Building the Tamiya 1/48th Scale F-16C Falcon Fighter Jet with “Blizzard” Camouflage
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- This video documents my build of a Tamiya 1/48th scale F-16C Fighting Falcon Fighter Jet-- Kit #61101. I use the pre-shading technique, apply washes, and custom airbrush and apply after market decals to this model.
I challenge myself by painting this F-16 in the “Blizzard” Camouflage pattern used the by the 64th Aggressor Squadron based at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
Concurrently, I tell stories of my experiences working with F-16s during my USAF/ANG years. I’ve included pictures and present some salvaged parts I collected over the span of my career.
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Intro Background and cloud backgrounds: Pixabay.com
After Market Decal sheet -- Two Bobs Aviation graphics: www.twobobs.net
F-16 pictures are DOD and Public Domain released images or my own personal pictures unless otherwise credited within the video.
Sound Effects and stock video & images are all designated as Creative Commons (CC0) requiring no specific attribution.
See also my video: “Building the Hasegawa 1/48th scale F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet”
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Never change the way you present your videos...I watch certain builders on YT who I respect and admire for their builds and videos, but yours have that little bit extra about them. Your personal experiences combined with information you share is worth so much more than what other builders share from books....outstanding.
Thanks again, Steve! I'm glad you enjoyed the extras from an F-16 technician's point of view in this one 😃
the added stories make this video that much better
Hi tanitatt, thanks for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the stories! I guess I'll have to build another F-16 model sometime and tell some more tales. :-)
Max_Afterburner my uncle was the person that got me into model building and he flew with the navy during ww2 and would tell me all,sorts of stories while building models ....
From one Air Force vet to another, thank you for your service! I've just found your videos, and am having a great time watching your craftsmanship!
Thanks Michael, and I salute you Brother Airman! I hope you enjoy them all :-)
Don’t know a better way to say this: you are a kickass model builder!!!
Gosh, thanks! 😄
I like the fact that u took time to explain some of the parts and actual functions and uses for it. I hope this is not a dying hobby. Kids these days are more fascinated with iPads and computer games.. unlike my time..
I guess it's easier to just tap buttons..
I love that you included the static dischargers. In fact, I hope to be a fighter pilot in the USAF one day flying F-35’s. I’m so obsessed with fighters that I draw them a lot, and last year at my local air show the F-16 Viper Demo Team loved my drawing of their jet so much they took me out to the flight line where I got to do a walk around of the jet, take some pictures, and meet the pilot, Toro. They then gave me a broken static wick from the jet! I have since framed the signed drawing and the pictures with my F-16 static wick sitting right next to them.
Hi Dubbs71, I wish you success in your quest! Probably one of the greatest jobs in the world is to be a pilot. That was great of the Demo team to give you a personal tour. The static dischargers scared me. I always thought one day I'd be doing maintenance on the viper and would poke my eye or something!
That is some crazy modeling skills you have. Awesome work. I've been sitting here watching your videos for 4 hrs.
Wow, glad you're enjoying them JC's Hobbies and Recreation, thanks! 🤩
My father is a retired F-16 pilot. I am planning to build this kit for him as a Christmas gift and using decal set from one of the fighter squadrons he flew with (512th TFS at Ramstein AFB). Thanks so much for putting this video together. It will serve as a fantastic resource on my build!
That's great Jackal858! I'm sure your father will be proud and pleased with your work!
Your stories about the real F16 are great! Helps us modelers to make models ore real.
Thanks meneerjansen00, I'm glad you enjoyed the stories from the flight line!
I just found your channel and I must say that is not a model. That is a work of art. Very well done. And from an Army Vet (11B-13 yrs, 6 combat tours) who owes his life to two F-16 pilots, thanks for your service brother.
Hi Joe, thanks very much, I appreciate that! Most pilots say the best missions are those that support the "boots on the ground". Thanks for being in the thick of it for your bros and for our country. I salute your service! 😃
Very nice build and the anecdotes were an excellent extra
You POINTY HEAD! I doubt you'll see this but I gotta say, I enjoy your jabs at the crew chiefs! I'm a crew chief who's about to retire and it just cracks me up how we'll always jab at each other! Been a follower of your channel for years and I'm diving into your back catalogue. I always enoy your stories about your time in the AF brother.
Hi curtjurgens5538, Congratulations on your upcoming retirement Knuckle Dragger! Thanks for your service and "Aim High. Air Force!" 😉
Good ol XB3 items. When I worked life support I was amazed at the things that were XB3.
Thanks for your service. Model looked great
Thanks Lewis 😃
Loved this. I have the same model, and have not started it yet. I wanted to make sure I knew true aspects of weathering, and having someone that was hands-on with the jet in question goes a long way to reassuring me.
Thanks Pat, hope you have a lot of fun with your kit!
