strikeeagle801 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Hello all I've got the Twobobs sheet for the 2004 "Blue Tailed" CAG bird from VFA-131 and I just want to confirm what all it needs. I'll be using the 1/32 Academy kit as a base. If I read Dave Roof's pinned subject right, BuNo 16527 should have: Late pit SJU-17 Dual chaff/flare buckets GPS dome IFF bird slicers Did I miss anything (or add anything that should not be on there)? Thank's for the help guys! Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j-basset Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I concur, and if you decide to use the F-4DableModels chaff dispenser set, you also set the GPS dome and a PE fret for the 'fish-bone' vents on the LERX seen on most C & D models. F-4DableModels R32-001 Jason C. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 That's what I'm looking into! Where can I order it from? Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest F!@nker^an24 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Hey strikeeagle801, I have a question. Do you know if there are any 1/48 Kuwaiti Air Force decal set for F/A-18C Hornet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticWeapons Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Hey strikeeagle801, I have a question. Do you know if there are any 1/48 Kuwaiti Air Force decal set for F/A-18C Hornet? Orion Models Decals. Dave Roof made them many years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 (edited) I'm not strikeeagle801, but I can answer your question with a "yes." Orion Decals sheet 48016 provided decals for Kuwaiti F/A-18Cs and Ds. I know Dave Roof (easy to find here on ARC and he is Orion Decals) was trying to get rid of the last of his stock of these sheets a year or so ago, so I don't know if he has any left, but they are great looking decals. And they were one of the first sheets that I am aware of that came with the ejection seat stencils. (the main reason I picked up the sheet actually) Edited May 8, 2008 by David Walker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sea-monkey Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 This is the jet I'm doing with my Academy Hornet also. I have the Black Box late cockpit and the F-4Dable chaff dispensers which are great. No reference pics I have show IFF bird slicers on this plane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 Hey strikeeagle801, I have a question. Do you know if there are any 1/48 Kuwaiti Air Force decal set for F/A-18C Hornet? I had a sheet at one time. I'll look in the morning and see if I still do. I might have just kept the stencils and threw away the other parts of it. If I have the sheet, I'll be glad to send it to you, if not, you'll have to talk to Dave like the other guys have said. . No reference pics I have show IFF bird slicers on this plane. I had not really begun to get photo refs yet, so thank you for the heads-up. Can anyone confirm whether or not this airframe does have them? Based on the BuNo and Dave's list, it should have gotten them as an upgrade. I have the Black Box late cockpit I'm looking into this as well. I have the OIF boxing, and was wondering if the pit is for the early or later blocks. Also, does anyone know what the CE pit is like? I've seen one on Evilbay that so far has not hit astronomical prices. Of course now that I've said that, it probably will. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leatherneck224 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Hey strikeeagle801, I have a question. Do you know if there are any 1/48 Kuwaiti Air Force decal set for F/A-18C Hornet? gordon has the sheet instock. http://store.spruebrothers.com/shared/Stor...et=products.asp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sea-monkey Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I had not really begun to get photo refs yet, so thank you for the heads-up. Can anyone confirm whether or not this airframe does have them? Based on the BuNo and Dave's list, it should have gotten them as an upgrade. Check out Airliners.net for lots of great pics of this bird. Just do a search on 'VFA-131'. Think there might also be a variation on this scheme from the Twobobs sheet. I think I remember some pics with a slightly different inner-tale design. Presume it's the same bird at a differnt point in time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Bump. Still want to know if the kit pit is early or late, and see if anyone can confirm that the jet did in fact get the bird slicers at some point. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Hingtgen Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 (edited) For the scheme Twobobs gives, it does NOT have bird slicers. VFA-131's my fave Hornet squadron and I've got a dozen pics found online of the blue-tail one. The slightly later version of the scheme also doesn't have them. It may NOW have them, but it no longer wears blue tails (assuming the latest CAG is the same airframe). (Grey tails now, much like their 95/96 scheme) Edited May 9, 2008 by David Hingtgen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
titan Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 (edited) Just did a side-by-side comparison of the CE and BB cockpits. The CE initially looks slightly better cast and crisper. But looking closer, the details look more realistic on the Black Box. Just a lot more airplane-like. The seat is much better too as is overal quantity of detail. I think some of the crispness of the CE set comes from the fact that some the detail is just more simplified than in the BB cockpit. Overall, for accuracy and detail I'd say go with the Black Box. Edited May 9, 2008 by titan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Thank you David and Matt for the confirmation. I'll be leaving the bird slicers off, and may look into a Black Box cockpit, as I assume the kit represents an early block. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j-basset Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 That's what I'm looking into! Where can I order it from?Aaron Aaron, Sorry for the late reply. You should still be able to get it from Luckymodel: HERE regards, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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