Tango 1 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) Hello! After a long forced absence from the workbench I managed to get this one finished at last. This is the Hobbyboss 1/48 F/A-18C Hornet built with the aid of Two Bobs decals and a scratched seat harness from me. Painted with Lifecolour/Tamiya acrylics and weathered with my own wash and an oil paint dot filter. Markings are that of the USMC Squadron VFMA-122 "CRUSADERS" Hope you enjoy the model. Edited October 9, 2015 by Tango 1 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 As I have the honor to be the first, I must say : excellent , superb! The weathering is a good example for absolute proffessional modelling art. Really nice display too. All the best. Andy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstROM Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Very lovely indeed! I like these markings; it seems absurd to me that the unit was obliged to lose the Crusaders moniker and artwork. Well whatever, you got a seriously nice Devil Dog Charlie there, Sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradsm2000 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Nice job! One of my favourite aircraft! Great choice of decals and great paint job! I have The D version that is tempting me to build it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 As I have the honor to be the first, I must say : excellent , superb! The weathering is a good example for absolute proffessional modelling art. Really nice display too. All the best. Andy Many thanks indeed Andy! Very lovely indeed! I like these markings; it seems absurd to me that the unit was obliged to lose the Crusaders moniker and artwork. Well whatever, you got a seriously nice Devil Dog Charlie there, Sir. Thanks! It sure was a shame that this unit lost their name, but they still have their history-and Hornets! Nice job! One of my favourite aircraft! Great choice of decals and great paint job! I have The D version that is tempting me to build it. Thank you! I have a "D" in the stash too, I'm thinking of building a CAF version with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 An excellent build and finish, looks great on the flight deck dio. Very lovely indeed! I like these markings; it seems absurd to me that the unit was obliged to lose the Crusaders moniker and artwork. Well whatever, you got a seriously nice Devil Dog Charlie there, Sir. They didn't really have a choice and if it is any consolation, at least the current name has origins from WWII. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Nice! Like that a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Very nice, and I love the deck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 An excellent build and finish, looks great on the flight deck dio. They didn't really have a choice and if it is any consolation, at least the current name has origins from WWII. Cheers! Nice! Like that a lot! Thanks! Much appreciated! Very nice, and I love the deck Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 fantastic looking hornet, nice job on the finish.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Nice work!!! Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 fantastic looking hornet, nice job on the finish.... Thanks! It took me a while to get it like that, but it was fun to learn something new. Nice work!!! Rod Cheers Rod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Very well finished Hornet, I like the display with the deck. Jan Remco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Looks great! Cheers! Very well finished Hornet, I like the display with the deck. Jan Remco Thanks Jan, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hello,Tango1 - Glad you're back on radar - and what a comeback! Beautiful work and display indeed.All the best,Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Thanks Paul! Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I like it much, sweet work on plane and deck, weathering quite right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Thank you very much Reini78, glad you like her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Just like real thing! Looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 That looks superb! I have this kit to make also so this has persuaded me to get on with it. Can I ask you about the colour? Is it overall dark compass grey? Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Snitok1983- thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed this one! Edited October 10, 2015 by Tango 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 That looks superb! I have this kit to make also so this has persuaded me to get on with it. Can I ask you about the colour? Is it overall dark compass grey? Regards Chris Thanks Chris, much appreciated! The colours I used were Light Ghost Grey on the underside of the airframe, hardpoints and drop tanks. Upper surface was Dark Ghost Grey. I used Lifecolour acrylics, both colours are very close shades, but you can make out the difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Still my favourite of the 'eff-teen' series, so I am VERY biased - That said I really like this, excellent finish and restrained weathering. Well modelled sir. As I have the same kit very close to the top of my 'to do' pile, any tips on the build ??, anything I need to watch-out for ?? Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Thanks Ian! I really like this kit and overall it was trouble free. The one thing that I had a little difficultly with was attaching the nose assembly to the rest of the fuselage, in the sense that they don't quite line up flush when mated together. Oh yeah-just remembered! Once you have your rear canopy piece cleaned up and polished make sure you attach it to the canopy frame before painting! I forgot to do that and it was a sod of a thing to sort out as the canopy to frame joint isn't very good. Put them together and you'll see what I mean! It's a good kit, hope you enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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