Never change the way you present your videos...I watch certain builders on YT who I respect and admire for their builds and videos, but yours have that little bit extra about them. Your personal experiences combined with information you share is worth so much more than what other builders share from books....outstanding.

the added stories make this video that much better

From one Air Force vet to another, thank you for your service! I've just found your videos, and am having a great time watching your craftsmanship!

Your stories about the real F16 are great! Helps us modelers to make models ore real.

Don’t know a better way to say this: you are a kickass model builder!!!

I grew up outside of Tucson, about an hour south. I frequented Tucson and drove right by the boneyard and DM AFB. I loved it. Seeing all the 16's & 10's made the trip worth it. I now live in Phoenix a few miles from Luke AFB. Home of the F16 training. Now, F35's. It so awesome.

I love that you included the static dischargers. In fact, I hope to be a fighter pilot in the USAF one day flying F-35’s. I’m so obsessed with fighters that I draw them a lot, and last year at my local air show the F-16 Viper Demo Team loved my drawing of their jet so much they took me out to the flight line where I got to do a walk around of the jet, take some pictures, and meet the pilot, Toro. They then gave me a broken static wick from the jet! I have since framed the signed drawing and the pictures with my F-16 static wick sitting right next to them.

Good ol XB3 items. When I worked life support I was amazed at the things that were XB3.

My father is a retired F-16 pilot. I am planning to build this kit for him as a Christmas gift and using decal set from one of the fighter squadrons he flew with (512th TFS at Ramstein AFB). Thanks so much for putting this video together. It will serve as a fantastic resource on my build!

Loved this. I have the same model, and have not started it yet. I wanted to make sure I knew true aspects of weathering, and having someone that was hands-on with the jet in question goes a long way to reassuring me.

I just found your channel and I must say that is not a model. That is a work of art. Very well done. And from an Army Vet (11B-13 yrs, 6 combat tours) who owes his life to two F-16 pilots, thanks for your service brother.

I like the detailled explanation of the throttle grip

I really enjoyed hearing about the intracacies and details of an F-16 as you built the model, it made it so much more personal and real... we all love model Jets or else we wouldn't be here but to have real world details of the actual jet made this video sublime.

Very nice build and the anecdotes were an excellent extra

Great build. Really like the commentary and personal stories and experiences. Subscribed. Thanks!

That is some crazy modeling skills you have. Awesome work. I've been sitting here watching your videos for 4 hrs.

I like the fact that u took time to explain some of the parts and actual functions and uses for it. I hope this is not a dying hobby. Kids these days are more fascinated with iPads and computer games.. unlike my time..

G’day Max, I throughly enjoyed watching the building of this VIPER! Great scheme and I loved the back stories as well. Keep on building👍🏻

A great video such detail and patience it should be displayed in an art gallery

This is so cool! I love your modeling model video on the Tamiyas 1/48 scale F-16! I love it! Outstanding video!

You POINTY HEAD! I doubt you'll see this but I gotta say, I enjoy your jabs at the crew chiefs! I'm a crew chief who's about to retire and it just cracks me up how we'll always jab at each other! Been a follower of your channel for years and I'm diving into your back catalogue. I always enoy your stories about your time in the AF brother.

your insight and stories about the real aircraft definitely make this video from a normal model building video to something much better

What an absolutely incredible job you did here. Thank you for your service good sir. I retire from the Navy next May after what will be 20 years. I have worked on aircraft avionics systems, but never got to work on fighter jets. I'm sorry to hear you lost three jets during your time. I can't imagine the feeling you got every time you heard a plane went down. I would be so scared and worried, thinking about all the maintenance I performed prior to that and wondering if something I had done, caused it. Keep doing the awesome work on these models.

I cannot thank you enough for your service, stories and talent. You have inspired me to build the Phantom, of which I was an MMS crewmember at Osan AB.

There are a lot of 'good' model channels. Some are VERY good. There a few that are excellent. This one is a LEGEND!

Building the same kit right now of the AR ANG 188th FW. It is invaluable to have a former CC that is also a scale modeler. Very informative and I love the aggressor scheme. I think you did an excellent job. Thank you for the build and your service! Sierra Hotel!

