Boieng F/A-18F Super Hornet
Finished
Finished.
Almost ready. 🙂
Be carefull with the decals. The upper part of the stripe on the side is too long. The manual doesn't speak about the stripes doesn't connect at the bottom of the fuselage!
Ready to apply decals.
Back in businnes. The acryl varnish is working. Thanks for the advise mates.
After another 3 hours, paint removing is almost done. Unfortunatelly the canopy became matt at some places.
After 3 hours of working with paint remover. I am a littlebit optimistic. Maybe i can save the kit.
I started to remove the paint. Ahhhh....
What went wrong? I made a glossy varnish layer before the decals. If you have any idea, plese tell me. Paints and thiner are revel brand. Thanks in advance.
Decals around the cokpit are on, but the fit is bad. Perhaps i have to remove them, and paint the black around the cokpit.
Canopy is on and closed. In this kit there are decals for the canopy. This is the first time i meet this kind of decals.
The pilot is smaller than it should be. He will need a cushion. 🙂
Comentarii
16 1 September 2018, 17:41
Steven Van Dyck
The varnish also contains thinner, this reacted with the enamel base paint. Use an acrylic varnish to separate the base layer and the topcoat. I use P+ from Pledge to prepare for decals, it's acrylic and very diluted.
The varnish also contains thinner, this reacted with the enamel base paint. Use an acrylic varnish to separate the base layer and the topcoat. I use P+ from Pledge to prepare for decals, it's acrylic and very diluted.
25 October 2018, 17:47
Ferenc Sarka
Thank you for your advice Steven, i will try acrilyc next time. I try remove the painting, but am not optimistic. I have to clear all the panel lines. Maybe i buy another kit. The price of two bottle paint remover nearly the same as a new kit.
Thank you for your advice Steven, i will try acrilyc next time. I try remove the painting, but am not optimistic. I have to clear all the panel lines. Maybe i buy another kit. The price of two bottle paint remover nearly the same as a new kit.
26 October 2018, 15:31
Steven Van Dyck
But hadn't you installed the PE parts yet? Can't you retrieve the fuselage?
But hadn't you installed the PE parts yet? Can't you retrieve the fuselage?
26 October 2018, 17:35
Christian Mundt
Did this only happen at the elevators? Then maybe you could try to remove the elevators and strip the paint with oven cleaner spray?
Did this only happen at the elevators? Then maybe you could try to remove the elevators and strip the paint with oven cleaner spray?
26 October 2018, 18:01
Ferenc Sarka
Steven and Christian, unfortunatelly not only at the elevators. The under side of the wings and the fuselage too. I will try how works the oven cleaner. Thanks for your advice.
Steven and Christian, unfortunatelly not only at the elevators. The under side of the wings and the fuselage too. I will try how works the oven cleaner. Thanks for your advice.
27 October 2018, 13:16
Łukasz Gliński
Respect mate for that cleaning effort, I didn;t have a courage (yet) to wash the complete model this way 👍
Respect mate for that cleaning effort, I didn;t have a courage (yet) to wash the complete model this way 👍
16 November 2018, 07:40
Ferenc Sarka
Thanks for every one. I am fan of Jolly Rogers since the movie Final Countdown. I plan to build the F-4 version too. Happy modelling
Thanks for every one. I am fan of Jolly Rogers since the movie Final Countdown. I plan to build the F-4 version too. Happy modelling
20 May 2020, 19:55
Patrick Hagelstein
Great job Ferenc! 👍 That is true perseverance cleaning that model! 👍
Great job Ferenc! 👍 That is true perseverance cleaning that model! 👍
20 May 2020, 19:57
Richard Cheals
Wow, what a saga! In the end you recovered the situation and achieved a very nice clean Stinger, Congratulations! 👍👏👏
Wow, what a saga! In the end you recovered the situation and achieved a very nice clean Stinger, Congratulations! 👍👏👏
19 January 2022, 11:57
Ferenc Sarka
Thank You for the grats. It was terrible when i started to remove the paint from the kit. The mates from this site helpd me to solve the problem. Huh it was 4 years ago....time goes fast.
Thank You for the grats. It was terrible when i started to remove the paint from the kit. The mates from this site helpd me to solve the problem. Huh it was 4 years ago....time goes fast.
20 January 2022, 19:54
Steven Van Dyck
Yeah, I also had to go and look back what it was I had commented on here. But glad the model was saved!
Yeah, I also had to go and look back what it was I had commented on here. But glad the model was saved!
21 January 2022, 10:50