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ArcticBanditbyBurtGustafson

1/48HasegawaF16CArcticBanditbyBurtGustafson
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BurtGustafson,bringsoutanF16paintedwithoneofthemostattractiveCamoschemes!Greatpaintingjob,forasimpleOOBbuild.
WelldoneBurt!

1/48HasegawaF16CArcticBandit
byBurtGustafson

Foryourviewingpleasure,herearesomephotosofmy1/48scaleHasegawaF16CArcticBandit.TheArcticBanditsare
theaircraft(24F16Cs)ofthe18thAggressorSquadron,basedatEielsonAFBAlaska,USA.

Themissionofthe18thAggressorSquadronistoproviderealistic,combatadversarytraininginair,spaceandinformation
operations.Aggressorsquadronsuseenemytactics,techniques,andprocedurestogivearealisticsimulationofaircombat.
Inshort,theF16softhe18thAggressorSquadronplaytheroleofthebadguys.

Inthephotosnotetheweaponsloadout,acaptiveAIM9LandanAN/APX95TACTSPod.CaptiveAIM9Lmissileshave
liveseekerheadsbuttherestofthemissileisnonfunctional.Thebluebandsonthemissilebodysignifythatitisatraining
missile.TheAN/APX95TACTSPodisanairborneairdatasensor,electronicaltimeter,andinertiasensorusedtosend
datatogroundreceivingstations.Asatrainingtool,itisusedtojudgetheeffectsofsimulatedweaponsfire.

ThiswasanoutoftheboxbuildexceptfortheAN/APX95TACTSPodandtheseatbeltsIaddedtotheejectionseat.The
TACTSPodisfromtheHaseagawaAircraftWeapons:Dkit.Thiswasastraightforwardkittobuildbecausethepartsfit
wereexcellent.Notethoughthetwocanopypartshadpartinglinesdownthemiddlewhichhadtobesandedout.Andit
requiredsomeextrasandingtogetthepiecestofitintoplace.

AllpaintsusedforthismodelwereairbrushedwithModelMastersandFloquilenamelpaints.Themodelhereispaintedin
thenewArcticpaintscheme:CamouflageGrayFS36622,DarkGullGrayFS36231,andSemiGlossBlack.Thelanding
gearsandwheelwellswerepaintedwithFloquilReeferWhite,andthenoseconeDarkGrayFS36176.NotethattheArctic
paintscheme(Black,White,andGray)isjustoneofthreepaintschemesusedbythe18thAggressorSquadron.Thereis
theBlue/GrayCamouflageschemeandtheBrown/GreenCamouflagescheme.
Decals

Thedecalsforthiskitwereflawless.Theyarewellprinted,easilyplacedonthemodelandsnuggeddownnicelytothe
model.Thekitoffersdecalsforfouraircraft.IchosetogowiththedecalsforaircraftnumberAF86290.Lookingatthe
modelphotosonemightgettheimpressionthattherearenotalotofdecals.Trustmethereareatonofdecalsonthis
model,manyarestenciltypedecals.

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Thiskitwasapleasuretobuild.Thepartsfitwasexcellent,cockpitandexternaldetailisquitegood,andthedecalswere
super.Theoverallqualityofthiskitisexcellent,typicalofaHasegawakit.Iwaspleasedwiththefinishedmodelan
impressivemodelanditlooksliketherealaircraft.

TextandPhotosbyurtGustafson

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