Commemorative 1:72 markings for the Belgian F-16 that was the first of its fleet to pass the mark of eight thousand hours flown.
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The life of a combat aircraft is not measured in years but in hours in the air and in the number of g-loads the structure has taken. For a fighter, eight thousand hours is a figure that the original designers considered the upper limit, and only a machine with exceptionally careful maintenance and regular operation over whole decades reaches it. Airframes are therefore measured, inspected and strengthened in the places where fatigue shows first.
The Belgian Fighting Falcons were among the hardest worked in Europe, and one of them was the first in the country to pass this mark. Such a jubilee is not often celebrated in an air force, and the reward tends to be a commemorative piece of artwork with the figure, which the machine carries until the next major inspection is due. A model with these markings therefore stands or falls on convincing wear: a clean aircraft would contradict the whole story.
Commemorative lettering and numerals are among the finest elements laid onto a small model. The print tends to be dense and small, so it is not worth trimming it close to the artwork; it is better to leave a narrow border, which disappears under matte varnish after a decal softener.
Exhaust staining, wear around the filler ports and a faded shade on the spine will do as much for the result as the artwork itself.
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