spruecutter

A lovely result!

Very nicely done. I particularly like the staining on the underside.

Great diorama and weathering. Top job all round!

Amazing work on such a crude kit. Top job all round! Congrats!!

Very nicely done! As you say, the sculpting is first class and matched by the quality of your paintwork.

Very realistic - well done!

Amazing work!

Very nicely done - you have made a great job of this venerable kit. Good luck with your stash completion project!

Very impressive! The 4 colour scheme looks great as do the sprayed on markings. What is your approach for preventing paint bleed?

Excellent work - very nicely done. I like the weathering and the extra detailing you have done.

Here is my first finished build for 2025. It's Hasegawa's venerable 1/48th F/A-18A, using an aftermarket sheet from Cam Decals to create a machine operating with VFA-132 ('Privateers'). It's a nicely moulded kit, with fine surface detailing, a sharply defined white metal undercarriage, a set of photo etch but not without some fit issues (probably made more challenging by choosing to use resin seamless intakes). It's finished in Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 (top and bottom) for which I used MRP-038. I created a simple display base using photo-etched tie downs spaced a scale six feet apart (one and a half inches). I wanted to create a subtle variation to the camo. I did this by firstly spraying dark grey through a mottle mask and then overlaying with Light Ghost Grey. I was able to rectify one self-generated problem. Due to all the fit issues with the resin intakes, I managed to clog up the detail on the starboard splitter plate (too much test spraying with primer, I should have masked off the splitter plate). To get round this problem without paint stripping, I tried rubbing a bit of kitchen foil on the corresponding part in another kit. I then glued the foil rubbing over the clogged up intake and hey presto, it looked fine under a thin cost of Light Ghost Grey. I do like the ship markings on the tail end! 🙂 This model was a bit of a 'test bed' for me as I have been commissioned to build the 1/48 Hasegawa F/A18C. At least I now know what issues to look out for. "Fore-warned is fore-armed" as the saying goes. Cheers Richard C.

What a colourful little bird! Not your usual scale and very well done. It will certainly brighten up your display cabinet 😎

Nice, subtle finish to the paintwork - a good one to end the year on!

Lovely work. Your Corsair looks great in the company of the Skynight.

Top job! You have made a lovely job of the weathering.