F/A-18C and E from Hasegawa
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Finished the two offices. Did some minor modifications to the seats since they are pretty basic.
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These kits need putty. They fit only partially…
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Got the wings attached to the fuselages. Used hate, violence and putty…
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I guess these kits show their age. Half an AMRAAM on one of the sprues… Luckily I got plenty of spares.
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Making some progress with the C and E model. Both kits have som minor fit issues regarding canopies.
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Started painting. First time I´m using stencils to make that worn look after months at sea. Curious about the end result.
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Starting to get that faded look, but still a long way to go before it is finished.
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Most of the decals are on. They are of very good quality, but some of them are a couple of mm too big.
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I have finished the F-18C. I guess the result is ok for such an old kit… not my best, neither my worst. Only thing left is to build a base.
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Only thing i changed in the kit (with the exeption of some cockpit detailing) was the weapons. The kit has only some bad molded Aim-120 and Aim-9 and I switched those with missiles from the spare box. I also changed the kits sensors with a Litening pod from Hasegawas JDAM set. The 500 pound JDAMs are from the same set. I deliberatly painted them green to add a bit of color to a very grey scheme.
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US Navy F-18E
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The F-18E is finished.
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Put some GBU-10 on the BRU-55. Both kits come without any air to ground ordonance.
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«Made» a base for the F-18E. It is a cardboard cutout…
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Final pictures of the F-18C. It has been a blast.
Hozzászólások
44 21 July 2022, 11:34
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I wonder how this one comes out. Will follow. A few weeks ago I finished an italeri kit.
21 July 2022, 12:36
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First impression is that both kits are pretty basic. I have modified both seats a bit since they are very plain. Weapons will be upgraded with spares as well.
21 July 2022, 14:13
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I have just finished the F-18E which was built in parallel with the F-18C. The E model is a much better kit than the C, which tooling goes back to the 80s. Summerized it was two fun builds, but I will stay away from Hasegawas «two in one» in the future. Putting new decals on old kits and call it limited edition is a business model which don´t appeal to me.
What is left is to make a pair of simple bases for the planes. And btw, two models in a week is a new rekord for me 🤗
28 July 2022, 23:12
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Well done, Erik, the colour modulation is very convincing. The "simple" base of the flight deck is also a very good idea. Is it a photo print or painted?
29 July 2022, 15:40
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@Fritz: the base for the F-18E is a print I bought years ago. For the F-18C I painted one myself, using the printed one as a «template». It would have been better if I had used a bit more time but I was getting fired of fighting these old kits. I used about one hour painting the base, drying time between layers not included.
29 July 2022, 17:34
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Great result! Especially for a week only😅
Are these A.Mig greys directly from the bottle or did you add white for the last coat? Looks very realistically bleached 👍
30 July 2022, 13:15
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@Daniel: I sprayed a coat of Mig grey after some pre-shading with black. Then I used a stencil from AK and sprayed thinned white and gunship gray in a random pattern on all parts exposed to the sun. Finally I sprayed a top coat of the original gray color, but thinned a bit. Did some additiona weathering with gray and white oils.
30 July 2022, 20:41
Album info
This will be a paralell build of Hasegawas kit #52167