Blue Angels Hornet

John
Think the kit decals are up to the task?

Carlos Cisneros
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will be… I have two sets just in case 🫰🏼

John
Good deal. Monogram's decals are pretty thick but the upside is they don't disintegrate as easily.

Carlos Cisneros
Exactly. I used some of the original decals on the Monogram Flak Bait that I built many years ago from an original issue white box kit, and they worked just fine.

John
I've got the 1977 B-29 decals and they look pretty good. Now if I can just summon the mojo to attempt a metal finish on the beast....

Carlos Cisneros
I hear ya. I'm trying out some new paints here for NMF. Looking for what might work better on all the lots that need it in my stash.

John
The gloss blue turned out great. 👍

Carlos Cisneros
Thanks! it has a few dust specks in there, but what can you do?

Jorge Avila
The paint looks great so far!

Carlos Cisneros
Thank you Jorge. I can't complain about how it's coming along, that's for sure.

Casey Beckett
I think you nailed the Blue Angels blue - excellent finish!

Carlos Cisneros
Thank you Casey. The paint work turned out as intended in the end.

John
That turned out fantastic! 👍 👍 I think 23 years in the stash is just getting aged properly.

Rui S
What a beauty shiny plane. 👍 incredible Paint job.

Carlos Cisneros
John & Rui, thank you for your kind words.

23 years was good seasoning for this one 😉

Rui, I am quite jazzed at how well the final shine turned out.

Neuling
Amazing work on this old Monogram kit. 👍

tyu
Very nice finish, very glossy as the real thing. One remark: Blue Angels hornets had their gun removed and the openings for it were closed off. See: [img1]

Carlos Cisneros
Neuling & tyu, thank you for looking in and your comments.

tyu, so I see in that photo. Too bad that tidbit of information is after completion of this build… ah well, too late now.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Carlos Cisneros
Thank you Villiers. I truly appreciate your kind words.

Simon Nagorsnik
Really great paint job!
The finish is awesome!!

Carlos Cisneros
Thank you for looking in and your kind comments Simon.

Daniel
Pretty much perfect finish on this one, very nice 👍

Michael Kohl
Great looking bird.

Martin Fischer
Wonderful colored Hornet! 👍

Carlos Cisneros
Daniel, Michael, & Martin, thank you for your kind comments on this build. I do appreciate them.

Andreas Lux
I am fascinated how you conjured up a shining bird from the old kit! Very very nice glossy finish!

Carlos Cisneros
Thank you Andreas. It was strictly the paint. I used Humbrol enamel, thinned with Testors Universal Enamel Airbrush Thinner. That is the shiniest paint job that I've ever achieved. Zero orange peel effect or polishing needed. I did do a gloss clear coat after the decal were on, just to seal them in and give a uniform finish, since the decals themselves were semi gloss in finish on their own.

Rui S
"Humbrol enamel, thinned with Testors Universal Enamel Airbrush Thinner", Rocks 👍 👍 👍

Mark Sherwood
Shineeeeeee! 🤘🥸👍

Carlos Cisneros
Yup, gotta put on some sunglasses when I look at it. 😉

Daniel
no polishing! Magic 😲

Carlos Cisneros
Humbrol Gloss Enamels... made at Hogwarts 😉