Anatol Pigwa

Time to catch some zZz... a brief situation update: I chose this kit because for the BB zou want a fun little kit with an interesting subjects and few parts which comes easily together. https://drive.google.com/file/d/19MMDH1ypZbDvQo4pJT20QiyNWdNuULRi/view?usp=drive_link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RRW_IR_vdk6_7ExprRIm3rMw6Q4JAku_/view?usp=drive_link Well this kit is a dream, but only if you are a masochist. While the subject is interesting and the amount of parts quite managable, the quality of the kit is , shall we say, 40 years behind current standards. There is flash everywhere the fit is negotiable and there are no leading pins to speak of (apart for the wheels on one of the two carts). Now I am all fort short-runs but this kit is seriously strechning the fun part, and not in a good way. On the other hand once I am finished, I hope there shall be a sense of pride and accomplishment. Somthing I wish you all fellow modellers.

First Element cut @ 22:34 BST. The clock starts now.

Hello, Last time I posted here was about three years ago. In the meantime life happened. Thankfully rather the pleasant things (home, family, kid) but they kind of impeded on my modelling time. Well I am back from my hiatus. and what's a better start than a BB? I participate with the Amodel AGM-84E (SLAM) & AGM-84H (SLAM-ER ) kit. Which I intend to do in 24h. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n5Pu1flrL3onfShY4U3VZ5gy8BRFahxd/view?usp=drive_link As an extended BB-challenge I try to brush up as many other aircraft loadout items (predominantly ordnance and maybe some pods) from my case of spares as possible. the 24h rule does not apply here. It is more of a mini KUTA. BTW. any suggestions for Image upload. I see images from Google Drive don't show up.

Has anyone been able to source a one of those Mirage kits lately? My on-line retailer contacted me with the information, that the form is busted and Modelsvit does not supplz the kit ATM.

- Especially late F-4Es and F-4Fs with slatted wings Particularly 2000Ds and Ns in 1/72 scale (it is either the old Heller or the Revell/Italri which both are incorrect vor diffrent reasons. ?

There are currently a lot of modern airframes which are overlooked by the kit makers: T-7 Redhawk, AMX Ghibli, Gripen NG to name but a few. And don't get me started on the lack of F-111s, F-4Es or Mirage 2000Ds. Sad times... Remember when we had even the YFs and What-ifs (like the F-19) on the shelves?

WOW, Alan, you really are in a league of your own with this one.! Good thing you can build the kit in a "wings folded" position. I am sure you will get a lot of followers on this one!.

Welcome to the STGB. Good to see another Angel. Are the dacals printed by Academy or Carotgraf? If the former you might want to use extra care appying them!

^Welcome to the fray! The Academy kit is a joy to build, so you won't be dissapointed. And looking on the TCOB (Total cost of build) you might find out, that if you factor in the putty required to make the Italeri kit look decent it won't be cheaper at all!

Good Morning and welcome to the first day of the GB. first I'd like to thank you all for participating. in this STGB, not only with your builds but also your valuable input and support. @gingerbob published already GBs statistics, I have made some graphs for your viewing pleasure: Breakdown by version- as you can see the A/C/E/F versions are the majority as expected and their numbers are fairly evenly matched. Breakdown by scale and manufacturer: There is a strong preference for Hasegawa and Academy in 1/72 (unsurprisingly since they are regarded as the go to versions for the Hornet in 1/72) in 1/48 we have a lot more variety, with Meng and Hasegawa leading the pack) Versions by manufacturer: - Hasegawa and Academy provide the biggest variety in this STGB, While Meng is the benchmark for the F/A-18F in 1/48th Breakdown by operator: USN 1st, RAAF 2nd, RCAF 3rd. This is not surprising. What is surprising, that the Swiss and Spanish get more attention than the USMC (yet?) Breakdown by Squadron: The Jolly Rogers are an absolute favourite with five builds There seems to be an error in this graph though as I am pretty sure we have 2 Blue Angels entries) . I hope to update the statistics with more data, like the Livery (Line bird, Special scheme) and Scheme (Grey, standard Camo, Digital Camo, Tiger Meet, CAG Bird). A question to the pros here - how do I efficently export Graphs from Excel as images in a decent size and quality? I noticed that the ones I placed here are a little bit small...

I agree - a great choice, as adversary schemes are always eyecatchers.

Hello Arin and welcome to the world of GBs! The Black Knights digital camo would be a great addition to this GB and not cliche at all - the Marines and digital camos are currently seriously underrepresentented in the GB.

The irony of this proposal is that the one country which should be there due to the literal use of the word "land" in it's language, won't be elegible as you are considering only english names of the counties. Which country, you ask? well: Deutschland obviously. (Germany for those not familiar with the german language).

Good old, Gorgio, always coming up with a very special build. I am really glad you are building the YF-17. While it is not a true Hornet, it is the cornerstone of the F/A-18 success story. This one will surely draw a lot of attention.

A Canadian special! They always come up with something flashy don't they? I am sure you will tun it into a little gem. I can hardly wait!