alxzinbox Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 (edited) 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. Edited May 6, 2020 by alxzinbox 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Very nice indeed, love the subtle weathering on this, very well done. She is a little beauty! Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Lovely pair of builds....weathering is very subtle. 👏 Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Love it, very cool and a really nice set of photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Very smart! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eerie Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Hi Alex, can you advice what blue did you use for the side winder missile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 very nice work, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat101 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Nice Rhino! Beautifully done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Absolutely stunning and impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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