F/A-18 STGB Chat

[desert falcon]

Put me down as #18 please 🙂

[Anatol Pigwa]

Done and dusted desert falcon - would you be building a Kuwaiti Bug? 

[desert falcon]

1 hour ago, Anatol Pigwa said:

Done and dusted desert falcon - would you be building a Kuwaiti Bug? 

Thanks a lot - not sure what I would be building tbh, but it could very well be something with a middle eastern theme! 

[almac]

Count me in too. I have a couple in the stash so why not?

 

Cheers Allan 

[Andwil]

I’ll join in.  I have a couple in the stash and have my eyes on a Growler as well.

 

AW

[FortyEighter]

Count me in too please - Hobbyboss "C" and Swiss Tiger Meet decals waiting to be built.

 

Mike

[Anatol Pigwa]

Thanks to everyone who signed up so far.

I am sure this will be a cracking STGB once we get the numbets. We have almost every user of the jet accounted for already! 

 

[rafalbert]

Go on then, I have a Canadian one I would like to crack on with (amongst others!).

 

Dave

[Anatol Pigwa]

5 hours ago, rafalbert said:

Go on then, I have a Canadian one I would like to crack on with (amongst others!).

 

Dave

Really cool Dave, let the Maple Leaf soar! Canaduan markings are always a welcome sight!.

[nimrod54]

Please add me to the list. I started this one in the last F/A-18 STGB but, after a blunder with the paint, I failed to complete it on time. I did go on to finish it a couple of years later as part of the KUTA VII group build though. 

 

by John L, on Flickr

 

by John L, on Flickr

 

And this 1/144 scale carrier scene was my last attempt at an -18.

 

by John L, on Flickr

 

I have several more kits in the stash in 1/72 and 1/144 scales, and it would be great to finish another one for the collection.

[Anatol Pigwa]

As far as I see only the spanish F-18s are not yet present - any takers? 

[Truro Model Builder]

Could be up for this one. I have an Academy 1/72 Legacy Bug in the stash. Swiss, perhaps.

Edited October 17, 2020 by Truro Model Builder

[Paul J]

Yeah, OK, I'll join in the fun. I have 3 Academy in my stash all bound for RCAF decals and finish.

[Anatol Pigwa]

Welcome Truro anf Paul J.

[Anatol Pigwa]

@Enzo Matrix

 

Would you kindly add this one to the STFB rooster?

[Enzo the Magnificent]

The next available slot is 8 Jan to 10 April 2022.

[Valkyrie]

Done....know what to ask Santa for 

[Peter W]

A long way away but this will give me some motivation to get one out of the build pile, so please sign me up.

 

Pete

[klr]

1 hour ago, Valkyrie said:

Done....know what to ask Santa for 

Is he still in business? I thought he got shot down over Siberia last year.

[Anatol Pigwa]

15 minutes ago, klr said:

Is he still in business? I thought he got shot down over Siberia last year.

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the skies,
Air defences were up, with electronic eyes.
Combat pilots were nestled in ready-room beds,
As enemy silhouettes danced in their heads.

Every jet on the apron, each SAM in its tube,
Was triply-redundant, linked to the Blue Cube,
And ELINT and AWACS gave coverage so dense
That nothing that flew could slip through our defence.

When out of the klaxon arose such a clatter
I dashed to the screen to see what was the matter;
I increased the gain and then, quick as a flash,
Fine-adjusted the filters to damp out the hash.

And there found the source of the warning we’d heeded:
An incoming blip, by eight escorts preceded.
“Alert status red!” went the word down the wire,
As we gave every system the codes that meant “FIRE!”

On Aegis! Up Patriot, Phalanx and Hawk!
And scramble our fighters–let’s send the whole flock!
Launch decoys and missiles! Use chaff by the yard!
Get the kitchen sink up! Call the National Guard!

They turned toward the target, moved toward it, converged.
Till the tracks on the radar all finally merged,
And the sky was lit up with a demonic light,
As the foe met his fate in the high arctic night.

So we sent out some recon to look for debris,
Yet all that they found, both on land and on sea
Were some toys, a red hat, a charred left leather boot,
Broken sleigh bells, white hair, and a deer’s parachute.

Now it isn’t quite Christmas, with Saint Nick shot down.
There are unhappy kids in each village and town.
For the Spirit of Christmas can’t hope to evade
All the web of defences we’ve carefully made.

But a crash program’s on: Working hard, night and day,
All the elves are constructing a radar-proof sleigh.
So let’s wait for next Christmas, in cheer and in health,
For the future has hope: Santa’s coming by stealth!

[Anatol Pigwa]

32 minutes ago, Peter W said:

A long way away but this will give me some motivation to get one out of the build pile, so please sign me up.

 

Pete

Welcome to the party Peter. He more the merrier.

[Ray B.]

I've got the Hasegawa Golden Dragons History box. This is a fine excuse to build one.

[Anatol Pigwa]

On 27/10/2020 at 18:57, Ray B. said:

I've got the Hasegawa Golden Dragons History box. This is a fine excuse to build one.

That is most certainly a good reason to build it! Welcome aboard!

[Alan P]

Yes please! I just built two for the In The Navy groupbuild, but 2022 is a long way off, time enough to get another two in! 

 

Alan 

[Mr T]

I have an Academy CF18 that is less than 25% bjilt and some nice decals so could I join please?