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F16C Block 25/32

F16C Block 25/32

By Brian Cavet

 

I built this Tamiya 1/48  F16C Block 25/32 model as one that was used by the Vermont Air National Guard. The heads-up display was done with iridescent ribbon that was punched with a circle punch.

 

F16C Block 25/32

 

The static dischargers on the trailing edge are bristles from a nylon scrub brush. I had to use a number 97 drill bit – which is almost invisible – to drill the holes for the bristle.

F16C Block 25/32

Usually I dip canopies in Future floor wax, but since the F16 canopy is a blown canopy the wax tended to pool where it started to flair back out. Instead I airbrushed it with Tamiya X22 clear.

F16C Block 25/32

 

Photos by Jeff Junker