F/A-18C Hornet (WIP)

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September 30, 2017
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September 30, 2017
Starting to file the details, to receive the Eduard PE
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September 30, 2017
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October 9, 2017
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October 9, 2017
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October 9, 2017
Nasty join line there
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October 9, 2017
Used some acrylic putty and water...
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October 9, 2017
...end result was a little sloppy, but it will barely be seen and it is better to have it like this than to have an extremely visible line on the insides
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October 9, 2017
Dry fitting
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October 12, 2017
Intakes glue
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October 12, 2017
The fit of the intakes is terrible!!!
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October 12, 2017
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October 12, 2017
Eduard PE installed
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October 12, 2017
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October 12, 2017
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October 12, 2017
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October 12, 2017
Tamiya white putty
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November 28, 2017
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November 28, 2017
More corrections to make...
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November 28, 2017
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December 9, 2017
Intakes glued in place
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December 9, 2017
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December 9, 2017
Cockpit glued
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December 9, 2017
Some fit aids...
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December 9, 2017
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December 9, 2017
Ready to close
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December 9, 2017
Closed
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December 9, 2017
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December 9, 2017
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December 9, 2017
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December 9, 2017
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December 9, 2017
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December 9, 2017
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December 9, 2017
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December 10, 2017
Tons of putty...
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December 10, 2017
Second round of putty - this time with Liquid Green Stuff, from Citadel
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December 10, 2017
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December 10, 2017
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December 10, 2017
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December 10, 2017
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December 12, 2017
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December 12, 2017
Bird slicers cleaned, because VFA-25 planes do not have them (what a pity)
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December 12, 2017
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December 12, 2017
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December 28, 2017
Using white putty to cover the holes for the Lot 19 double chaff dispensers, which I do not see on these planes (VFA-25 F/A-18C CAG)
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December 28, 2017
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January 5, 2018
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January 5, 2018
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January 8, 2018
The holes I covered were not for the double chaff dispensers... so I had to drill them again and glue the antennas in
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January 8, 2018
Eduard photoetch on the cockpit top
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January 14, 2018
More Eduard photoetch...
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January 14, 2018
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January 14, 2018
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January 14, 2018
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January 14, 2018
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January 14, 2018
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January 14, 2018
Front glass fit not so good...
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January 15, 2018
Canopy with central seam line
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January 15, 2018
Removing the central seam line in the canopy
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January 15, 2018
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January 15, 2018
Lots of photoetch!
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January 17, 2018
The kit's PE HUD is too big
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January 17, 2018
The kit's HUD not fitting the windshield
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January 17, 2018
Fortunately I have the Eduard PE HUD, which is smaller than the kit's one and it fits the windshield!!! :-/
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January 18, 2018
Ejector mark in the front leg oleo
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January 18, 2018
Covering ejector marks in the gear struts
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January 18, 2018
More putty.....
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January 24, 2018
Additional work, fit is not perfect
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January 24, 2018
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February 1, 2018
Pre-shading
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February 1, 2018
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February 1, 2018
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February 22, 2018
Gunze H308 (FS36375) applied below
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February 22, 2018
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February 22, 2018
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March 5, 2018
Some marbling with Insignia White - a little exagerated, to be toned down a bit
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 8, 2018
Painting the tail with XF-69 NATO Black
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March 8, 2018
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March 10, 2018
Painting cables with acrylics
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March 11, 2018
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March 11, 2018
Using a pen to make the black lines on the cables
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March 11, 2018
Ready for the wash
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March 13, 2018
Decals are very good, but not numbered, which means I have to spend hours searching for reference photos and looking for the right decals on the enourmous (superb) decal sheet
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March 13, 2018
Very difficult decal setting challenge here, let's see how it goes
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March 16, 2018
Working with a lot of Micro Sol, pressure, scalpel and Vallejo Matte Yellow
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March 23, 2018
Parts
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March 23, 2018
More parts
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March 23, 2018
Yet more parts
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March 23, 2018
Another part
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March 23, 2018
Airplane decal saga is over!
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March 23, 2018
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March 28, 2018
Metalics painted with AK Xtreme Aluminum...
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March 28, 2018
...and AK Xtreme Gun Metal
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April 6, 2018
Pin wash on the gears with AK Neutral Grey Wash
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April 8, 2018
Painting black stripes on the black tires
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April 16, 2018
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April 16, 2018
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June 11, 2018
Very light weathering with oils applied, the F/A-18 is now ready for the final phases
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June 14, 2018
Adding the legs
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June 14, 2018
Wheels are on
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June 14, 2018
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June 14, 2018
Standing on its feet
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June 22, 2018
Finished!

Comments

30 September 2017, 18:02

Stephan Ryll
I'll take a seat 🙂 I have the same kit an big ed set in my stash

30 September 2017, 19:01

Ricardo Reis
🙂

30 September 2017, 19:43

Danumurthi Mahendra
lots of PE goodies there!

30 September 2017, 20:59

Ricardo Reis
Yep. Although it's a shame to sand all those nice details to apply the Eduard PE.

30 September 2017, 21:39

Michael Phillips
Oooh, count me in!!!! Got a couple Kinetic Hornets in the stash and eager to see you have a go at it!

30 September 2017, 22:35

Harry Eder
Watching too! Nice start 👍

28 November 2017, 15:18

Spanjaard
very nice!

28 November 2017, 17:55

Clifford Keesler
I'm watching.

10 December 2017, 03:09

Ricardo Reis
👍

10 December 2017, 13:15

valiente84
Seems this kit needs some hard work to make things fit...

12 December 2017, 11:29

Ricardo Reis
Unfortunately, yes, a little. More than I was expecting.

12 December 2017, 17:22

Thomas Bischoff
I'm in too - have the kit in my stash but no big ed ...

28 December 2017, 20:38

Stephan Ryll
Seems to be a putty magnet 😉 but the result is looking good 👍

8 January 2018, 19:39

Ricardo Reis
Thanks. Indeed it is a putty magnet! 🙂

9 January 2018, 07:07

Clifford Keesler
Looking good.

10 January 2018, 01:04

Adam Gudynowski
I would say that such a new kit had better fitting...

17 January 2018, 10:42

Adam Gudynowski
I've just read about PE HUD not fitting the windshield. Can you imagine that exactly the same problem is with Kinetic's Su-33?

17 January 2018, 10:59

Ricardo Reis
Yes, unfortunately you are very right. I saw Doog's Models' video on Youtube last year and he *cuts* the PE to fit (!!!). I was expecting that he had done something wrong, but it was not the case - the PE really d is too big.

17 January 2018, 12:56

Stephan Ryll
Nice progress Ricardo 👍

10 March 2018, 21:14

Ricardo Reis
Thanks, let's how it works out in the end...

10 March 2018, 21:17

Clifford Keesler
It is looking nice.

12 March 2018, 01:41