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| Used from: | 1978-Now |
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| Manufacturer: |  McDonnell Douglas |
| Model: | F-18 Hornet |
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F/A-18 Hornet A Navy Success Story Walter J. Boyne Military Aircraft Nr. 1
2000
F/A-18 Modern Fighting Aircraft Mike Spick
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F/A-18 Aviões de Combate Mike Spick
1987
Hornets Down Under Celebrating 20 Years of F/A-18 Service with the Royal Austra... Paul Simmons, Andrew McLaughlin, Gerard Frawley
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Calvin GiffordKinetic did a really nice job on this Hornet! The only thing that I notice off the bat that's missing is the HMCS pickups on the canopy rail. Nitpicky, I know, but every U.S. fleet legacy A++, C, C+, D and D+ Hornet had them after 2010 - even the ones in VFA-125! Fortunately, not a big deal to scratch.
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Campbell Brand Now completed, single seater RAAF with 3 fuel tanks and 2 Harpoons, twin seater Spanish with 2 fuel tanks a HARM and a couple of Mk82 bombs
27. March, 00:21
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)NAWDC
164678/46
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-192 World Famous Golden Dragons
300 (Capt. N.C. "Mac" McNellis) | NAF Atsugi - USS Kittyhawk
April 2009 |
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet US Marine Corps (1798-now)VMFA(AW)-533 Hawks
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-105 Gunslingers
164200/AC-400 | Operation Desert Fox - USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
1999 |
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31. December 2019, 15:40
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Slavo Hazucha +1 for Daniel making this surface finish happen in 2020!
31. December 2019, 16:43
Daniel Well not all CAG birds are kept clean...looking forward to this! All it takes is a dirty old brush and some violent scrubbing
1. January, 18:27
Scott Dutton With that was load I'd be thinking Destruction rather than Suppression of EAD, following
2. January, 14:45
Neal Parkes added a new project.
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet
161939 | USS Constellation |
FS35237 FS36375 FS36495
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27. December 2019, 10:18
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Maciej Bellos Pretty difficult camo with respect to getting the demarcation lines correct for the decals. Watching with interest.
27. December 2019, 15:00
Stephan Ryll I agree with Maciej - a difficult camo - but I'm shure you will do it justice Soeren - I'll take a seat
27. December 2019, 17:32
Soeren . It is indeed not easy, but I have the decals for it and Im also in contact with Aero-Masks regarding masks for this camo.
So I think it should be manageable
29. December 2019, 10:22
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F/A-18A Hornet 'U.S. NAVY CAG BIRD' Hasegawa 1:72
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7. December 2019, 22:40
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13. November 2019, 21:29
Share Calvin GiffordDecals are not actually horrible in this kit. Too bad the plastic is for an F/A-18A...
13. November 2019, 03:17
Share Patrick HagelsteinHas anybody ever been able to obtain Dr Pepper Resins products? I have no clue where to find a(n online) shop that carries these products.
12. November 2019, 16:32
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Łukasz GlińskiIs there 1/72 version available anywhere?
10. November 2019, 21:22
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Łukasz Gliński Thanks, but it's 1/48. Their page states 1/72 is sold, but I'm not sure it means 'not anymore' or 'not yet'...
11. November 2019, 09:23
Michael Hickey If the guy from Ronin Decals has it listed as out of stock on his web page then it's sold out, he doesn't usually reprint straight away as he only does small runs.
11. November 2019, 11:37
Søren Thuesen added a new project.
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
Royal Australian Air Force (1921-now)A21-13 (3 Sqn) | 90 years anniversary of 3 Sqn. - RAAF Williamtown, New South Wales
2006 |
FS35237 FS36375 FS33613 FS25466 FS22197
10. November 2019, 20:47
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McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet
Canadian Armed Forces (Canadian Air Force 1968-2011)425 Sqn. CAF
188756/756 | Operation Mobile - Trapani-Birgi AB
2011 |
FS35237 FS36375
9. November 2019, 22:52
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Neal Parkes Hi, I'm just doing my homework at the moment as I'm on an enforced modelling break due to the loss of the man cave! lol
But thanks for the interest and when I get round to the build I'll put updates on here.
9. November 2019, 22:58
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Neal Parkes No, I got the kit cheap at IPMS Uk Nationals, so will use the kit with some after market decals I have.
10. November 2019, 00:54
Patrick Hagelstein That's the benefit of an Academy's F/A-18A version! It's a C with all the bells and whistles for an A.
10. November 2019, 01:35
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-127 Cyclons |
1993
7. August 2019, 16:33
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2. October 2019, 14:23
Konrad Limmer Well is there any space left maybe in the second row
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Watching too!
