Kelly Quirk Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Finished her tonight. I'll send a bunch of pics to Steve sometime this week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Kelly Quirk Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 And one more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daryl J. Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Beautiful, Kelly, simply beautiful job. Daryl J. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Sweet... You just made me want this kit very badly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Sweet... You just made me want this kit very badly! Me too! Nice work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asinnurhem Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENT ..! So GORGEOUS..The HORNET looks so very LIKE THE REAL THING! ASIN... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 (edited) It looks really good. Great job on the paint and decals. Only one thing I would mention and it's so small to be just about unnoticable but the black edging on the formation lights on the rear fuselage should be above and not below the formation light itself. The ones on the nose are correct though. (on those the edging goes below the light) You can see what I mean on another F/A-18E that was posted today: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=66471 Edited September 12, 2005 by David Walker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sietse Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Hi Kelly, It looks just great I have to start with mine yet, but I am still occupied by finishing a Tomcat from VF-103. Though I am curious about something. I noticed the JDAM, which was not in my kit. I guess you got it somewhere else. Did you enhance the cockpit wit some aftermarket seats and detailsets? If so, which ones did you use? Regards, Sietse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly Quirk Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 It looks really good. Great job on the paint and decals. Only one thing I would mention and it's so small to be just about unnoticable but the black edging on the formation lights on the rear fuselage should be above and not below the formation light itself. The ones on the nose are correct though. (on those the edging goes below the light)You can see what I mean on another F/A-18E that was posted today: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=66471 Aaargh!! David, you are absolutely right. That was simply me not paying enough attention, can't believe I did that. Good catch! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim H Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Looks great Kelly! Very nice job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly Quirk Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 Did you enhance the cockpit wit some aftermarket seats and detailsets? If so, which ones did you use?Regards, Sietse Yes, I used a set of resin seats by Black Box, added some scratchbuilt sidewall detail, and photoetched MFD's. The JDAM's came from a Hasegawa weapon set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Aaargh!! David, you are absolutely right. That was simply me not paying enough attention, can't believe I did that. Good catch! It's not something I think I would even have been aware of except that one of our very attention-to-detail modellers (who is no longer posting here) did the exact same thing on his and someone pointed it out. Apparently the black areas are for use with NVG. Again, I think your F/A-18E looks great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly Quirk Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 Apparently the black areas are for use with NVG.Again, I think your F/A-18E looks great. I wondered about that - thanks for the info. And mine is an "F" ;) Thanks david! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 And mine is an "F" ;) Thanks david! Whoops, of course it is. Sorry about that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sietse Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Did you enhance the cockpit wit some aftermarket seats and detailsets? If so, which ones did you use?Regards, Sietse Yes, I used a set of resin seats by Black Box, added some scratchbuilt sidewall detail, and photoetched MFD's. The JDAM's came from a Hasegawa weapon set. Thanks for the info! Reagrds, Sietse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raptor22 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Dang that looks HAWT!!! I wanna build mine now! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 That is sh*t hot!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Diamond Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Great finish on the Super Hornet Kelly. It looks real badass with the skull and bones markings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carbine Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Kelly awesome job on the F-18.... Truly a great Super Bug, really cool scheme too....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heavykev Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Excellent job with the super bug. Did you use the yellow decals for the top of the fin or did you paint the yellow and use the black decals? Did you have any problems with the build? I am building the same kit at the moment and nearly up to the painting stage. after seeing your kit, I will probably go with the Jolly Rogers scheme Cheers Kev Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Kelly, Beautiful Work on the New Victory 103 !!! Very Nice Finish, I'm looking forward to your article !!! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodney Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Thanks for posting Kelly. That is an awesome model. Look forward to the article. Thanks, Rodney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly Quirk Posted September 13, 2005 Author Share Posted September 13, 2005 Did you use the yellow decals for the top of the fin or did you paint the yellow and use the black decals? I used the yellow decals, then had to paint the top of the fin to match. I just used Testors yellow over a white base, and it matched perfectly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlienFrogModeller Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 tre's kewl. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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