The PAF received 28
F-16As and 12 F-16Bs, permitting the formation of three squadrons. No.11
Squadron Arrows at Sargodha acted as the F-16 OCU, and was followed by Nos
9 Griffins and 14 Shaheens squadrons. No 14 Squadron is unique in being
based at Kamra. Plans to acquire further F-16s were frustrated by a US arms
embargo. They were delivered to navy and air force aggressor units
recently .
Pakistan's F-16 Block 15s have scored at least eight victories over Soviet and
Afghan aircraft crossing the border. This F16A was flown by Flight
Lieutenant Khalid of No. 14 Squadron when he scored the third of his
three aerial victories. He used an AIM-9L to pick off a single Afghan air force
Su-22 (flown by a Cpt. Hashim) which failed to turn back over the border with
the rest of his formation.
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I was so tired of seeing regular hill scheme, and I decided to start a new
series of F16s having a camouflage rather than hill scheme. Pakistan's scheme
was my first choice. After a long search I concluded that no company is
producing decals for Pakistan. So I decided to make my own.
Hasegawa's F16A kit was a excellent choice for 1/72 scale. Only addition
is a True Details's resin seat . Construction was very easy went smooth without
any modification.
Eye catching part is painting. The Pakistani aircraft have a unique camouflage
with a central band of gunship grey (36118) and small patches of the
tailplanes, over medium grey (36270)
I start painting with enamels. First, started with lightest shade of base
color, and than continue painting with darker shades of the same color.
After drying, I have sanded the surface with ultra fine sandpaper (over 2000
grid), as you sand more, you reach different shade layers . After sanding,
airbrushing panels with acrylic paints again. This time only for shading, around
or in the middle of panels with various shades... After a gloss coat, I applied
decals, and than heavy coat of matt coat, To emphasis panel
lines, I have used dry pastels with common wash style. Finally thin layer of
flat coat for protecting dry pastels...
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Stencilling, serials, and tail flag is a custom made, and silk screen printed
decals. Roundels and walkways on wings are paint job. For desired color finish
it was much more better to work with paint. It is rather easy to make insignias (wing roundels) with airbrush, all you need is a couple of precisely
prepared masks. First sprayed the larger circle, and placed the mask in to the
middle of it and painted inner circle. Walkways were done by using 3M tape.
Ömer
from TURKEY
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