Republic of China Air Force Forward-swept wing IDF F-CK-1C.  

Here’s my Republic of China Air Force Forward-swept wing IDF F-CK-1C. This conversion set is from my failed “What-If” resin online shop. The set included new forward-swept wings with positionable leading and trailing edge flaps, new avionic spine, Horizontal stabilizers…. See list below for complete list.  I started with AFV Club 1/48 scale IDF F-CK-1C kit. When developing this set, my main inspiration was Sukhoi Su-47. 

Kit parts used 

Front and rear fuselage 

Cockpit and canopy

Afterburner nozzles 

Main gear 

All gear doors 

Air brakes and tail hook 

Parts I made

Forward-swept wings with leading and trailing edge flaps

Shoulder to mount new wings 

Avionic spine

Horizontal stabilizers 

Tail plane

Fins on underside rear

Intake plugs are made from Sculpey III

Afterburner nozzle plugs are disk of sheet styrene

Pylon for Sniper pod custom resin

Inner pylons and outer missile rails custom resin

Pitot tube steel pin

Chaff/flare boxes on underside rear

Angle of attack sensors on nose are steel pins

Lenses in Sniper pod are made of colored confetti

Parts from other kits

Sniper pod from hasegawa

Nose gear and wheel from Monogram 48 scale F-20

AIM-120 are AAM-4s from hasegawa JASDF weapon set

Main wheels are resin copies from Academy 48 scale T-50

Aftermarket parts 

CBUs, GBUs and BRU-57 racks are from Brassin

Ejection seat is from Quickboost  

Formation light panel on horizontal stabilizers is from CrossDelta

Decals 

CrossDelta F-16A/B “shining Suns over Taiwan”

Along with the kit’s decals

Paint scheme

Paint scheme based on the standard USAF F-16 scheme

Preshaded pane lines with Flat Black

Testors Model Master

Future gloss coat

Watercolor wash

Weathering done with Tamiya Weathering Master set C and Ticonderoga color pencils

Display base

1:48 Coastal Kits Display Base - Airfield 13