Hello all fellows modeler, after I can completely built my F-16C 52ID in November 2017 so I followed with next phase on my own project "Heritage Flight of Skadron Udara 03". The next phase is I should have built F-16A or F-16B with Early Millennium Scheme from 3rd Fighter Squadron on TNI-AU.
Many tail numbers on this squadron so I decided to choose TS-1603 because this tail number so memorable for me especially when this tail number involved in Bawean Incident on mid-2003. The TS-1603 give to F-16B Block 15 OCU so I'll choose F-16B over F-16A and let's build it!
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The kit that I used for this project is Revell F-16B in 72nd scale. Details and fitting quality are good but you need to keep carefully to kit's details especially electric static discharger antennas, I broke it one of them on starboard stabilizer. The drag chute housing that important part for Indonesian F-16B was provided by Revell, meanwhile there are three options that can you make: 1. for ECM housing (Belgian F-16B), 2. normal without extended housing (USAF F-16B) and 3. drag chute housing (Dutch F-16B).
Another information about Indonesian F-16B Block 15OCU is this bird get strengthening plates in front of RHAW dome, wing roots and mid-fuselage (this last plate got when all Indonesian F-16A/B getting structural upgrade on Falcon Up project in late 90s). The strengthening plate that I used from Cross Delta, same type when I used this one on my F-16C 52ID.
Decal of TS-1603 I get from Zotz Decal Vivacious Vipers #2.
Maybe because this decal was too long kept on my storage so there are some decals became brittle when I sticking it on the model but I can still be using it when I give clear gloss coat first before I cut and glued them.