WIP pics

Patrick Hagelstein
How compare both kits?

Rui Reis kirjailija
Hagel, i would consider the Revell kit better than the Kinetic, but only in some aspects. IMHO, the tooling on the Revell kits is better than Kinetic F-16 tooling, which is a bit soft and the panel lines are a bit too wide and deep.
The revell F-16C with all the weapons is a good value for money, but the Kinetic F-16s are all twin seat, so you can only compare them with the Revell F-16B kit, which is as good as the A and C kits, but lacks weapons compared to the Kinetic F-16I Sufa and -16D+ kits. And don't forget that Kinetic's F-16s have the Conformal Fuel Tanks that no other 1/72 F-16 kit has... The Hasegawa F-16E and F were limited edition so they're very hard to find now...
I think it all depends on the version of F-16 you wanna build. 😉

Patrick Hagelstein
OK! Thanx for the info! Ik have a Jastrzab planned without the conformal fuel tanks and am planning on using the Revell F-16AM demo as starting point. Plus the Academy F-16C tail.

Maciej Bellos
Good info. Nice work so far.

Rui Reis kirjailija
Hagel, i'll be watching out for that build! 😉
Maciej, thanks! I have spent quite a few hours looking up the info because, as you can see, i'm a Viper addict... 😉

Günther Debiscop
Following!

Maciej Bellos
Oh yes Rui, you are one. Maybe a bit more than me ☺

Clifford Keesler
I will be watching. You are with F-16's like I am with F-4's. But I am finally going to try some "Vipers".

Michael Phillips
Looking great so far! I will be following along with this one.

Rui Reis kirjailija
Thanks for the interest, guys!
Maciej, don't know if i'm more of a Viper fan than you are but, out of 100 kits in my stash, 20 are F-16 kits, the rest is one or 2 of different fighters... 😉
Cliff, i also have a soft spot for the Phantom, it's a great machine. I think you'll enjoy building the Viper, such a sleek looking bird!

Cheers

Clifford Keesler
I will try and do it justice.

Maciej Bellos
Well Rui I think we are equal Viper lovers. You have 20% Viper coverage in your stash, I am at 15%.

Bryn Crandell
Great reference info on the different kits Rui. Great progress as well.

Patrick Hagelstein
In picture 6 you added the Belgian Carapace intake sensor to the nose of the Revell kit. Do Polish F-16s also have a sensor on that location?

Patrick Hagelstein
Sorry! Didn't see the What-if PoAF. 😉

C Marques de Sá
Olá Rui, muito interessante esta montagem, estes F-16 são da força aérea portuguesa?

Rui Reis kirjailija
Sim, serão da Esquadra 201 "Falcões"! Mas são versões "What-if" ou seja, de uma realidade alternativa. 😉

Adam Luscombe
Nice

Rui Reis kirjailija
Thanks, Adam! They've both been gloss coated today and i'm gathering the required decals right now so, in a few days i'll have this pair almost finished! 🙂