VMFA-232 F/A-18C
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VMFA-232, F/A-18C
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VMFA-232 CO Aircraft
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VMFA-232 CO Aircraft based out of Japan. These are the marking I am going to use
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Squadron patch
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The kit
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Kit parts
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Kit decals, I will use markings for VMFA-232
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I wash all my kits before starting work
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Kit cockpit
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Kit cocpkit. I added some small details
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Added details to cockpit
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I used the kit decals for the panels
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Decales for panels
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Cockpit painted and finished
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Cockpit
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I will use True Details resin seat
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Resin seats are very nice
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I washed resin seat in windex
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Kit seat
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Kit seat
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Kit seat and resin seat
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Resin seat
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Added some weight
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Cockpit installed
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Kit airframe upper and lower
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Cockpit installed
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Kit main wheel wells are very incorrect, so I will grind them out
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Grind out wheel wells
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Grind out main wheel wells
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New wheel wells detail
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New wheel well in place
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The kit does not have any intake ducts you could see inside so I made one out of thin plactic
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New intakes
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New intakes
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New intakes much better
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Intakes
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New intakes and wheel wells
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Added nose weight
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Kit nose cone
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Kit upper and lower halfs
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Fuselage glued together
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Fuselage glued together
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Cockpit
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Kit wings and tails
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Wings glued on
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Tails glued on
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Airframe complete
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Airframe cpmplete
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First coat of paint MM dark ghost gray
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First coat of paint MM light ghost gray
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Here is something new, I used a metal washer to mask in nose radome
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The washer mask worked very well
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Just find the one you need and spray
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Metal washer mask
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Just to cool, metal washer mask
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The kit comes with a decal for the red tail flash but I masked it and sprayed it
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Masked and sprayed tail
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Red tail flash
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Red tail flash
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I did some light weathering with a brown wash
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Hard to see brown wash
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Future for clear gloss coat for decals
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Future clear gloss coat
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Future clear gloss coat
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Kit drop tanks
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Kit drop tanks
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Kit drop tanks glued together
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Kit drop tanks
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Kit drops painted
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The kit comes with no bombs so I used two GBU-12's from the Hasegawa's Weapons set 2
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GBU-12 used
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GBU-12's
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Kit gear doors and wheels
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Decaling under way
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Top view, Kit decals worked very nice
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The Aircraft does not have a lot of markings
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Nose decals
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Squadron markings
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The tail has the most markings. The slime lights are a little too yellow
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Only one decal on the bottom wing
Komentarzy
5 April 2019, 12:26
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Count me in here Mr. Thomas! I`ve build this one years ago with the ACADAMY Kit. Like it a lot and the markings are striking!!
5 April 2019, 12:31
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Hey guy's I have a new Project up today. I have not posted in a few months but now I am back to work. The kit is Hasegawa's F-18c in 1/72 scale. The kit goes back to the 1990's but not a bad kit. It does need a little TLC, so I did add some details to the cockpit and main wheels wells
5 April 2019, 12:47
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I'm in too. I will not miss it because the Hornet is one of the most beautiful fighter aircraft ever.
7 April 2019, 15:16
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Hey Thomas, will you correct the rogue red color that got away and lies on the top of the left engine? It's a shame to leave it there...
7 April 2019, 20:53
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Maciej, Yes I know it's there and I will handle it. There are also some small little details that all so need some attention
8 April 2019, 00:25
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New photos up today. I had to fix a few little details before I start decaling. Decals photos up start soon
14 April 2019, 13:21
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New photos up today. Decaling now complete. Starting to work on the small bits. The kit Decals worked great even being from 1999. The aircraft has very few markings and fewer Stencils. I used "Micro Set" and "Micro Sol" on the kit decals with no problems.
17 April 2019, 11:53