Kinetic F/A-18A+/B / CF-188 - Build

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April 18, 2021
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April 18, 2021
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April 18, 2021
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May 8, 2021
The intake part is a bit tricky
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May 8, 2021
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May 8, 2021
Also the fit of the top and bottom part is rather mediocre
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May 8, 2021
That's the area where the internal spacers would be needed...
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May 16, 2021
Do those three things to be glued on like this? I'm a bit confused...
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May 16, 2021
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June 18, 2021
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August 18, 2021
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August 18, 2021
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August 18, 2021
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August 18, 2021
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August 28, 2021
Really nice decals to work with! The downside : there are some missing...
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August 28, 2021
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September 6, 2021
And as always, there's one decal which didn't go as planned...
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September 6, 2021
But his side looks awesome!
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September 6, 2021
Agan a bit of a rough surface, it still happens to me once in a while…
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September 6, 2021
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September 6, 2021
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September 28, 2021
All decals added to the fuselage and some parts already received a bit of weathering.
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September 28, 2021
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October 5, 2021
Hmm, not sure if this is going to look good in the end...
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October 14, 2021
After the wash the initial weathering looks a bit better
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October 14, 2021
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October 14, 2021
Finally things come together
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October 19, 2021
Arghh, i still don‘t like the weathering. But i think there‘s not that much i can do anymore. Maybe the matte/satin finish tones it down a bit, we will see.
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October 19, 2021
Front LG looks ok to me
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October 19, 2021
Also main LG is ok, don‘t know if it really has the red on the doors, but i liked it as it gives a bit of color…
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October 19, 2021
Does anybody know where this needs to be fitted? I can‘t figure it out in the instructions (which are really lousy…)
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October 23, 2021
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October 23, 2021
Undortunately there's some fogging on the canopy... I need to get a bit creative...
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October 23, 2021
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October 23, 2021
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October 23, 2021
Nearing completion...
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October 25, 2021
It's basically done, just need to deal with the canopy...
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October 25, 2021
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October 27, 2021
A bit of damage control on the canopy
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October 27, 2021
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October 27, 2021
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October 27, 2021
A job done! 🙂

Comments

35 18 April 2021, 10:30

Daniel
Nice subject! ?
Typical kinetic kit but its the best we've got for the legacy hornet?‍♂️. There are some workarounds to be found in forums, e.g. internal spacers/sidewalls for the rear part.
Watching!

8 May 2021, 17:32

Alexander
Also taking a seat, looks quite good so far, like the detail paintwork in the landing gear area as well as in the cockpit. 👍

18 June 2021, 22:09

Schnemat
a bit of progress here, everything is now painted (even though i think i didn't hit the color tone very good, hopefully weathering improves that...) and there is one correction needed as the paint peeled in one spot.

18 August 2021, 10:11

Clifford Keesler
Looking good.

29 September 2021, 00:47

Jos Jansen
Nice progress Schnemat...!

29 September 2021, 13:26

Eric Thornton
Oh 410 Cougars training squadron. Same one I want to build. Looking great!

15 October 2021, 07:58

Schnemat
I like double-seaters, so that was the one to go with the kinetic kit 😉

15 October 2021, 09:56

Alexander
Great work Schnemat, really like the outcome so far! 👍
As to your question about the pod, I think it goes on the left side fuselage anchoring normally reserved for the air-to-air missiles - at least this is the case for the Rhino Hornet.

23 October 2021, 01:10

tyu
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23 October 2021, 10:54

Daniel
Pic 32 shows you're already using the correct pod in the correct position 👍
(pic 31 shows the litening pods that preferably goes centerline position on most non-navy hornets - but also not used by RCAF)
a great looking hornet, I really like the typical streaks behind the slats, looking forward to the big rollout! 👍

23 October 2021, 13:00

Schnemat
Thank you for all your nice comments! I hope the canopy is not going to ruin the whole model...

23 October 2021, 14:55