Kinetic F/A-18A+/B / CF-188 - Build
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The intake part is a bit tricky
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Also the fit of the top and bottom part is rather mediocre
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That's the area where the internal spacers would be needed...
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Do those three things to be glued on like this? I'm a bit confused...
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Really nice decals to work with! The downside : there are some missing...
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And as always, there's one decal which didn't go as planned...
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But his side looks awesome!
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Agan a bit of a rough surface, it still happens to me once in a while…
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All decals added to the fuselage and some parts already received a bit of weathering.
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Hmm, not sure if this is going to look good in the end...
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After the wash the initial weathering looks a bit better
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Finally things come together
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Arghh, i still don‘t like the weathering. But i think there‘s not that much i can do anymore. Maybe the matte/satin finish tones it down a bit, we will see.
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Front LG looks ok to me
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Also main LG is ok, don‘t know if it really has the red on the doors, but i liked it as it gives a bit of color…
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Does anybody know where this needs to be fitted? I can‘t figure it out in the instructions (which are really lousy…)
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Undortunately there's some fogging on the canopy... I need to get a bit creative...
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Nearing completion...
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It's basically done, just need to deal with the canopy...
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A bit of damage control on the canopy
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A job done! 🙂
Komentáře
35 18 April 2021, 10:30
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Nice subject! ?
Typical kinetic kit but its the best we've got for the legacy hornet?♂️. There are some workarounds to be found in forums, e.g. internal spacers/sidewalls for the rear part.
Watching!
8 May 2021, 17:32
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Also taking a seat, looks quite good so far, like the detail paintwork in the landing gear area as well as in the cockpit. 👍
18 June 2021, 22:09
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a bit of progress here, everything is now painted (even though i think i didn't hit the color tone very good, hopefully weathering improves that...) and there is one correction needed as the paint peeled in one spot.
18 August 2021, 10:11
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Oh 410 Cougars training squadron. Same one I want to build. Looking great!
15 October 2021, 07:58
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I like double-seaters, so that was the one to go with the kinetic kit 😉
15 October 2021, 09:56
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Great work Schnemat, really like the outcome so far! 👍
As to your question about the pod, I think it goes on the left side fuselage anchoring normally reserved for the air-to-air missiles - at least this is the case for the Rhino Hornet.
23 October 2021, 01:10
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Pic 32 shows you're already using the correct pod in the correct position 👍
(pic 31 shows the litening pods that preferably goes centerline position on most non-navy hornets - but also not used by RCAF)
a great looking hornet, I really like the typical streaks behind the slats, looking forward to the big rollout! 👍
23 October 2021, 13:00
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Thank you for all your nice comments! I hope the canopy is not going to ruin the whole model...
23 October 2021, 14:55