Eduard F/A-18B/D Hornet Upgrade Sets (for Kinetic 1:48)

[Mike]

F/A-18B/D Super Hornet Upgrade Sets (for Kinetic)

1:48 Eduard

 

 

Kinetic have a new F-18, and you can build it as either the single seat B or two-seat D.  It is known.  Eduard's new range of sets are here to improve on the kit detail in the usual modular manner.  Get what you want for the areas (and number of seats) you want to be more of a focal point.  As usual with Eduard's Photo-Etch (PE) and Mask sets, they arrive in a flat resealable package, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between.

 

 

Interior F/A-18B (49915)

Two frets are included, one nickel plated and pre-painted, the other in bare brass.  A complete set of new layered instrument panels and side consoles are the primary parts on the painted set, with new rudder pedals; ejection seat details; coaming instrumentation including HUD and canopy internal structure and rear-view mirrors also supplied.

 

 

 

F/A-18B Zoom! Set (FE915)

This set contains a reduced subset of the interior, namely the pre-painted parts that are used to improve on the main aspects of the cockpit, as seen above.  Whatever your motivations for wanting this set, it provides a welcome boost to detail, without being concerned with the structural elements.

 

 

 

Interior F/A-18D (49916)

Two frets are included, one nickel plated and pre-painted, the other in bare brass.  A complete set of new layered instrument panels and side consoles for the two seats are again the primary parts on the painted set, with new rudder pedals; ejection seat details; coaming instrumentation and longer canopy internal structure also supplied, although the two sets are identical in all but name.

 

 

 

 

F/A-18B Zoom! Set (FE916)

This set contains a reduced subset of the interior, namely the pre-painted parts that are used to improve on the main aspects of the cockpit, as seen above.  Whatever your motivations for wanting this set, it provides a welcome boost to detail, without being concerned with the structural elements.  Am I repeating myself again, again?

 

 

 

F/A-18B/D Exterior (48960)

This larger bare brass set contains some important detail upgrades, such as numerous vents and grilles on the fuselage and around the engines; slime-lights for the tail, fuselage and wingtips; a new door and support structure for the refuelling probe; replacement crew ladder detail; intake splitter plate skins & supports; a detail update to the twin main gear bays and shoulder mounted launch rails; nose gear bay skins and detail upgrade, some of which require the simplified kit details to be removed first.

 

 

 

 

F/A-18B/D Seatbelts STEEL (FE917)

In case you don't already know, these belts are Photo-Etch (PE) steel, and because of their strength they can be etched from thinner material, which improves realism and flexibility in one sitting.  Coupled with the new painting method that adds perceived extra depth to the buckles and other furniture by shading, they are more realistic looking and will drape better than regular brass PE.  As well as the two sets of crew belts (for one D, or potentially 2 x B), you also get a set of leg restraints that pull tight on initiation and help prevent flail-injuries in case of an ejection.

 

 

 

 

F/A-18B/D Masks (EX604)

Supplied on a sheet of yellow kabuki tape, these pre-cut masks supply you with a full set of masks for the canopy, with compound curved handled by using frame hugging masks, while the highly curved gaps are in-filled with either liquid mask or offcuts from the background tape. 

 

 

 

F/A-18B/D Masks Tface (EX606)

Supplied on a sheet of yellow kabuki tape, these pre-cut masks supply you with everything above, but also give you another set of canopy masks tailored to fit the interior of the glazing so that you can paint the interior and give your model that extra bit of realism. 

 

 

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[Mike]

Edited to add in an actual photo of the seatbelt set, as I found them eventually! If the cache isn't showing the new pic to you, just click on it, and the real one will pop up.  The image cache is quite persistent these days