Absolutely amazing videos. From one -16 maintainer (Sheet metal ) to another thanks for bringing back many memories. I was at Cannon for 7+ years 27th FW assigned to 524th FS during deployments before becoming 27th SOW. Gotta say as one of the many that painted the Jets it's always fun to hear line maintainers talk about the paint and stuck screws...lol. If curious about the -16 paint colors it's 118 on top and 270 on the bottom. Also I have to say amazing job on tail flashes, lining up the insignias with the seam of the leading edge cap is spot on per T.O. feel free to crank out more 16's. Love my vipers! Sad story about 524th FS and Luke AFB...while deployed in 2006/2007 we lost our 524 lead jet piloted by a Luke AFB pilot, I'll never forget taking part in laying out what was left of the jet and prepping for transport state side. Keep up the great work!!

this is the first build video I have watched where the builder has personal experience with the actual aircraft. Great comments and insight! Thanks!

Amazing. Love the way you talk about your personal experience with the fighter. Please consider doing more of these videos. Best regards.

Enjoyed watching! Thank you for your service. Liked how you included your experiences working on the actual plane.

Thanks again, Max Afterburner, for sharing your modelling expertise, tips and how-to's. You are an excellent teacher in your dialogue and experience sharing videos. Keep up the great work!

Your airbrushing skills in all of your videos are outright amazing. Keep up the great model building. And thank you for your service to our country.

You're a machine, man. Awesome talent you have there! Thank you for your service!

Just watched this one after watching a few of your more recent efforts in the last few days. I tend to come and go with my own efforts - having not touched a TBM that I was working on in more than 8 months! I'm a Pro-crastinator! I was a BUFF and Spirit Crew Chief for most of my 9 year USAF career, and my little brother was an F-16 Crew Chief at Luke AFB during his 4-year stint from 93-96. The Indiana ANG unit in Ft. Wayne, IN once flew F-4E II's before transitioning to the F-16's, and then A-10's last I knew. I've got an F-4E II in my stash with custom decals for the Ft. Wayne ANG. I guess I'll need to add an F-16 as well. I can see much improvement in your skills, both building and filming up to now. Great work! Peace and love.

Great looking model, thanks for your service.

Not only are you an awesome model aircraft builder, thank you for your service in the Air Force. The stories you told during this build were very entertaining and educational. Thank you also for the videos, build on my friend.

Beautiful model. Thank you for your service.

This is the kind of video I have been looking for! Great narration, personal stories and high end modeling. Instant subscription, and I’m looking forward to seeing more. Cheers!

Thanks for your service. Model looked great

Absolutely stunning! Enjoyed immensely, now I gotta try and replicate!

Thank you for share your memories and expirience with the F16. Beatiful plane.

Simply superb, many thanks.

Its been so long since I've done any scale models of aircraft. Mainly due to them not being present in my country (I reside in the Philippines). You have convinced me to take up the hobby again. As stated in a previous comment, your stories make it personal. Giving the model a life beyond the shelf it now sits on. Kudos to you Sir. Hope to see more builds from you.

Loving your videos and stories. Adds meaning to the model. Thank you for your service. I was born in Vegas and used to watch all the airplanes, especially the Thunderbirds, during recess at school in the late 80's. Always fascinated me.

Thank you for your service!

"No stories about flaperons!" For some reason, that made me laugh!

Great build! I can't wait for your next one!

another great video, my friend. Thanks for sharing the story with us

Great build and great paint! Thanks for the video and for the stories!

What a beautiful build. Thank you for your service and all the flight line backstory was a nice added feature!

Great video. I LOVE the stories and information you provide. Plus, the kit building is very enjoyable.

Excellent work!

Thank you so much for this video, Max! The final product looks absolutely stunning and the stories you shared were fantastic

Beautiful Viper! My father was a crew chief on 86's. So I really appreciate the work and effort of the ground crew. Thank you for sharing your experiences. And service. Keep up the great work! Best Regards, Bill Pezzano

Thank you for the invaluable information you share with your audience : ))))

My dad is retired Air Force National Guard. He worked on F16’s as well. He was with the 147th Fighter Wing in Houston at Ellington Air Force Base.

This is such an awesome idea. I loved it and subscribed! Thank you for your service!

