Rich F Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Just finished this one over the weekend, although it's far from perfect I quite enjoyed this build, especially the painting. This was my first serious attempt at a us navy aircraft, trying to replicate the worn appearance of carrier aircraft I approached the painting with some trepidation but I think I pulled it off! Being a CAG bird they tend to be kept a bit cleaner so I didn't go over board with the weathering and tried to restrain myself although it was tempting to keep going with the pastels and oils! As mentioned in the title this is the 1/48 Hasegawa kit. WIP Linky AM bits used were; Aires pit and exhausts Royale resin wheels Wolfpack designs wing-fold set Brengun pylons Eduard PE Microscale VF-105 decals Weapons were from the spares box, IIRC from kinetic and hasegawa and modified to represent us navy ordnance. I'm now in the process of building a deck scene to sit it on. For those interested, I'll keep you posted on my WIP thread. All comments welcome! Thanks for looking 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl_five_zero Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Beautiful. Really enjoyed watching this one come together, the end result is even better than I had hoped! Love the asymmetric load out too. Nice one. Daryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 What a stunner. The details are impeccable. Cockpit looks incredible, the ordnance with the ablative surfaces, weathering. Just superb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) That’s a lovely build. How did you replicate the front canopy shape where it joins the nose? Looks like the real thing! Apologies, just noticed your Wip link. Love that kind of detail work, really makes the difference in my opinion. Dave Edited May 3, 2021 by David W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 First, I really like the weathering job you've done. Not overdone by any means and it definitely looks realistic. The cockpit is superb! The finished model demonstrates considerable skill used to get a magnificent result. Display most proudly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Great looking Hornet! 🤩 That's just excellent modeling and attention to detail Rich! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Superb finish, the fading and shading is very convincing 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Wow, that is absolutely superb - well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Fantastic ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich F Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 Thanks for the nice comments guys! much appreciated 👍 I've made a start on the flight deck for those interested, its over on my WIP thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich F Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Hi folks, Finally managed to get my mojo back and finish this one eventually! We had some nice weather on Saturday in the north east so I thought I'd take advantage of it and take some al fresco photo's. Enjoy! Thanks for looking! Edited August 31, 2021 by Rich F duplicate photo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASSIMILIANO Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Absolutely stunning. You really made a master piece. Great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Magnificent ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Rich, how did you add that finish to those bombs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich F Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 27 minutes ago, Gary Brantley said: Rich, how did you add that finish to those bombs? Hi Gary, I used Tamiya's texture paint, here's my WIP thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy da fish Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Yes beautiful modelling indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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