Thadeus

I'm in with VMFA(AW)-224 F/A-18D, a black tailed WK01 from 2009. Depending how well the build will go I might build something more :)

I'm glad I came soon enough to tell You not to glue the wings like that! ;) Seriously though, what decals are You using?

Nice! I didn't remember Fujimi Phantoms had one piece canopy. Or is this from their British Phantom?

Very nice build. Somehow, when I think F-4J I think of this scheme.

Actually C tails are included in the box afaik. It's the aft IP and its cover that seem to be a problem. Other than perhaps slight difference in canopy middle bar. Don't know if there are additional sticks for the backseater. So I guess the biggest issue I'd have in converting B to D is the aft IP. In all fairness there isn't a proper one in any Hasegawa D kit. Plus seeing how nice Kinetic decals are in C and A+/B kits, I guess we can hope for some cool schemes for a D. I'm keeping my fingers crossed :)

Any chance for a Delta in the near future? Perhaps with some cool Bengals markings? ;) Or even better - Charlie and Delta in one box?

Very nice Sufa! I like how You did the camo, hope mine turns out half s good when I get to it. If You want another Kinetic Sufa they are sometimes on sale on Luckymodel and can be snagger for about 10 usd.

Very nice Corsairs! Greek paintjob came out great.

Awesome! F-5 looks great in SEA scheme and Yours is looking great!

Some great work You did! That's got to be the nicest 1/72 Harrier ever!

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but when I built my F-100's for the Vietnam Group Build I used unmodified Pavla F-5 seats. They don't look bad when finished even with canopy open. They look quite similar to True Details seats too. Hope this helps :)

So the basic paint is done. I decided to forgo the primer and just shoot it straight on a model. One of my best paintjobs so far. Or maybe it's just because it's been so long since I've tackled any model, let alone a Hornet. Some minor boo boos were found on the stabs so I've filled them, and around the intakes - they're handled too. So here's the thing - looking at F/A-18 walkarounds I've noticed there seem to be no panel lines around the intakes. At least on Charlies and Deltas. Is there any rule to this? Other thing is I've noticed that Deltas seem to have retained the 5r door on the nose. Weird. Did not check on C's but I always thought they were deleted on all C and D models. I've not any closeup of 164884's nose so I can't confirm wheter my jet should have it, but I'll probably go and scribe the door on the right side of my model. Hopefully next weekend I'll start to paint the tiger stripes. I'm almost set on outlining them with pencil and masking them. Other option would be just to do them by hand with a brush. So, till next time!

Great thanks for the quick reply :) works like a charm!

Hello, I'm having some problems uploading pics from google photos. When I try to add them by the Insert other media tab it does nothing. I've tried to use the code but it does not work. Does anybody have any idea what to do? Thanks in advance!

Very nice Hornet! I especially like how the seekers look on agm-65's.