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Patrick Hagelstein I noticed this kit has a more blueish grey plastic compared to the more common greenish grey Academy usually uses. Somehow this plastic is a tad harder and less susceptible to accidental cuts and gauches. And it could be me but the parts seem to have very small protrusions on inside surfaces as a matter of fact helping aligning the parts. Did Academy update the molds???
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Sergej I Niiiiiiice! I love that camo! Now shop fast for the stuff to arrive on time
13. August 2019, 20:31
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Slavo Hazucha So... October approaching at supercruise speed... I ordered my Aggressor model & decals at least a month ago via a physical store (a reasonably good one...), because I think physical stores deserve support these days... Suspicous since I got no notification, today I dropped by like "Greetings sir, where´s my model?"
Turns out they had some software issues & the order is only just about to go out!
I was hamstering RedBull cans for some epic night shifts on my Vark to be ready for the GB +/- on time, yet now this happens...
Anyway, I´ll think about something, not giving up! Not at all in fact...
26. September 2019, 11:58
Maciej Bellos Tough luck Slavo... Hope for the best. Also I agree about the physical stores, problem is I don't have one in the city I live...
26. September 2019, 13:17
Holger Kranich I am addicted to online stores. I live on a phucking island. It is always the joy to walk into a Hobby Shop and just go around.
26. September 2019, 17:28
Stephan Ryll Hope everything will be there for the start Slavo
on the other hand I'm a slow builder and I don't have a problem to see other builds rush by
26. September 2019, 17:53
26. September 2019, 17:56
Patrick Hagelstein I totally agree to help the struggling physical shops a helping hand as much as possible but yeah, sometimes the online stores are just that tad efficiently. Hope it all turns out well and hopefully you can be off to a good start together with the rest.
30. September 2019, 14:37
Thomas BischoffThis is a rebox of the "Night Attack" edition, has even the PT3 instruction sheet plus a leaflet for the new decal options.
7. September 2019, 20:08
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Daniel Big&Beautiful! Watching this
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10. August 2019, 12:03
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Slavo Hazucha Cheers Stephan, so it's us 2 building Hornets based on prototype Flanker camo-patterns
Btw, not 100% sure, but should that not be an A/A+ Hornet, not a C?
12. August 2019, 22:35
Daniel This one should be a C, judging from the bumps over the rudders
12. August 2019, 22:42
Slavo Hazucha You surely know better, I just reviewed the decals (black 44, not exactly this one) and that states simple A, not even A+ and wanted to let you know/double check. Aftermarket supply also seems better for the C, so good choice!
12. August 2019, 22:47
Daniel true, this 33/44 livery started on Alphas and was later painted on Charlies
12. August 2019, 22:59
Stephan Ryll I was just away for a short while mates
thank you all for your kind comments and research
What have we here
ID 163746 C Airframe - so F-18C
Former used with VFA-195 Dambusters CV-62 1993
Then got to Fallon
So everything is fine
Colours in stash
Pilot is on it's way
BIG ED is also in stash
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BAT21 Why not - has been in my stash for a long time.
5. August 2019, 16:00
Patrick Hagelstein Good answer! Are you building this bird with folded wings then? Be aware though that Wolfpack resin tends to shrink a bit, so you might end up with some gaps compared to the kit parts. just as a side note.
5. August 2019, 16:03
Daniel Cool stuff! I did this one some years ago in 1:48, one of my first models after coming back to the hobby. My Hi-Decals were extremely brittle, but may have been just old...so are you doing a double entry in the upcoming Aggressor GB?
5. August 2019, 17:26
Sergej I On the subject, finally another 1:72
5. August 2019, 17:43
Patrick Hagelstein BAT21, After seeing your Ceyclons decals, I found a same set on eBay. Do you mind if I build the exact same bird for the upcoming Aggressor GB???
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Jos Jansen Great subject...I like the Hornet as an adversary plane
. Welcome aboard!
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3. August 2019, 20:06
Daniel Epic! must have been a hard choice from those options given by the kit decals and fightertowns, theres a lot of epicness availabe
4. August 2019, 11:01
Kees Kleijwegt Welcome Hans and Daniel. Choice wasn't really that hard. I chose the scheme first (eggplant grey on a Hornet!
) and then searched for the right decals.
Indeed a really cool sheet.
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23. June 2019, 00:10
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20. June 2019, 17:11
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Robert Fuqua the first model airplane I ever built. I have one I bought that was already started, but I am looking for a complete kit--preferable in the plastic! If anyone has one they'd like to sell or trade, PM me. Thanks.
