John B Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) This the Revell-Monogram F/A-18C updated to depict a Late Lot F/A-18C Hornet in the markings of VMFA-212 CO's jet circa 2005. Aftermarket enhancements include cockpit parts from Black Box, replacement wheels from Royale Resin, MAW-Decals resin nose & Late Lot centerline pylon, and intake covers & nav lights from Steel Beach. Photo-etched HUD frame and canopy details came from the Model Technologies set included with the Hi-Tech boxing of the Monogram Hornet. Many Hasegawa parts were used in place of the Monogram parts. These include the wing leading and trailing surfaces, boarding ladder, wing pylons, external tanks, and afterburner tail feathers. The colors were primarily Model Master, Polly S, and Tamiya acrylics. Updates to kit includes several Late Lot Hornet features (confirmed in photos) such as the IFF antennas on the nose, swept UHF antennas, GPS dome antenna, NACES seat, and angled centerline pylon. (I neglected to replicate the "goldish tint" on the canopy that this jet had.) The AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinders were sourced from the Revell Super Hornet kit. Squadron markings were Superscale decals mixed with MAW decals to overcome the shortcomings of the Superscale set. Standard stencils were a mix of MAW decals and Fightertown decals. The WIP thread is here -> LINK This project just gets in under the wire for 2012, but its finally finished! Critiques are certainly welcome, but I'll admit I made a mess installing the windscreen and canopy. If anyone has suggestions how to fix this problem on future projects, I'm open to reading your solutions. Thanks for reading and Happy New Year! Edited December 31, 2012 by John B 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Looks good to me John, Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amcb10 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Wow, awesome build, you should be proud of this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 What a beautiful clean build. Hard to believe that is the Revell kit. Over the top!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Wow that is fantastic. I love the detail on the closeup pic where you can see the main U/C assemble. Certainly looks realistic to me. Great build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker stu Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 fantastic build there mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 That's a very impressive result from that kit John - love the updated details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprastar3000 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 wow! That close-up pic is outstanding! Fantastic work - so real! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greased Lightning Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I'm not a fan of the 'bug' but this looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) Very nice livery on that bird! I like it a lot and you have done a grand job on it! Edited January 4, 2013 by RNoAF Aerobatic Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warris Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Very nice mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger 9 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Outstanding to say the least. Monty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Impressive mate- can't see a problem with the canopy myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thank you for all your kind compliments and "likes" I received. I must admit that look at the model with a much more critical eye. There are things that I find glaring and would like to fix. (The tanks look too clean, the AIM-9X seeker heads weren't represented, the entire model could use a touch more weathering, I didn't paint the FLIR sensor window, etc) Thank you everyone. After I've tackled a few other projects, I'll revisit this one. I'll post updated photos once I've made those improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brody Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Very good I have wanted to build myself one of these for a while but keep getting distracted by WW2 bombers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1314 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 really good german marking hornet. If more bombs can be attached to the spare pylons, it will be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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