The second release in Tamiya's popular F-16 series is now due. Following the record success of the first release, the F-16C/J, which won a Modellfan award at Nuremberg, the second kit is the Lockheed F-16C (block 25/32) -Fighting Falcon ANG (#61101/£29.99), and features the aircraft in National Guard service. The F-16 has become one of the most widely-used jet fighters in the world, and has undergone a series of upgrades throughout its service life with various air forces. The Block 25 entered service in 1984 and featured upgraded radar and cockpit avionics. The Block 32 was the first upgrade affected by a program to use different engines in the F-16, and continued to use Pratt & Whitney engines, while the Block 30 used engines made by General Electric. The Block 32 has been upgraded to carry a wide range of weapons, including the LITENING II laser targeting pod, which enables precision attack capability with laser-guided bombs. Tamiya's revised tooling includes new parts that accurately reproduce the correct engine nozzle and smaller air intake that correspond to Pratt & Whitney powered F-16s. Main landing gear and doors are also depicted with new parts, while the wing reinforcement plates for Block 32 are recreated with decals.
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