MarkusOZ Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Hey Guys hope you like my last few finished models. Academy 1/72 F/A-18C OTB I built the old Revel 1/48 one as a kid and thought it looked cool! STILL DOES Hobby Boss 1/72 SH-60F OTB Built this one over two days a stress relief build. There are a few issues here and there and i didn't spend anytime on making the under fuselage seam look pretty as I very rarely display my models up-side down. Academy 1/72 F/A-18E OTB Interesting kit, a snap together kit with nice decals. Academy 1/72 F/A-18C OTB My first CAG bird. It came out a little darker than i wanted but still plenty bright '' 33 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 And there was me thinking how bland and grey modern military aircraft are. A great collection. I particularly like the CAG bird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Great models. I particularly like the Hornet "C". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Superb builds. I especially like the F/A 18C looks very realistic. I want to go out and try all of these myself now! cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstROM Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Lovely work! The Academy 1/72 Hornet portfolio seems to go from strength to strength; I would be most interested in your opinion of the new(ish) E. I found it a bit strange that they went all 'EzeeKit' with that and the F, instead of building on the strengths of their more conventional legacy birds. Especially as the Hasegawa ones are roughly the same money! It certainly looks a treat built up, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Big blast of colour! They really stand out. Nice builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Happy Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Outstanding job on all MarkusOZ🤗 Brovo Zulu‼️ Mr.Happy(In name only) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 A great selection - thanks for sharing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Thought you meant Royal Navy , but never mind , they look great all the same , a credit to your skills. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusOZ Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 12 hours ago, AngstROM said: Lovely work! The Academy 1/72 Hornet portfolio seems to go from strength to strength; I would be most interested in your opinion of the new(ish) E. I found it a bit strange that they went all 'EzeeKit' with that and the F, instead of building on the strengths of their more conventional legacy birds. Especially as the Hasegawa ones are roughly the same money! It certainly looks a treat built up, though. I found it okay. It had good inscribing on most parts and fitted together really well. I wasn't to keen on the weapons as their attachments seem rather large and not being able to open the canopy was a bummer as the internal details are quite nice. I thinned down the intake lip as it was squared off and this greatly improved that area. My only other little thing was the gear doors have a funny way of being attached with large lugs, but when looking at it sitting on its wheels you wouldn't notice anything. I haven't built the hasegawa model so i wouldn't be able to compare. 7 hours ago, Andrew Jones said: Thought you meant Royal Navy , but never mind , they look great all the same , a credit to your skills. Andrew Sorry mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Builder Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Excellent work on all the models. Love the sh60. The finishes on all of them are superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Nice collection, I rather like the SH-60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Hello Markus, Your USN models are piece by piece excellent representations of the original ones. My compliments. Regards, Dirk / The Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusOZ Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Thanks for all the kind comments guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Really lovely collection, another vote here for the SH-60. Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Fantastic builds! You appear to have a penchant for bright liveries on neutral grey aircraft, and they are really eye-catching indeed. I would stress out about the eagle graphics on the nose of "Chippy Ho" but you nailed it. Any tips or tricks you'd care to mention about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusOZ Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 12 hours ago, kapam said: Fantastic builds! You appear to have a penchant for bright liveries on neutral grey aircraft, and they are really eye-catching indeed. I would stress out about the eagle graphics on the nose of "Chippy Ho" but you nailed it. Any tips or tricks you'd care to mention about it? Plenty of nice warm water to get them on.Then where they crinkled over compound curves i'd slice down the crinkle ridge and use a sponge and some hot water to smooth it out. Slice around any details you really know the decal wont conform to then add some decal solvent. Touch up with paint as needed. The Cartograph decals in these new academy kits really are great though they snuggle down nicely and fit fantastically! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Great collection of colourful Navy Birds, really nice work there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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