from Turkey, all European nations use / used the A/B models (or AM / BM MLU or ADF (Portugal and Italy) after updates).

 

Should you have a Dutch one planned, at least replace the Italeri KLu roundels - the colours are way too bright, especially the blue. 

 

Cheers,

 

Andrr

 

2 minutes ago, Hook said:

You are so right!, thanks- I forgot Poland and Rumania as well. 

 

Cheers,

 

Andre

 

Yeah but for all that being said the plane as built from the kit, even including the gear door "problem" if you build the kit with the kit decals then it ends up accurate right?

Ive eyed up those kits for a long time now because of the decals in them but the thought of it being what I now know is the old kit and not the new one put me off as I didnt think the decals were worth the price if you then have to go and buy a decent kit to put them on.

The decal options are the most attractive part of the kit... Revell do love their tiger meet markings and some of the other European anniversary markings are nice looking too.

 

I always liked the Italeri C/D Night Falcon kit because it could be built as either a A/C or B/D from the one box. The decal choice was lack luster for me, and it was one of the few F-16 kits that has LANTIRN pods OOB. (which aint that great but they are there)

 

Back on topic as it were the Italeri kit isnt all that bad for what it is taken in isolation to itself. (I do now want a Revell kit to compare it to though).

 

The bar and the engine dolly from the old kit Ive got a couple of, that with a nice F-16 kit on a nice base with some interesting markings could be rather nice.