Hajo L. Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 A late departure into this GB, but I´m not worried... I will build the Revell kit of the 1/72 F/A-18E, mostly OOB. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) I like jets, as soon as you have done the cockpit you simply glue the whole thing together and that´s it... (nearly ;)/> ). The instrument panel has some nice decals, but for some reason all MFDs are displayed in grey - I want to have my Hornet up and running, so I painted the MFDs with clear green. I also did the jet intakes. Attaching these to the main body of the jet was a small challenge, I wonder if I did anything wrong? I had to use some force to get the intake tunnels into the jet... X-Wing! And the nose attached: HAJO Edited October 29, 2014 by Hajo L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 The Hornet sits on it´s own gears: And the pylons are on. For the center pylon you usually need to drill some holes into the belly, but the instructions forgot to mention it... I also added the missile rails for the AIM-120s under pylons 2 and 10. The connection layout of the parts can lead to a slight dis-alignment of the rails, so be aware! Front canopy, antennas, gear doors and all other stuff except weapons, burner cans and main canopy have been attached. The Hornet is ready for painting! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Paint is on! At least the first layer, need to touch up some minor areas. Used Revell Acrylics 76 for the top and a lightened up mix of the same color for the bottom. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 The build continued during the last days, at first two impressions of the bird after finishing the paint: As you can see, the difference between the two colors is very subtle. I used Revells Acrylic 76 for the upper side, and a slightly lightened up version of 76 for the bottom. I also finished decalling, but already discovered while doing so that the Grey 76 matches the colors of the stencil decals too closely. You can hadrly make out the stencils below the canopy, not even mentioning the dozend "No Step"-decals I applied... Clearly visible is the AGM-84E from the Hasegawa Weapon Set that I´m going to use as "counterweight" for the fuel tank on the other side. Middle pylons will get GBU-31s and the outer pylons an AMRAAM each. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 That´s how the F/A-18E looked yesterday evening: Tanks and missiles are attached. And this evening I added the AGM-84E and two GBU-38s. Now it´s finished, and I hope I can take some pictures outside tomorrow! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 And there you have a well-tempered Super Hornet! Very sharp indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Well, unfortunately the sun didn´t came out today, but I did some pictures in the typical german autumn mist anyway. Looks like this bird belongs to a female pilot: HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike C Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 very nice!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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