Simply superb, many thanks.
Hey, thanks Dave, I appreciate that!
Enjoyed watching! Thank you for your service. Liked how you included your experiences working on the actual plane.
Thanks Erik, I'm glad you liked the build as well as the stories!
Beautiful model. Thank you for your service.
Thanks for your comments FivePoints Vids!
You're a machine, man. Awesome talent you have there! Thank you for your service!
Thanks for your kind comments DonkeyEvo!
I really enjoyed hearing about the intracacies and details of an F-16 as you built the model, it made it so much more personal and real... we all love model Jets or else we wouldn't be here but to have real world details of the actual jet made this video sublime.
Thanks again Timothy, I miss my jets!
This is the kind of video I have been looking for! Great narration, personal stories and high end modeling. Instant subscription, and I’m looking forward to seeing more.
Cheers!
Hi Bret, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video, thanks! If you like the background stories, check out my YT video "Crash of AZANG Tail 80-0486". The model came out poorly but you might like the narratives.
I grew up outside of Tucson, about an hour south. I frequented Tucson and drove right by the boneyard and DM AFB. I loved it. Seeing all the 16's & 10's made the trip worth it.
I now live in Phoenix a few miles from Luke AFB. Home of the F16 training. Now, F35's. It so awesome.
Hi Jenson, we tried to get the F-35 at the Tucson AZANG 162FW, but we lost out to Luke. At least it will be quiet for people living in the Old Pueblo. 🤫
Buncha buzzkills, man... I live in Phoenix now, and I get to see the F35's from time to time if I'm on the west side. Pretty awesome.
Amazing. Love the way you talk about your personal experience with the fighter. Please consider doing more of these videos. Best regards.
Hi Marcio, Thanks for the kind and thoughtful comments! I'll have to start jotting down more of my stories to present in future videos. :-)
Great looking model, thanks for your service.
Hi 1997cjt, thanks, and you're welcome! 😉
Great build. Really like the commentary and personal stories and experiences.
Subscribed.
Thanks!
Thanks, welcome aboard 🚂!
Great build! I can't wait for your next one!
Hi gonzalomendoza3152 , thanks for watching, glad you liked the video. 😃
Absolutely stunning! Enjoyed immensely, now I gotta try and replicate!
Thank you for share your memories and expirience with the F16. Beatiful plane.
Thanks Rodrigo, I sure miss the F-16 Flight Line!
I like the detailled explanation of the throttle grip
Hi Hangar4, glad you liked the grip tour 😄
A great video such detail and patience it should be displayed in an art gallery
Why thank you, Sean!
this is the first build video I have watched where the builder has personal experience with the actual aircraft. Great comments and insight! Thanks!
Hi Teddy, Thanks, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video presentation! After years working the F-16, I'm afraid I took it for granted and forgot about the unique position I was in. I surely miss it now that I've retired from the military and fighter jets!
Excellent work!
Thanks Max!
What a beautiful build. Thank you for your service and all the flight line backstory was a nice added feature!
Hi Roger, thanks, I appreciate your comments very much! 😃
Thanks again, Max Afterburner, for sharing your modelling expertise, tips and how-to's. You are an excellent teacher in your dialogue and experience sharing videos. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Bill, I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos!
Outstanding!
Thanks again! :-)
Great build and great paint! Thanks for the video and for the stories!
Thanks Arkady, I'm glad you enjoyed the package of stuff here 😊
Thats a BEAST! WOW
Thanks Fuxtier, I appreciate it!
Thank you so much for this video, Max! The final product looks absolutely stunning and the stories you shared were fantastic
Hi RaptorClaw84, thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the glimpses into the avionics side of F-16 Viper flightline maintenance! 😎
This is so cool! I love your modeling model video on the Tamiyas 1/48 scale F-16! I love it! Outstanding video!
Hi Hugo, glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
this was one hell of a build video!
Thanks, geekdiggy! 😁
Thanks for making this. Very enjoyable video!
Thanks ryand1112, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😃
This is such an awesome idea. I loved it and subscribed! Thank you for your service!
Thanks Charlie!
Great video. I LOVE the stories and information you provide. Plus, the kit building is very enjoyable.
Thanks herojh! Life on a flight line can sure be interesting ;-)
Agreed. Real life anecdotes mixed with model making is the perfect combination.
Totally agree with this. Educational and enjoyable. Love this channel
GORGEOUS!!!!
I appreciate the kind rating. Thanks Monte! 😊
your insight and stories about the real aircraft definitely make this video from a normal model building video to something much better
Thanks SmokingSpitfire, I'm glad you enjoyed that facet! I've gotten a lot of positive feedback on my stories and "insider" views. I plan to do a similar video in the future.