20. June 2019, 17:17
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-192 Golden Dragons
BuNo 164029/NF-300 (Capt. R. "Magwai" White) | USS George Washington | FS36230
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15. June 2019, 08:59
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Jim Lash This on the bench, with the build decided to display in flight.
15. June 2019, 09:00
Jim Lash Problem is that the landing gear doors do not fit correctly when in closed position, Not easy to fix for me as I did not plan well for that.
15. June 2019, 09:02
James Steel added a new project.
McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Canadian Armed Forces (Canadian Air Force 1968-2011)410 Sqn. Cougars
720 | 20th Anniversary 410 Sqn. - CFB Cold Lake, AB
2002
8. June 2019, 23:54
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Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet Royal Australian Air Force (1921-now)1 Sqn.
A44-210 |
2016 | Low Vis grey
30. May 2019, 02:26
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1+McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-37 Bulls
165182/AC-300 | Operation Desert Fox - USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
1999 |
FS36320 FS36375
14. May 2019, 16:56
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-83 Rampagers
163506/AA-300 | USS Saratoga
1991 |
FS36320 FS36375
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-81 Sunliners
163471/AA-400 | Operation Enduring Freedom - USS Georges Washington (CVN-73)
2002 |
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Marine Corps Aviation (1912-now)VMFA-251 Thunderbolts
164902/AB 400 | Operation Inherent Resolve - USS Theodore Roosevelt
2015
30. April 2019, 08:30
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-81 Sunliners
163498/AA-407 | Gulf War»Desert Storm - USS Saratoga
February 1991 |
FS36320 FS36375
2. April 2019, 08:15
Share Gergely PethőAs somebody has already pointed out in the title, this kit does not exist. Please delete the entry.
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Share Gergely PethőAs somebody has already pointed out in the title, this kit does not exist. Please delete the entry.
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet US Navy (1794-now)Blue Angels
Bu. No. 161524 (Lt. Pat Walsh) |
1987 | Blue Angel Blue
12. March 2019, 21:30
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VX-30 Bloodhounds
163115/BH 200 |
2007
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14. February 2019, 00:48
Share Calvin GiffordI just noticed that this kit includes a Sniper Pod, even though only the Canadians & Kuwait AF use them. Might pick up a kit just for that reason - need one for a future F-16 project!
F/A-18C Hornet US Navy, Swiss Air Force, Finnish Air Force & Top Gun Kinetic 1:48
K48031
2016 | New tool
11. February 2019, 21:57
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McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Canadian Armed Forces (Canadian Air Force 1968-2011)718 | Canada
1999
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-86 Sidewinders
AB400 (CAG) | USS Enterprise
2006 | TPS
FS36375 FS36320
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-87 Golden Warriors
164687/AJ-400 (Cdr. Newland CAG) | OIF - USS Theodore Roosevelt
2003 |
FS36320 FS36375
5. February 2019, 18:48
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-82 Marauders
165200/AB 300 | USS Enterprise
May 2004 |
FS36320 FS36375 FS35183
5. February 2019, 18:47
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25. December 2018, 17:07
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d hadley What a cool plane! I'm glad you picked it up!
31. January 2019, 22:45
Phalcon It was a Christmas present. My stash building has slowed pretty much to a stop.
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1+McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Canadian Armed Forces (Canadian Air Force 1968-2011)439 Sqn.
769 | NATO Tiger Meet - Twenthe
1991 | Tigermeet scheme
19. May 2017, 17:59
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Cuajete Hello Łukasz. I think you hardly notice the problem with the canopy. It is well resolved. I love this painting scheme! I wonder if there will be decals available in the market...
Very nice. Congrats!
14. January 2019, 18:55
Łukasz Gliński Thank you guys. Cuajete, I think nobody else released this decal set in 1/72. But to be honest, it would be better to order masks and use some generic RCAF decals with appriopriate numbers. The Revell's decals were dissapointing in terms of their fit, transparency and accuracy.
You can also try to find the very similar decal set:
CAF CF-18 439 Tiger Meet Spe.. (Leading Edge 72.037, 1:72) 14. January 2019, 20:05
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Łukasz Gliński Thank you, not my best effort
but I also thought this camo is worth a restoration project
15. January 2019, 20:47
Cuajete Really worth a restoration project
16. January 2019, 13:09
Ekki Indeed! Great result!
18. January 2019, 21:07
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Danny Alidarnic added a new project.
6+McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet US Navy (1794-now)VFA-86 Sidewinders
AB412 | USS Enterprise
2007 | TPS
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Scott Collingwood Nice one mate. I working on doing all the 3sqn aircraft from 1921 to now.
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McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet Royal Canadian Air Force (2011-now)CF-18 Demonstration Team
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