| Date of Review |
1998 |
| Manufacturer |
Eagle Designs |
| Subject |
F-16 Block 40/50 Conversion |
| Scale |
1/48 |
| Kit Number |
48-CK-02 |
| Primary Media |
Resin |
| Pros |
Beautiful casting, widemouth intake and bulged gear doors. |
| Cons |
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| Skill Level |
Intermediate |
| MSRP (USD) |
OOP |
Another significant release from Eagle is their F-16C Block 40 conversion
in both 1/72 and 1/48. All of the current F-16 kits on the market have
been produced with the narrow-mouth inlet used on the F-16s with the P&W
F100 engine. This is still correct for the Block 42 and Block 52 aircraft
as well.
The Block 40 and Block 50 aircraft have wide-mouth inlets to
feed the General Electric F110 engine. Interestingly enough, most
F-16C kits provide the correct Pratt and GE exhaust nozzles.
In all Block 40/42/50/52 aircraft, the maingear was modified with
heftier main wheels, which resulted in bulging the maingear doors.
None of the kits reflect this noticeable change. Eagle’s conversion provides the widemouth inlet as well as the
corrected maingear doors and wheels.
You can see their full line-up of products on the
Eagle Designs website and you can reach them at
eagledesigns@hotmail.com.
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