mawz Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 This will be a lightly modified Revell F-18C (tail mods only) with some old LEM decals for the 425 Alouettes colour bird from 1995 and a True Details bang seat. Revell F-18C by mawz_models, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polybebber Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I love that paint scheme :wub: - excellent choice Lothar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALF18 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Love that scheme! I've flown that jet in those colours. The demo pilot was in my Flight that summer. If you need any reference pics, I might be able to dig up a couple - shoot me a PM and I'll e-mail them to you. ALF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Alf, thanks for the offer, I'm not going all-out on this one, it's a stash-clearing build. As to the build, i started on the cockpit, which is by far the best part of this kit: Revell F-18C 1/48 by mawz_models, on Flickr And also discovered that I'd already picked up some bang seats for the build, so I suspect I'll be picking up another A and a two-holer to use up the seats (and the rest of the 1/48 CF-188 decals in my stash) Gaps are puttied up and sanded down: Revell F-18C 1/48 by mawz_models, on Flickr resulting in this: Revell F-18C 1/48 by mawz_models, on Flickr And I've modified the tails to approximate A model tails: Revell F-18C 1/48 by mawz_models, on Flickr Next up is the worst part of the kit, the intakes. Whoever designed them should have been fired. They're truly awful, and the fit is worse. Sad, when the rest of the kit is pretty good for a $20 Hornet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALF18 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Good job filling the huge cracks on those wings. Are you going to shave off the extra ECM nubs from behind the cockpit on the spine? ALF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Yep, I am going to shave the nubs. Right now I'm still fighting gaps on the underside, the wings weren't bad compared to the disaster that is the intakes/main gear wells. Whoever designed those was hopefully fired, they take a kit that's acceptable for the money and move it into 'I really should have bought the Testors kit' territory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 mawz, I believe what you're building is the same kit as the F-18A Blue Angels kit, except yours has "C" tails and is moulded in grey plastic. I started building one of the Blue Angels kits a couple of years ago. I am so disgusted with the fit, the kit is in long term storage until I feel the need to pull my hair out at the roots, drink excessively and turn into an incoherent, babbling mess lying in the corner of the room. Good luck on this one. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Nice job on the pit and the IP!!!! Brandon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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