Not only are you an awesome model aircraft builder, thank you for your service in the Air Force. The stories you told during this build were very entertaining and educational. Thank you also for the videos, build on my friend.
Thanks so much Doug! I appreciate the comments and I'm glad you enjoyed this video and the stories included. This kind of feedback really helps fuel my efforts for this channel. 😃
Another beautiful jet.
Thanks, Johnny
another great video, my friend.
Thanks for sharing the story with us
Thanks Ray!
Fantastic!
Thanks again, Douglas!
Thank you for the invaluable information you share with your audience : ))))
Hi Ray, thanks, it was my pleasure. 😊
Thank you for your service!
Thanks ;-)
Loving your videos and stories. Adds meaning to the model. Thank you for your service.
I was born in Vegas and used to watch all the airplanes, especially the Thunderbirds, during recess at school in the late 80's. Always fascinated me.
Thanks Chris, I certainly didn't have such an entertaining recess during my school days!
Another Cool airplane build !
Thanks again, Andrew!
Your airbrushing skills in all of your videos are outright amazing. Keep up the great model building. And thank you for your service to our country.
Thank you very much, Brian!
really nice job Max
Thanks ghl! My current project also has a tri-color camouflage paint scheme. I hope what I learned on this build will help make the process run more smoothly this time.
I cannot thank you enough for your service, stories and talent. You have inspired me to build the Phantom, of which I was an MMS crewmember at Osan AB.
Thanks mgpetruby! I'm thrilled to hear that you're going to build a Phantom and I hope you have a lot of fun and that it brings back great memories :-)
I loved your added subtle sound effects like rain and others.
Thanks Robert, I'm happy that it helped add to your viewing pleasure 🙂
Really enjoyed the stories and the additional facts as well. The modelling and painting was good too!
Thanks Charlie, I'm glad you enjoyed the model building and the stories 🙂
I really enjoy your videos which are so informative and give a great background to the subject model. Well done!
Thanks for the positive comments Paul, they're appreciated!
What an absolutely incredible job you did here. Thank you for your service good sir. I retire from the Navy next May after what will be 20 years. I have worked on aircraft avionics systems, but never got to work on fighter jets. I'm sorry to hear you lost three jets during your time. I can't imagine the feeling you got every time you heard a plane went down. I would be so scared and worried, thinking about all the maintenance I performed prior to that and wondering if something I had done, caused it.
Keep doing the awesome work on these models.
Hi Paul, Congratulations on 20 years and thank you also for your service as well! 😎
Great job 👏🏻
Hi again LT Models, thanks and cheers to you! 😊
Beautiful work!
Thanks Thomas!
Beautiful Viper! My father was a crew chief on 86's. So I really appreciate the work and effort of the ground crew. Thank you for sharing your experiences. And service. Keep up the great work!
Best Regards,
Bill Pezzano
Thanks to you and your father!
There are a lot of 'good' model channels. Some are VERY good. There a few that are excellent. This one is a LEGEND!
Wow, gosh, thanks Owen! 😄
G’day Max, I throughly enjoyed watching the building of this VIPER!
Great scheme and I loved the back stories as well. Keep on building👍🏻
Hi Ray, much appreciated, thanks for writing these kind comments! 😊
Very good tips and very interesting explanations based on the real plane. Thank you
Nicely done and some good info also...
Thanks for the comments Fitri!
Nice work!
Hi Chad, thank you! Cheers! 😊
Very interesting and inspiring. Anything first hand from this god of a plane is an awesome addition. Thanks!
Thanks J D, I'm happy you enjoyed it!
Absolutely amazing videos. From one -16 maintainer (Sheet metal ) to another thanks for bringing back many memories. I was at Cannon for 7+ years 27th FW assigned to 524th FS during deployments before becoming 27th SOW. Gotta say as one of the many that painted the Jets it's always fun to hear line maintainers talk about the paint and stuck screws...lol. If curious about the -16 paint colors it's 118 on top and 270 on the bottom. Also I have to say amazing job on tail flashes, lining up the insignias with the seam of the leading edge cap is spot on per T.O. feel free to crank out more 16's. Love my vipers! Sad story about 524th FS and Luke AFB...while deployed in 2006/2007 we lost our 524 lead jet piloted by a Luke AFB pilot, I'll never forget taking part in laying out what was left of the jet and prepping for transport state side. Keep up the great work!!
Thanks to you and your service brother Airman. 🙂
Awesome video !!!!!
Thanks klein ladrones!
Love the story and the build man! This is my favorite plane second to the spitfire of all time. Thank you!
Thanks JCL C, many stories from an active F-16 flight line!
Cant wait for more of that man.. Thank you so much both for your service and the build. Can I ask you to please provide me a link where you purchase your models and some other important stuff? Thank you!
