Unlike Tamiya's F-16's, the Kinetic kit has been unnecessarily over engineered which makes its assembly somewhat complex and challenging. There were significant issues fitting the two fuselage halves together, the intake trunk to the intake lip and also with the fitment and alignment of the main wheel well, which could've all been avoided had the kit been better engineered.
Aside from these issues the rest of the kit went together without any problems and some improvements included a Quinta Studio Interior (QD48033), a set of Aires Aces II Ejection Seats Type A (Air 4141) and a replacement set of wheels from Wheelliant (WLT-148018). I'd also removed all of the plastic static wicks during construction and replaced these by first drilling out the housings and then adding some fine brass wire, which proved to be far more durable than the plastic ones.
Before painting I always prime my models with Tamiya Surface Primer L Gray from a spray can as I find this provides a good solid base for the main colours. For the main colours I used SMS Carc Middle Stone (FS33531), RAF Sky (FS34424), Camo Brown (FS30219) and US Medium Grey (FS356375). I then sprayed the model with Gunze Mr Hobby Mr. Super Clear UV Cut Gloss, then applied the decals and panel line washes, followed by a second coat of Gloss to seal everything in. The model was then spayed with Gunze Mr Hobby Mr. Super Clear UV Cut Matt (GX113) and once dry I then proceeded with the final assembly.
I only built this kit as it was for a customer and I doubt that I'd ever want to build another Kinetic kit ever again, as it wasn't particularly fun project, however I am happy with the finished outcome.
