I’ve been able to resist most of the SOC releases (though I still regret not getting SOC Dancouga) but it looks like this one is a must get for me.
Monthly Archive for March, 2011
Kit Info
Manufacturer: Hasegawa
Scale: 1/72
Media: Injection Plastic
I previously previewed this, decided to just try to quickly build one (yeah right). This will be the F-16A ADF (Air Defense Fighter) from the Italian Air Force (AMI – Aeronautica Militare Italiana). As of 2011, the AMI operates 27 ADFs in an air defence mission.
The Hasegawa kit is from the 1980s and it’s clear the mold has gone thourgh many runs as almost every part has some sort of flash that needs to be cleaned up.
Details in the wheel bay is bare but I’ll make sure no one flips the kit over. 
So what makes an ADF an ADF? Externally there are some obvious differences. First up, there are new antennas (‘bird slicers’) in front of the front landing gear.
There are also bird slicers in front of the canopy.
There is a huge bulge at the base of the vertical tailfin.
Hasegawa did miss out some ADF-specific details. There is supposed to be a searchlight on the left side of the nose for night interceptions.
The ADF is basically an F-16A but it does sport the 2 vented F-16C-style gun vent port. I might not do anything about this one because I’m not too confident about my scribing skills.
Haven’t touched the project in a while. I always get bogged down in the puttying stage. Heh. Below is actually my 3rd round of sanding. Meh.
But I’m planning to enter this into Plamo’s WOOB competition and the due date is end April so I have to go go go!
I missed this earlier this year but Hobby Boss’ 2011/2012 catalog showed a ton of upcoming releases and there are many!
1/72nd
80207 – F-5E
80276 – F-14A Tomcat
80277 – F-14B Tomcat
80278 – F-14D Super Tomcat
87241 – Mi-2T Hoplite
87242 – Mi-2US Gunship Variant
87243 – Mi-2URN Hoplite
87244- Mi-2URP Antitank Variant
87248 – F9F-2 Panther
87251 – Seahawk F.G.A. 6
87252 – Seahawk Mk. 100/101
87253 – Z-10
87254 – A-4E Skyhawk
87255 – A-4F Skyhawk
87256 – A-4M Skyhawk1/48th
80356 – F8F-1 Bearcat
80357 – F8F-1B Bearcat
80360 – Hellcat Mk.I
80361 – Hellcat Mk.II
80362 – Yak-38/Yak-38M Forger A
80363 – Yak-38M Forger B
80364 – F3H-2 Demon
80367 – F-14B Tomcat
80368 – F-14D Super Tomcat
80374 – Me 262 VO56
80379 – Me 262 B-1a/U1
80386 – F4U-4 Corsair Early Version
80393 – AU-1 Corsair
81702 – Ta 152 C-1
81704 – Ta 152 C-11
81705 – AN-2/AN-2CX
81709 – A-6E Intruder
81711 – Su-27 Flanker B1/32nd
83204 – IL-2M3 Attack aircraft
83205 – Spitfire Mk.Vb
83207 – F-84E Thunderjet
It’s like Hobby Boss is on a path of revenge for being 20 years behind Tamiya and Hasegawa hahaha…
I do hope some of these are decent kits though. Here’s hoping.
By now everyone the whole world over would have heard about the devastating Tsunami that hit Northern Japan earlier today.
Frankly this makes my bad experience with the airsoft shops here in Hong Kong pale in comparison.
I hope the news doesn’t get any worse.
Nope not the Middle East :p . Hong Kong actually. Didn’t bring my laptop so updates will be sporadic if at all this week (wish I can do a travel log).
More to come though when I get back!
