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Can't beat the price of these Revell kits. Unfortunately, they require a little extra work to get them looking as nice as the higher priced Hasegawa. I cut away all movable parts, reshaped them, and postioned them in the "at rest" postion. The wingfolds were created using parts of a twist-tie(I made a thread about this earlier).

Steel Beach ECS pipes and FOD covers were used along with AFTERBURNER decals which went on flawlessly. Some of the decals were toned down a tad with some thinned grey to give it a slightly weathered look. I overdid it a bit on the rear NAVY decals...oh well.

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Thanks for looking!

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i don't think you overdid the fade job on the navy decals, i think they look more realistic that the others. i was in the navy for a 4 year enlistment and you could barely see some of the insignia on the real machines. later.

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Very impressive Starbuck. Really like the look. The wingfolds look the part, and nice to see the AB decals work on the Revell -18E without too many problems. Probably not the same for the CAG/CO jets, but the line bird looks just fine.

aaron

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awesome job!!! those vents/fairings/thingamajigs/doohickies at the back top between the tails, are those included in the Revell kit or is that something you had to scratch build? i know the Hasagawa kit has the older flush ones. awesome weathering too and i agree, not overdone at all on the NAVY, looks better.

Bill

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Thank you all for the nice words and feedback. I appreciate it.

awesome job!!! those vents/fairings/thingamajigs/doohickies at the back top between the tails, are those included in the Revell kit or is that something you had to scratch build? i know the Hasagawa kit has the older flush ones. awesome weathering too and i agree, not overdone at all on the NAVY, looks better.

Bill

Thanks Bill! Those vents/etc you're referring to are not included in any kit AFAIK. They are made by Steel Beach. I purchased them through Sprue Bros. Just search for ECS heat pipes from Steel Beach.

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