Its been so long since I've done any scale models of aircraft. Mainly due to them not being present in my country (I reside in the Philippines). You have convinced me to take up the hobby again.
As stated in a previous comment, your stories make it personal. Giving the model a life beyond the shelf it now sits on.
Kudos to you Sir. Hope to see more builds from you.
Thanks "Evil", I hope you have great fun and enjoyment with your model building!
This is such a masterpiece... you should be proud. Great work!
Thanks, sLepK07, I'm much obliged for your kind comments!
Really awesome build. I love the fact you worked on them. Adds so much to the project. 👍👍🇨🇦
Hello The Bob Loblaw Show !, thanks, glad you liked this one too 😊
Your narration was perfect. Your real stories were great. Good camera work. Keep up the good work.
Thanks SMU! I appreciate your comments and input! Keep building 'em ;-)
Another outstanding model with some great narration and back stories. Best modelling channel on TH-cam
Wow, thanks for the praise and the comments! I'm glad you enjoyed it ;-)
Amazing talent
Hi Roy, thanks, though the 1:1 scale F-16s were easier to work with 😄! Thanks for your service, sir!
Building the same kit right now of the AR ANG 188th FW. It is invaluable to have a former CC that is also a scale modeler. Very informative and I love the aggressor scheme. I think you did an excellent job. Thank you for the build and your service! Sierra Hotel!
Hi Gary, thanks, and all the best for your Viper build!
I wasn't a CC knuckle dragger, I was a F-16 flightline avionics pointyhead. 😉😇😃
@@MaxAfterburner I do stand corrected! There most certainly is a difference, lol
Awesome build, very informative as well
Thanks Joe, I'm happy you enjoyed it!
awsome video, Thank you for the throttle walk through... that was very interesting
:-)
This was great 🎉
Hey tsangarisjohn, thanks very much! 😁
Great Job.👍👍💯💯💯..I remember seeing the F-16 Long TIME Ago at the Plattsburgh AFB..
Thanks Krugmeister 🙂
Outstanding work! Wish you'd keep posting what you've made~
Thanks, more on the way!
Wonderful. Perfect combination of skill, camera work and story. Well done man.
You're too kind, thanks David!
Great video and I enjoyed the tales about you working on the Falcon. Subbed.
Thanks Mark and welcome aboard! 😊
Just watched this one after watching a few of your more recent efforts in the last few days. I tend to come and go with my own efforts - having not touched a TBM that I was working on in more than 8 months! I'm a Pro-crastinator! I was a BUFF and Spirit Crew Chief for most of my 9 year USAF career, and my little brother was an F-16 Crew Chief at Luke AFB during his 4-year stint from 93-96. The Indiana ANG unit in Ft. Wayne, IN once flew F-4E II's before transitioning to the F-16's, and then A-10's last I knew. I've got an F-4E II in my stash with custom decals for the Ft. Wayne ANG. I guess I'll need to add an F-16 as well. I can see much improvement in your skills, both building and filming up to now. Great work! Peace and love.
A lot of growth and a long learning curve. If you compare my very first model video to my latest ones, there's quite a noticeable difference in many respects. Thanks, TJ 😉
great build and great information about the plane, love your videos, well done.
Thanks again Ryan!
What fantastic channel you have. And your builds are absolutely incredible.
I sure appreciate your comments, thanks Dan!
Great job. Great video. Thanks for the narration its easier to watch when you dont have to read whats going on. Very interesting stories too👍👍
Thanks James, I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation elements!
Clicked for the build, immediately liked for the detailed stories. Great stuff, man!
Thanks Aaron, I'm glad you enjoyed the peak behind the curtains :-)
I can't believe it took me so long to find this channel. Love the models and the stories.
Thanks Saint Robbie!
You are so good at what you do, man! Absolutely love watching these.
Hi Shawner556, thanks so much for the comments, glad you like them! 😊
Well done and very informative.
Hi Paul, Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome job
Thanks Kyle!
Terrific looking jet! I plan on using all that great information you gave on the plane's details for a future F-16 build of my own. Nice, very nice!!!
Thanks, KEM451! I wish you great success and enjoyment on your build!
Best build video I’ve seen yet. Looks like the vertical tail is angled ever so slightly to the right. Thanks for the white glue tip for affixing gear doors for painting. Gonna try that on my current build.
Thank you, Dan! I trust your build will be a great success ;-)
Great video. Thanks for sharing 👍
Hey, thanks Jason!
Like always, learned so much from your video! Very appreciate that you showed us the actual part from real life F-16, which is my favorite fighter jet since I was a kid. Thank you so much and please keep doing such amazing video!
Hi Je Wei Wan, much thanks! Glad you enjoyed this F-16 video 😃
woah, I've never seen a more instructive video :D you're awesome!
Thanks, I hope it really helps you out!