DannyB Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Hiya chaps. Hope you all like this one. I finished this one a couple of weeks ago and only just getting round to plucking up the spuds to post it for inspection. This offering from Revell is overall a real cracker, and imho better than what's available elsewhere. The fit is good and the engineering ensures a pretty easy build in most places. My only real criticism is though Revell absolutely nailed it in 90% of places, unfortunately where they slip up they slip up bad! The nose wheels are terrible, off scale and look nothing like the real thing (I had a set floating around from a hasegawa 18E that failed before it was finished). The only bit of bad fit on the whole fuselage is at the back, just behind the wings, this is a tricky area though and no one else really nails it here either. The one area that imho they really dropped the ball, is the panel lines, they are all over the places. Beautifully molded in some places, completely missing in others and bears no resemblance to what's on the decal guide! All this aside though, the one thing that really stands this kit out is the stunning decals, designed by Daco and printed in Italy. You'd pay close to the price of the kit for them alone from any of the major decal suppliers, which makes the plastic a bargain. Haha, think of it as more of a decal sheet that comes with matching plastic instead of kit that comes with decals and you won't be disappointed! Anyway, enough of my ramblings, on to the pictures. Hope you like them. Cheers Dan 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) Ooohh....like that a lot Dan!! Those decals look superb and a cracking build sir. Look forward to more of your builds. Dermot Edited April 5, 2016 by Dermo245 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 great looking Hornet, nice work.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Looks good to me, nice one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Cheers guys Your praise is very much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxzinbox Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Beautiful! nice subtle weathering as well. Would love to have one on my shelf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 loving this well done Glenn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Thanks guys One word of advice to anyone that does take it on, or any daco decals for that matter, I'd highly recommend his own solutions. I've tried several different decal solutions over the last few years and nothing comes close to touching it, the medium strength stuff will settle most makes and if that doesn't work the strong solution will batter even the thickest decals into submission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Sannazzaro Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 That's a pretty nice looking model. Top work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Bravo, sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Hasegawa reboxing? Looks good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Thanks guys Hasegawa reboxing? Looks good! Nope, all RG moldings. The general fit and feel of the kit is a nicer than the hasegawa without the ridiculous price ticket. I picked this one up from my LHS for roughly half the price of the hasegawa offering. The only thing that lates it down is a couple of real school boy errors from revell, which is a big shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyGonzales Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 A very sharp Hornet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 That's some splendiferous modelification. A really nice controlled paint job. Great to see it. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviano Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 a beauty!!! Oliver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 An absolute stunner,make a nice change to see 103 instead of VF-84... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) Great looking Hornet Edited April 7, 2016 by Tbolt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Very nice indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Very nice build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombernut Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I do like a well made Hornet, and this is one> Great job, Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twp1 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Awesome build. Think I'll leave mine in it's box as that's a standard I'll never achieve! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 That really is superb! Wonderful build and finish! Top marks all round. Very well done! :worthy: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Beautiful Super Hornet! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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