Gents,
Need you guy's help on this one.
A friend's son wants a F-16,I am an armour guy(sorry!),picked up a 1/48 Hasegawa F-16A(the box says:stock 09962)in a local hobbyshop over last weekend.
What kinda cockpit upgrade should I get? Is there anything else that I should look into?
Thanks in advance,
Bill

Hi,

First check what's in the box, quality of the decals, moulding of the seat.

If you really want to upgrade, get a resin seat.
I would also consider a masking set for the canopy .

Good Luck !

Thanks John.
Any suggestion on what kind/brand of aftermarket cockpit/mask set I should get?I really have no idea.
Thanks again in advance,
Bill

Well there are several aftermarket brands that cover interior and exterior parts.

Most of them cover a specific kit others can be used on several versions.

Here you have the exhaust set, for Hasegawa F-16 A and B versions:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AIRE4133

and the seat

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AIRE4141

a cockpit set for the A version,
https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AIRE4411

CMK has 2 sets, one with weapons and radar avionics:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CMK4116

and a cockpit for the A version:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CMK4117

Pavla has seats too:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/PAVS48006

Masks for canopy:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MXSM48125

PE sets, individual,

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/EDFE276

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ED48530

or a complete set(interior and exterior upgrades) with Masks included too,

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/EBIG4853

other upgrades are available too from several brands covering, pitot tubes, landing gear, wheels,...

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/RS48-0023

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/QB48389

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/QB48002

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/QAB480175

Anyway you can pretty much upgrade everything, depends on your budget, skills and what you want to achieve.
Hope this helps.


looking to follow that build

Fantastic info John,very helpful indeed,thank you so much for your help,much appreciated .
Bill

If you really don't want to spend that much, you can make a pretty acceptable model right out of the box. There's nothing terribly inaccurate with the basic plastic, as long as you stick to the version in the box.

I agree Jessie !

You should be able to handle the canopy masking yourself,the F-16 is a big fairly easy canopy to mask on your own.

Thank you everyone for your great help,much appreciated.
I know what to do now.
Thanks again ,
Bill

Ladies and Gents,
Sorry,it is me again .
How may l deal with the molding line in the middle of the canopy?
Sorry for the trouble,
Bill

You need to carefully sand and polish it off. Use fine grit sandpaper to sand it down to the level of the surrounding plastic, then use a polishing stick (triple-grit or equivalent) to polish the plastic back to its original sparkling clarity. Finish with a dip in Future floor polish.