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I almost forgot that I signed up for this Group Build. So, OK, what should I build? I have a lot of Hornets in the stash, but the two-seat flavour of the Super Bug and especially the VFA-2 marking scheme (further down below) caught my fancy. I suspect everyone knows this kit but for completeness I'll add some photos of the box and the stuff inside. First, the specific Hasegawa kit I'll be using; There is a bit of styrene in the box. The canopy managed to escape from its sprue but no harm seems to have been done. Note the black vinyl bushings which will be used for attaching the tailplanes. This wouldn't be a Navy Bird project if I built it out of the box, so of course I have some goodies to tart her up. First, a nice photoetch set and canopy masks from Eduard (note that some dastardly fellow stole the seat harnesses for his F-14D build): As always seems to be the case with these pre-painted PE instrument panels the grey is the wrong colour. Luckily I have a big magnifying glass and a brush with 3 or 4 hairs on it so I can try to paint those areas the correct cockpit colour. Next, resin exhausts from Aires (based on the last two projects where I've used Aires exhausts I have no confidence that these will work without modification - but we'll see): Some resin wheels and tyres from Res/Kit: And new resin wings with the flaps and slats down from RES-IM: Lastly (for now) is a nice sheet of stickers from TwoBobs with the colourful markings for a CAG bird from VFA-2 Bounty Hunters as she appeared in 2005 on the USS Abraham Lincoln. I always liked this scheme on their F-14 Tomcats and it looks just as sharp on the Super Hornet. Somewhere I have some resin SJU-17 ejection seats but I will have to go digging for them. The Hasegawa kit does not feature the Bard stacks but according to my research this specific aircraft was not built with them and had not yet retrofitted them in 2005. So that's the plan anyway - subject to change of course. Ta for now. Cheers, Bill
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Hey All, This build was a spiritual successor to my Hobby-Boss F-14D which I also hugely enjoyed building. Both builds are on different continents now. The build was mostly OOB with the exception of basic riveting (to justify the weathering) and rotating of the Nose Landing Gear (probably not technically accurate for a parked aircraft but adds a dash of dynamism). The HARM missile was borrowed from the Academy F-16CJ kit, and the pilot from the Hasegawa F-18D kit. Missiles all carry the blue ribbon of non-lethality Painted using Vallejo Model Air and Alclad II. Weathered with oil paints and a hog brush. The base was made from styrene sheet, acrylics paints and salt weathering. The aircraft was supposed to represent the more grittier F-18F seen aboard the Carl Vinson, but I destroyed the decal along with a "NAVY" decal on the starboard side, so went with the Abraham Lincon. The Pilot figure was from the Hasegawa F-18D kit. Anti corrosion paint touch-ups on the tails Some forced perspective with the excellent Trumpeter 1/144 F-14D kit. Thanks for watching and happy modeling! Cheers, Alex.- 8 replies
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