Blue Angels Hornet
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Cockpit base colors applied
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Most base colors on for cockpit
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More base colors on in cockpit
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Mostly finished cockpit tub right view
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Mostly finished cockpit tub left view
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Aluminum tubing added to replace the kit pivot point for the stabilators
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seam filling on bottom of LEX's
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Stabilators cut from center linkage section
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Test fit of stabilators into aluminum tubing replacement center.
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upper and lower fuselage halves glued together...
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Tamiya White Liquid Surface Primer airbrushed onto intakes, wheel wells, and landing gear struts.
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Basic airframe construction finished... just about ready for paint.
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HUD projection lens added using Micro Krystal Kleer
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Wingtip missile tails added... shape & gap problem at bottom of radome corrected.
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Humbrol Gloss Midnight Blue airbrushed onto undersides
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Upper surfaces now in Humbrol Gloss Midnight Blue
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Frontal overhead view - Yellow trim airbrushed on
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Rear overhead view- Yellow trim and steel panels by afterburners painted on
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Started the decals application process on the undersides
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Topside decals on…. Approaching the finish line ?
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Purchase receipt for the kit from a shop long closed… only sat in my stash for 23 years.
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All done!
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All done!
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Comentários
70 17 July 2023, 21:11
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I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will be… I have two sets just in case 🫰🏼
27 July 2023, 21:44
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Good deal. Monogram's decals are pretty thick but the upside is they don't disintegrate as easily.
27 July 2023, 21:55
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Exactly. I used some of the original decals on the Monogram Flak Bait that I built many years ago from an original issue white box kit, and they worked just fine.
27 July 2023, 22:21
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I've got the 1977 B-29 decals and they look pretty good. Now if I can just summon the mojo to attempt a metal finish on the beast....
28 July 2023, 01:02
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I hear ya. I'm trying out some new paints here for NMF. Looking for what might work better on all the lots that need it in my stash.
28 July 2023, 05:06
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Thank you Jorge. I can't complain about how it's coming along, that's for sure.
22 August 2023, 17:25
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Thank you Casey. The paint work turned out as intended in the end.
26 August 2023, 00:21
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That turned out fantastic! 👍 👍 I think 23 years in the stash is just getting aged properly.
26 August 2023, 01:27
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John & Rui, thank you for your kind words.
23 years was good seasoning for this one 😉
Rui, I am quite jazzed at how well the final shine turned out.
26 August 2023, 03:48
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Very nice finish, very glossy as the real thing. One remark: Blue Angels hornets had their gun removed and the openings for it were closed off. See: [img1]
26 August 2023, 08:12
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Neuling & tyu, thank you for looking in and your comments.
tyu, so I see in that photo. Too bad that tidbit of information is after completion of this build… ah well, too late now.
26 August 2023, 13:24
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Daniel, Michael, & Martin, thank you for your kind comments on this build. I do appreciate them.
29 August 2023, 15:48
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I am fascinated how you conjured up a shining bird from the old kit! Very very nice glossy finish!
2 September 2023, 23:18
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Thank you Andreas. It was strictly the paint. I used Humbrol enamel, thinned with Testors Universal Enamel Airbrush Thinner. That is the shiniest paint job that I've ever achieved. Zero orange peel effect or polishing needed. I did do a gloss clear coat after the decal were on, just to seal them in and give a uniform finish, since the decals themselves were semi gloss in finish on their own.
4 September 2023, 21:11
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"Humbrol enamel, thinned with Testors Universal Enamel Airbrush Thinner", Rocks 👍 👍 👍
5 September 2023, 02:30
Album info
1987 Season F/A-18A Blue Angels