Emvar Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Nagyon szép munka! It is easier to speak Hungarian than it is to spell. I am looking forward to more excellent work. :P Emil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Zoli, the Super Hornet isn't one of my favourite planes but your work is truly amazing!!!! Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
usn sti Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 That radar package is amazing! nice work on the radome as well. just so you know, we hornet maintainers call the tip of the gun (the section that sits flush with the nose cone) the "muzzle". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Wow. That's just crazy!! Very nice. Love the Super Bug. Can't wait to see more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I'm hoping that you will continue this build. Your scratchbuilt details are both inspiring and amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fly-n-hi Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 That is some impressive work. Those scratch build bays are really precise. How do you get the measurements so accurate? The Hornets and Super Hornets just have slotted flaps...not Fowler flaps. Fowler flaps would add alot of weight and complexity to the wing. I noticed in one of your pics you asked if it was correct or not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I just vomitted...no human with normal sized hands is capable of this work. I challenge you to prove you are not a smurf. F..king amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I just vomitted...no human with normal sized hands is capable of this work. I challenge you to prove you are not a smurf. F..king amazing. Aw cmon dont make fun of the midget LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZAgocs Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks everyone, you've made my day! :D Walt, I will continue this build of course. TBH, I have just finished an Italeri Intruder sitting patiently for ten years in the box in a half-built state... Putting up pictures today. ;) Fly-n-hi, yeah, I asked it so thanks for the info. I was unsure because I read different things on the net how it is called. So slotted flaps will be detailed further. Thanks again, I always learn something during my builds. Captain, why did you vomit? :) And nooo, I'm not a smurf, just a normal guy with ten fingers. I try to do similar things in 1/48 that some real modelers do in 1/72 on this forum. In 1/48 things are quite large, the gun is about 4cm long. Neo, thanks for protecting the smurfs. :) Cheers, Zoli Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZAgocs Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 (edited) Hi everyone! As my Phantom is getting closer and closer to the finish line I felt the need to scratchbuild something. So I got back to the Hornet and done some quick work on the cockpit. Pictures will tell the story. I hope you like this. Cheers, Zoli Edited May 7, 2014 by ZAgocs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Fantastic work! Can't wait to see more!!! /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billb Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Lovely scratchbuilding work! Very exact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tripio Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Hi Zoli, good to see that you are back in business. I have seen a serious Phantom somewhere here, almost finished and now the Hornet... Sorry for being the clairvoyant on the cockpit issue. Regards,Laz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZAgocs Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Hi everyone! Fantastic work! Can't wait to see more!!! /Kristian Thanks Kristian! Will continue soon! Lovely scratchbuilding work! Very exact. Thank you billb! Hi Zoli, good to see that you are back in business. I have seen a serious Phantom somewhere here, almost finished and now the Hornet... Sorry for being the clairvoyant on the cockpit issue. Regards,Laz Hi Laz, my friend! You mean my Phantom? :) Cockpit issue is not a problem, I wrote it: "So only a very small part of the rear cockpit floor should be removed for a perfect fit. But - your question still echoing in my head so I'll fit the cockpit ASAP...". ASAP - hmm, it was written four years ago... Could you tell me next week's lottery numbers, BTW? :) Cheers, Zoli Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZAgocs Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Hi everyone! In the months since the last update I successfully built the cockpit for my Super Hornet. I might not be as nice as a resin one would be but building it was modeling fun from the first moment to the last. I enjoyed it, the cockpit now looks busy, resembles to the real one (well, more or less) and that is enough for me. I hope you will enjoy the pictures. Continued... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZAgocs Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) When scratchbuilding was done I finished the work with a protective layer of paint. Next victim(s): the avionics bays on both sides of the Super Hornet. If you go back to the first page you can see that the boxes were done years ago... Now I am going to build all the small details inside. Cheers, Zoli Edited September 4, 2014 by ZAgocs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dryguy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Oh my goodness!! Wonderful to see what can be achieved with some wire and sprue, old school style. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fly-n-hi Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Excellent work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZAgocs Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Oh my goodness!! Wonderful to see what can be achieved with some wire and sprue, old school style. Thank you, dryguy! To me this is the fun part in modeling. I enjoy scratchbuilding as much details with my own hands as I can - create something using only those simple materials (even if the quality is far from the pro resin parts). Once someone has successfully finished the first scratchbuilt part there's no turning back... ;) I guess there are a lot of modelers on this forum who agree with me... And a sidenote: TBH, much more can be achieved this way, I am not a skilled one, just an amateur. I do it (somehow) in 1/48 - talented people do it far better even in 1/72 scale... Excellent work! Thank you, Fly-n-hi! Cheers, Zoli Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Awesome scratching! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
christosxt Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 no comments for the cockpit... just respect Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pappy121 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 G'day Zoli, Fantastic skills on display, respect! Just a quick note, I noticed this picture The Superhornet (E/F) does not retain the speed brake of the earlier F/A-18A/B/C/D, instead using a combination of auxiliary speed brakes (located in the LEX) and rudder toe-in. The Italeri "speed brake" part should be glued in. Apologies if you already know this, cheers, Pappy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZAgocs Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Hi everyone! Sorry for the late reaction, I built papercraft models with my sons all weekend. My eight years old son has designed and built a papercraft truck with full interior all himself without any help from his proud daddy... Awesome scratching! :D/>/> Thanks Janne! no comments for the cockpit... just respect Thank you, christosxt! G'day Zoli, Fantastic skills on display, respect! The Superhornet (E/F) does not retain the speed brake of the earlier F/A-18A/B/C/D, instead using a combination of auxiliary speed brakes (located in the LEX) and rudder toe-in. The Italeri "speed brake" part should be glued in. Apologies if you already know this, cheers, Pappy Thank you, Pappy! Yes, I know this flaw of the Italeri Super Hornet - the nonexisting airbrake is not yet glued and filled. Currently I am working on the details in the nose (cockpit, avionics, front wheel well, gun bay). I already built the 1/72 version (see it here). To me the 1/48 version seems to be just a magnified 1/72 with some extra details - and unfortunately the same problems. I try not to think about the intakes, btw... Thank you for the helpful comment and if you see anything else that is problematic do not hesitate to tell! Cheers, Zoli Quote Link to post Share on other sites
schneidi Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) your scratch build is simply outstanding. I see what you are doing, I know what you are doing. But I would never be able to rebuild it in this way! Fantastic, ZAgocs!! What references are you using for such accurate cockpit detailing? Could you show some photos about scratch building the instrument panels of front/rear cockpit? Would be nice ;)/> Regards, Jan Edited September 14, 2014 by schneidi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZAgocs Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 your scratch build is simply outstanding. I see what you are doing, I know what you are doing. But I would never be able to rebuild it in this way! Fantastic, ZAgocs!! What references are you using for such accurate cockpit detailing? Could you show some photos about scratch building the instrument panels of front/rear cockpit? Would be nice ;) Regards, Jan Hi Jan! Thank you! TBH viewing similar builds ten years ago here on ARC I thought the same - I won't be able to do it ever. Practicing helps - and finally you find out that it is simpler than it looks. Try it! :) The references: photos from the net, primeportal and of course ARC's walkaround gallery. One more source: youtube. e.g. I have just found a nice walkaround of the Hornet on youtube where all the wheel wells were filmed in great details. One note about accuracy: if I had only a blurry photo of the given part of the Super Hornet, I used photos of the same detail of the B or D variant. I hope not too many people will notice the differences in 1/48... :) Unfortunately I did not take photos during the cockpit build except the ones already posted here. The method to create the details on the instrument panels was the one J. M. Villalba described in his books: drill a hole into thin (0.1 mm) sheet styrene and cut it around as tightly as you can - and you have an instrument. Same goes for displays: create four corner of the inside using a pin, cut the inside and then cut it around. Use a sharp X-Acto blade. About every second attempt is successful, no worries if you do not succeed at first. Switches: create a small hole using a pin, cut stretched sprue and put the switch into place with a small amount of glue. I hope this helps. Cheers, Zoli Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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