F/A-18C and E from Hasegawa
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50 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
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Outstanding paint/weathering! Congratulations. I'll take your previous note on how you did that and try to apply it to my Hornet.
13 July, 14:44
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This will be a paralell build of Hasegawas kit #52167