Colin K

Ok, all good. I already have the 2017 jet built and another in the stash. In answer to your question, the markings for the 20th Annuversary Hornet have been out of production for many years. As Scooby mentioned earlier, Canadian Hornet demo schemes are a popular sell, especially in Canada. Also, as Raymond mentioned, Kinetic has been able to keep the price very reasonable. Truth be told, when the generic CF-18 kit came out, it retailed at $110 Canadian, at my local store. When the 2017 demo came out, it retailed at $87, as will this new release, I suspect. I've also been wanting to do a new build of the 2002 demo, and with this release, I now have that opportunity.

Are you saying you bought the new kit, with the demo decals and have no use for said decals?

Carmen.....I've been away from the forums for a while and have just started following your build. Fantastic work as always. But, I want to pass on my heartfelt condolences on the loss of your son. I can't even begin to fathom what you are going through. My thoughts are with your and your family. If I can do anything for you, just let me know.

PLEASE do the 2018 Demo Hornet!!!

Kursad....not sure if the artwork is finished or still being finalised, but I have a bunch of photos of Aussie Hornets that I took at Maple Flag, just a couple of weeks ago. If you could use any, I'll send them your way.

Last time I ordered decals was probably late last year and I did receive the decals. I honestly had high hopes for Canuck to fill the void for Canadian decals, but with nothing new from them in a couple of years, those hopes have faded.

Cool! Any plans for a possible F-105D sheet with 388th TFW markings from Korat?

Hi Kursad, So is the 1/32 Lancaster schemed CT-155 available now or has it been pushed back again?

I didn't see any ads when I clicked on the links and I am not logged in to the website. However, I'll see if there is another option for displaying photos in the future

Working on the Kinetic model of the 2017 Demo Hornet. Fit of the nose section has been an annoyance for many who have built this kit. I may have a solution. Disclaimer: This is what has worked for me. YMMV Hopefully this helps out with your Kinetic build. 1. Glue part H31 to the lower fuselage. Assemble parts C14 and O3 (if building a Hornet with the spotlight installed) separately, then attach to lower fuselage as shown. 2. Attach part C13 (for the CF-18). You can apply extra-thin cement from the inside, just to keep things clean. 3. Attach part H7 (IFR bay) to the upper fuselage. Then join upper and lower halves. I would recommend you start applying glue at this point. Shot of the left side. Seam clean up is going to be minimal and no step! A bit of a step on the refuelling door, but nothing major. Again, seam clean up will be minimal and again....no step! Shot of the bottom fuselage. Not a lot of seam work will be needed here. Again, this is what I came up with and what worked for me. Hopefully it will help with your Kinetic Hornet builds as well. If you have any feedback, let me know. Thanks!

Hey guys. After completing my first Kinetic 48th Hornet kit, the fit of the intakes and trunking got me thinking. How could I improve the fit of the whole assembly? Well, I pulled out another Kinetic Hornet tonight and fiddled around with it, and I may have come up with an assembly sequence that may help with the fit. 1) Assemble intake trunk halves F2 and F6 for the left (F5 and F1 for the right). You can probably take care of the intake trunk seams now. Once you've finished with them, move on to the next step. 2) Attach H33 to the left intake trunking (and H32 to the right trunk) This should ensure a good fit with the trunk and allow you to take care of the seams around the inside of the opening. 3) Slide the intake assembly through the opening in the fuselage. You may need to spread the opening wider, just to get in through. At this point DO NOT GLUE ANYTHING. 4) Assemble parts H38 and H36 (left side), then slide assembly into position. It's at this point that you can start applying glue and getting everything buttoned up. This is what I came up with after about an hours worth of dryfitting. It's by no means the only way to do it, but I think it will make assembling the intakes and trunking a bit easier. Let me know your thoughts!

Cool story! When you were crawling over the Boss's jet, did you happen to take any photos of the boxes on the glare shield, above the IP panel? Also, did you get any photos of the stick and the spring that they attach to the stick for their shows? Thanks!

Well, Kinetic forgot to mention the brackets in their instructions as well. The gear doors didn't really give me any problems at all. I love them compared to the doors on the Hasegawa kit.

http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/assets/AIRFORCE_Internet/images/news-nouvelles/2017/04/ck01-2017-0278-011.jpg Looking at a lot of photos, I'm inclined to go with Italian red. It's not a pure red, but leaning towards a bit of an orange tinge to it. Compare the fuselage colour with the red on the large maple leaf. Model Master has an Italian red in their line.

I'll just post these for display as I'm not sure if these were started before or after July 1st. Anyhow, I ended up building six Snowbird Tutors for some of the pilots on the team. They were all presented at the 2017 year end show, by their spouses. Needless to say, they were well received. They are all 1/48 Hobbycraft kits with a few resin bits (antennas, etc). Decals are a mix of Belcher and homemade decals (pilot and tech names, logos on tails, tail numbers and RCAF/ARC titles on the underside of the wings). They were all mounted on bases using acrylic rod. The Snowbird logos are actually keychains that I bought from the Canex in Moose Jaw. Snowbird 1, flown by 2016 Team Lead, Major Yanick "Crank" Gregoire....and yes, tank cam is included with the jet! Snowbird 8, the Opposing Solo, Captain Greg "FOMO" Humme-Powell. He also flew as Snowbird 6 in 2016. The tail is made out of resin and was made using the impression of the kit tail. Snowbird 9, Lead Solo, Major Craig "Nacho" Sharp. Snowbird 7, Captain Maciej "Match" Hatta. Match is the guy responsible for all of the Snowbird video footage from tank cam, over the past couple of years. He wanted a jet, sitting on the ground, ready to go. Match also flew as Snowbird 6 in 2015 and Snowbird 3 in 2016. Should be noted that the speedbrakes are made from scratch and the ejection seats are resin. This was the fun one. Snowbird 10, Captain Blake "Naughty" McNaughton, threw down the challenge of capturing the entire advance party (Snowbird 10 and 11), with sausage bags on the seats, with smoke on, performing the Snowbird pitch. Oh, and the spacing and formation references had to be correct! No problem! In any case, here it is. The bags on top of the seat were made with Tamiya 2 part molding putty and painted to look like the real bags. The smoke is simply piano wire with cotton batting on it. The cotton was then dipped in diluted white glue and left to dry. I am also happy to note that the formation spacing and reference points were bang on, according to Naughty. So, there is my Snowbird project. I actually owe a few guys thanks for giving up their Belcher decal sheets for the cause. My original plan was to get decals through Canmilair, but with Bill's knee surgery, that changed and I was stuck for decals. Luckily, a few guys answered the call!