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F/A-18D VMFA(AW)-242 Commission

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Fine Molds seatbelts 
 

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Not much detail in the molds 
 

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Hasegawa and putty. Name a more iconic duo.  
 

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The included metal gear set is garbage: flashing, "tumors," broken bits, bent bits that will break if you try to correct their angle/shape 
 

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The kit doesn't come with decals for the anti-slip over the LEX 
 

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Comments

19 23 October 2020, 15:04
Michael Phillips
Off to a nice start, following!
28 October 2020, 03:53
Daniel
So am I 👍
4 November 2020, 15:13
Alexander
Me as well. Looks great! 👍
9 November 2020, 22:50
Nathan Dempsey
I have this kit in the stash. Watching with great interest.
10 November 2020, 01:34
Clifford Keesler
Also watching.
10 November 2020, 02:13
Daniel
Painting process looks very promising already 👍
12 November 2020, 09:51
Clifford Keesler
Agree with Daniel, looking good.
12 November 2020, 23:03
Neal N
Thanks guys. I'm still pretty new to the preshading process, and the unique wear-and-tear that USMC/USN jets get.
13 November 2020, 02:06
Daniel
Fantastic work with the non-skids neal, this is turning into a real beauty! 👍
23 November 2020, 20:06
Jos Jansen
Watching!
23 November 2020, 21:44
Daniel
looks great with the stickers on 👍
18 December 2020, 18:24
Clifford Keesler
Agree looking good.
19 December 2020, 01:26
Michael Hickey
What a lovely piece of work so far.👍
19 December 2020, 10:31
Jos Jansen
Nice work Neal...excellent!
21 December 2020, 16:54
Clifford Keesler
Awesome job. Well done.
23 December 2020, 18:15
Nathan Dempsey
That's some great work. I like the variation on the anti-skid.
23 December 2020, 18:32
Daniel
This is a lovely result, it looks very lifelike, coloration and stains are spot on 👍
(BTW: You may have forgotten the red strobes on the fins 🙂 )
24 December 2020, 09:54

Project info

F/A-18D VMFA(AW)-242
41 images
1:48
Completed
1:48 F/A-18D Hornet `Night Attack´ (Hasegawa 07203)1:48 Modern Aircraft Seatbelt Set #1 (Fine Molds NC7)

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