F/A-18A+/B/CF-188
Kinetic | No. K48030 | 1:48
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Facts
- Brand:
- Kinetic
- Title:
- F/A-18A+/B/CF-188
- Number:
- K48030
- Scale:
- 1:48
- Type:
- Full kit
- Released:
- 2016 New parts
- Barcode:
- 9588838161038 (EAN)
- Packaging:
- Rigid box (Top opener)
- Topic:
- McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet » Jets (Aircraft)
Markings
McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet
McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
Royal Canadian Air Force - Aviation royale canadienne (2011-now)
- 409 Sqn. Nighthawk
June 2016
Medium grey over Ghost grey - 410 Sqn. Cougars
June 2016
Medium grey over Ghost grey - 425 Sqn. Alouette
April 2015
Medium grey over Ghost grey
McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
Royal Canadian Air Force - Aviation royale canadienne (2011-now)
- 410 Sqn. Cougars
June 2016
Medium grey over Ghost grey - 425 Sqn. Alouette
2015
Medium grey over Ghost grey
McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Hornet
Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force 1939-now)
- 12 Ala De Caza
2016
Ghost grey - 15 Ala de Caza
2015 Anatolian Eagle - Konya
Ghost grey
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
Royal Australian Air Force (1921-now)
- No. 3 Sqn. A21-57
2015 Operation OKRA - Persian Gulf
Medium grey over Ghost grey - No. 75 Sqn. A21-35
April 2015 Australian International Airshow - Avalon, VIC
Medium grey over Ghost grey - No. 77 Sqn. A21-4
2014
Medium grey over Ghost grey
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet
Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force 1939-now)
- 46 Ala De Caza
2016
Ghost grey
Box contents
Plastic sprue (Clear), Plastic sprue, Photoetched fret, Decalsheet (waterslide)
Dimensions:
466x298x85 mm
(18.3x11.7x3.3 inch)
Boxart designed by Vincenzo Auletta
Product timeline
Kinetic
2016
2017
2018
2020
2021
2022
2023
![1:48 F/A-18C Hornet (Kinetic K48031)](/products/img/1/1/7/956117-16625-34-t180.jpg)
![1:48 F/A-18A+/B/CF-188 (Kinetic K48030)](/products/img/8/3/1/182831-14745-99-t180.jpg)
![1:48 CF-188A (Kinetic K48070)](/products/img/0/5/7/1080057-16754-20-t180.jpg)
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![1:48 F/A-18D ATARS (Kinetic K48033)](/products/img/5/5/3/1187553-31911-11-t180.jpg)
![1:48 CF-188A (Kinetic K48079)](/products/img/7/9/0/1159790-22589-20-t180.jpg)
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![1:48 F/A-18A/C/D (Kinetic K48088)](/products/img/0/2/2/1256022-27767-54-t180.jpg)
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![1:48 F/A-18C (Kinetic K48114)](/products/img/4/8/6/1412486-14477-55-t180.jpg)
![1:48 RAAF F/A-18A (Kinetic K48131)](/products/img/5/2/9/1439529-108205-88-t180.jpg)
![1:48 F/A-18D Hornet VMFA(AW)-242 "Bats" (Kinetic K48121)](/products/img/1/8/5/1487185-32441-73-t180.png)
![1:48 F/A-18A+ (Kinetic K48158)](/products/img/6/3/8/1504638-16001-71-t180.jpg)
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Cold Lake Cougar: 1/48th Kinetic CF-188A/B (F/A-18A/B) Hornet![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/7/5/6/1509756-11447-91-720.jpg)
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Comments
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Second build of this kit. I still had trouble with the refueling probe section. Not as bad this time. It just sits funny in the cockpit half. I won't make another, but if I did, I'd add part H6 after I constructed the forward fuselage so I could make adjustments to make it sit more flush in the closed position.
I didn't have as much trouble with the cockpit shroud the second time around either. I think the issue the first time was caused by the engineering of the upper fuselage itself. Because of the cut out for the aerial refueling probe, the starboard side doesn't have much plastic attaching to the rest of the fuselage. The plastic that is there is the lip where the cockpit shroud sits. I accidentally broke that the first time so it could have rode high after I repaired it. As it was, I nearly broke it again due to the finicky fit due to - you guessed it - the aerial refueling subassembly. The forward canopy still rode high and required sanding to blend it into the forward cockpit section.
29 March 2022, 00:08
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Having finished several Hasegawa F-18s, I was interested how this kit would measure up. I thought it was easier to build than Hasegawa's. The flaps and ailerons are easier to install by far. Overall the fit was the parts was great - except for two things that caused me a serious headache!
The first was the aerial refueling probe. Just two pieces if you want it closed like I chose, three if not. The subassembly is added to the nose section, but the instructions aren't very clear how to do this. I figured it out but it sat too deep in the front cockpit. I played with it over and over and even reattached it several times but I was never able to get it to fit flush with the nose section. I ended up puttying it over and rescribed the panel outline. I don't know what I did wrong but I spent WAY too much time on a two piece subassembly.
The second major problem I had was with the cockpit shroud C25 of all things. There are three notches for it to fit into the top fuselage section so I placed it exactly where it was supposed to go. However, when I tried to add the forward canopy, the shroud interfered with it. The shroud sits too high so it forces the front canopy up a few mm instead of a smooth tradition into the fuselage. Again, I played with it over and over, but I couldn't get it to sit correctly. I ended up having to carefully carve the excess clear plastic in the front portion of the forward canopy where the canopy frame is and then add putty to the front of the fuselage to make a smooth transition. Again, I'm can't figure out what happened.
Aside from those two major problems, I liked the kit. I have a second one I'm going to put together next. That will let me see if those issues were bad luck, the kit or user error. I reserve judgement until I build the next one.
1 3 March 2022, 02:49
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