First of all, I love your stories and background info accompanying the build. Very interesting, educational and entertaining. Thanks for your service and for sharing with us. I have this kit and I love it...so much that I'm afraid to build it. I don't want to mess it up. It's a particularly special kit for me because the box kit and decals are sourced to a plane from my home town which gives it a nostalgic effect. A guy from my local hobby store was in contact with Tamiya to get them to come over and take photos and stuff for the production of the kit which is just a Cinderella story, I couldn't believe it when the guy at the hobby store told me about it. No one comes out here, especially all the way from Japan. Anyways it's the 144th FW out of Fresno ANGB (at Yosemite International, FAT). They used to fly these F-16s painted like the ones on the box all the time when I was a kid and then they switched to the F-15C after an exchange with a unit out of Arizona. I'm more familiar with the F-15 from flying simulators of it (I'm not military just a nerd) and just in general more interested in the Eagle, but I love the Vipers too. I've run through the instructions a hundred times and I'm watching your video which I consider shameful cheating (lol) but I'm never gonna build this dang thing if I don't buckle down and DO it. And to do that I think I've got to be as prepared as I can.

Another beautiful jet.

Thanks for making this. Very enjoyable video!

Another Cool airplane build !

Beautiful work!

Best build video I’ve seen yet. Looks like the vertical tail is angled ever so slightly to the right. Thanks for the white glue tip for affixing gear doors for painting. Gonna try that on my current build.

Great Job.👍👍💯💯💯..I remember seeing the F-16 Long TIME Ago at the Plattsburgh AFB..

Really enjoyed the stories and the additional facts as well. The modelling and painting was good too!

Very good tips and very interesting explanations based on the real plane. Thank you

I loved your added subtle sound effects like rain and others.

Awesome build, very informative as well

I really enjoy your videos which are so informative and give a great background to the subject model. Well done!

Another outstanding model with some great narration and back stories. Best modelling channel on KZfaq

Thats a BEAST! WOW

Great work! Nice to read your comentary about working on F-16’s. I’m a former avionics spec and was with the netherlands airforce for almost 8 years. Loved working on F-16’s! The jobs that sucked most were replacing fire/ overheat leads, boresighting and working on the pitot manifold in the tip of the radome; but that is my opinion😉 Thanks for the great vid!

this was one hell of a build video!

really nice job Max

awsome video, Thank you for the throttle walk through... that was very interesting

Great video. Thanks for sharing 👍

Great video ,,& apart from making things easy to learn ,,you made it a pleasure to watch ,,best wishes & warm regards

Really awesome build. I love the fact you worked on them. Adds so much to the project. 👍👍🇨🇦

Outstanding!

Outstanding work! Wish you'd keep posting what you've made~

Your narration was perfect. Your real stories were great. Good camera work. Keep up the good work.

Nicely done and some good info also...

Nice work!

Very interesting and inspiring. Anything first hand from this god of a plane is an awesome addition. Thanks!

I've seen so many other videos where folks are using a liquid brush on type cement. It's refreshing to see the old school tube glue used in this video. Keep up the good work!

What a pleasure to watch this video! Smart and clever, a true professional builder is talking to us! Simply astounding... You win a new subscriber (from France)... I apologize about my poor english langage... :))))

Love the story and the build man! This is my favorite plane second to the spitfire of all time. Thank you!

Great job. Great video. Thanks for the narration its easier to watch when you dont have to read whats going on. Very interesting stories too👍👍

GORGEOUS!!!!

Awesome job

I like your presentation and model work. Served at Nellis from 1985-1989 554 SP Squadron.

I just watched this video for about the fourth time after a frustrating evening of model work. I really appreciate the style of your videos- there’s something relaxing about them. Even when you build something way beyond my current ability, I come away feeling like I can actually get there. My wife calls you the Bob Ross of model making. LOL.

Like always, learned so much from your video! Very appreciate that you showed us the actual part from real life F-16, which is my favorite fighter jet since I was a kid. Thank you so much and please keep doing such amazing video!

Great job 👏🏻

I know you built this a while back but I just finished the 1/32 scale CJ block 50 F-16 kit. It was very fun to build. I learned a lot of patients because I painted all the knobs and switches by hand. I think I'll get the eduard cockpit etch for my next plane. Enjoy your channel and keep up the good work.

Amazing talent

Really cool Captain.

This is such a masterpiece... you should be proud. Great work!

Fantastic!

Awesome video !!!!!