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I look forward to the release of this book. Will there be a combo deal with the Modern Super Hornet Guide? if so I will hold off on getting the SH guide as I am interested in having both. Denis

Sweet! Now I'll have a decent F-4B to throw my VF-84 decals onto. Any idea what the cost will be? Denis

Looks very nice! I have been thinking of getting one of these kits. How was it to build? Denis

Andrew, Thanks. I am a subscriber to FSM for many years so I will check my issues for the article. Denis

Andrew, What magazine did you find that in? As another huge JR fan I plan to do a couple of Demons. If I cannot find that magazine would you mind emailing me scans if the Demon article you mention? Your Demon looks great BTW! Cheers, Denis

Man, I wish I could take advantage of these prices. But alas I am deploying overseas soon and cannot purchase any more kits until I get back in January. Don, if you still have some kits when I get back, especially Hornets and Tomcats, I'll take them off your hands. Buy with confidence folks. Don is a great guy to deal with. Denis

That's great news. Although, now I have two decal sheets that I like. Both featuring Phantoms...imagine that! I guess my Tomcat fetish is going to turn into a Phantom fetish. Denis

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All finished!!!! F/A-18C from VMFA-122 Werewolves with RCAF exchange pilot Capt (now Maj) Jared "Skitzo" Penney. Used the 1/48 Hasegawa kit and really enjoyed the build. Hmmm....wonder if I can get that Tomcat done in a week? Thanks for watching, Denis

A few more... The seat form the revell tomcat was too high so I ended up using the kit seat and added lead foil seat belts to "represent" a NACES. The nice tail art is probably some of the most bad *** I have ever seen: Close up of the port side of the cockpit with Skitzo's name. I'll be giving this jet to him next week at his mug out. I'll be placing a few pics in the finished builds thread. Hmmm....wonder if I can get that Tomcat done in a week? Thanks for watching. Denis

Done!!!!! I finished the build with a sludge wash of golden brown to take in account that the squadron was based out of Al Asad, Iraq. Now onto the pics. A couple more next post...... Denis

All the sponsor's have great decals. I am really impressed with the Grey Ghosts Pt 1 sheet from Impact Hobby Decals. I could actually see myself using all the options. Denis

Darren, Just looked it up at Sprue Bros and they are for the Revell kits. Will the covered exhaust nozzles fit on the RoG Super Hornets? I have this one which is my next planned build: (With VFA-103 decals of course ;) ) Also, how does it compare to the Revelogram super hornets? So far the RoG version looks awesome. I'll be able to comment more once I build it. Cheers, Denis

I have recently tried some Italeri paint using the Italeri thinner and cannot seem to get it to flow good, if at all, out of the airbrush. Did the retardant help you? I even tried a 2:1 thinner to paint ratio without success. From the online description of the airbrush medium, it looks a lot like tamiya thinner. Here is a link: http://www.deserres.ca/en-ca/search/airbrush-medium/68031/ Not taking the cheap way out, I have always been using Tamiya Thinner with my Tamiya paints and in fact never really encountered issues with them. However, since I travel a lot I have been looking for altern

Decals are on!!!! Just finished putting on the decals. Phew, there are a lot of data decals, I was in "No Step" hell for a while. I got the tails put on and put some Tamiya Smoke to represent the codite dust on the nose from the gun. I had a small crisis when I removed a piece of tape I used to keep the tails aligned while the glue was setting. I didn't notice that one side was over top of the "3" on the right tail. Since the decals are not sealed yet almost all of the "3" was removed with the tape. No worries right, just use another "3" from the sheet. But there are none!

I've read several threads that mention each subject product but I don't fully understand what the difference is between them. If I use the flow aid will acrylic paints still dry fast? Conversely if I use the retarder will the paint not dry fast but have less of a flow for the airbrush? I am just a little confused as I went to the local paint sulply store and saw both products on the shelf. When I looked at the lables it seems that they both have the same ingredient. If so then what is the differnce? I mostly use Tamiya Acrylics but since I travel abroad so much recently I have been looking

Nice job. I have a 1/35 Italeri Elephant that I started and shelved. Mostly because I bought AM indy tracks for it and got lazy....Maybe I'll bring it back down soon. Corret me if I am wrong but I thought there were 2 Elephants left. One at the Aberdeen Proving grounds and one in Russia. Maybe the Russian one was a Ferdinand? Happy Modelling, Denis

I'm really curious why RCAF roundels in both hi and low-vis are provided since Canada is purchasing the "A" model. Thinking ahead maybe? Denis

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Whew! You're a braver man than I. Good luck with the build. I will be watching with interest since I have a couple of 1/72 Hasegawa Intruders planned in the near future. Denis

Only 2 weeks left, should be able to get this done on time. Fortunately, I have the next 2 weeks off before I deploy to the Middle East. Might even be able to get the Tomcat done too! :D I got the pitot tubes and antennas on. Notice the blade antennas and GPS dome. Thanks to Graves_09 for the "M" Sprue which also had the IFF antenna. Then able to get paint done and a coat of future to prep for decals. Got started with decals. Since the tails, elevators, and other bits were ready first I got started with them. Weapons and ordnance is also done. Probably going to put a darker co

I might be able to help you out. Let me check when I get home and I'll PM you. Denis

Agreed. Very well done. Can't wait to see the Rattler. Maybe after that do a Dragonfly? Lots of possibilities!

Awesome! I've been eagerly waiting for an update on this review build. This new Arrow looks good and I will get one or more in the near future. I will also get your decals to go along with it. Quick question about the decals. Why not include RL 206, especially considering that is the only surviving forward fuselage at the Canadian Aviation & Space Museum in Ottawa? That also brings up the point that Hobbycraft could have done a better job on that portion of thier Arrow models since there is a perfect example to work from. -Denis

Worked on the main canopy. I tried something new, a 7-step nail file/polisher followed by a dip in future. I was happy with the results. After steps 1-3 for sanding: After steps 4 & 5 Buffing: Steps 6 & 7 for polishing: After the dip in future: Now I have to finish painting this bird and move on to decals. Can't wait. Denis