Lockheed
Martin F-16C Turkey Tiger Meet
My last built model is an ACADEMY 1/72 Turkey
Air Force F-16C for Tiger Meet in 2015 in Turkey at Konya AB. I
used an Academy kit which has parts to represent european F-16
versions (for example brake parachute in an housing under tail, IFF antenna on
nose). This plane is a F-16C block 40 92-0014 from 192
Filo (squadron) based at Balikesir AB. It shown a particular scheme
for NATO Tiger Meet 2015. This awesome painting was also kept for Tiger Meet
2016 in Spain at Zaragoza AB (minor changes are pilot named and mechanical crew
addition plus modification NTM15 by NTM16 on lower stabilizers). So I used
aftermarket decals coming from a polish manufacturer named ModelMaker. The
decal sheet propose 2015 or 2016 paintings.
Regarding color I
used Humbrol flat black 33 for upper fuselage and Gunze grey H305
for lower fuselage. Decals are very accurate and it is a long process to
fit all tiger stripes, some are difficult to fit particularly for line
edges for wings and fins. For example I painted in Humbrol Orange the flaps
line for rear fins. I added slight juice on lower fuselage but as a
demo plane is always clean. I finished the kit with a combination 50/50 of flat
and gloss Varnish from Mig products.
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I added external smoke
sidewinders at the end of the wings. I used do by myself modified
sidewinder missiles. I also added two wing tanks with tigers stripes marks
and one AIM-9X air-air IR training missile on left wing.
I hope you like my
model and pictures with 2015 and 2016 patches. I had the great
opportunity to see this plane in action in 2015 at Konya AB (see my own pictures
taken over there) and also the year after in 2016 at Zaragoza AB during spotter
trips. In the two cases all locals and foreign spotters were very welcomed
by Turkish Air Force and Spanish Air Force. Probably best Tiger Meets that I had
ever done.
Tiger
Tiger Tiger ! The war cry
Jean-Charles
Goddet
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