Thant Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Hi guys! After a couple of ww2 builds, now its time for the modern fighter. It's and old F-18C kit from Hasegawa.It is a proportionate kit but the fitting in some areas are terrible. Of course I built some Tamiya's old kits but i think they were not as bad as this. Anyway, after some careful filling and sanding procedure, the kit seemed near perfect. Satisfied with painting and weathering but the decals gave me much problem. They are stiff, hard and lacks adhesion. Although I use a lot of strong decal solutions, silvering still occurs. Built straight from the box. The only added extras are Fine Mold's Nano aviation series F-18 Seat belts and some US weapons as Hasegawa didn't provide any. Lots of mistakes and imperfections but I would say it's still presentable. 54 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Excellent! It’s not one of the best F-18 , it’s definitely the best that I ever saw. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Excellent paint job, like it very much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Gorgeous build & painting ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 That's more than presentable @Thant, that's very nice indeed! Great result 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Very well done, a stylised finish that also looks quite realistic. Excellent presentation! 👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Superb finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 If there are mistakes there, I certainly don't see 'em. Magnificent work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Your model made my jaw drop, and this happens not so often. 🙂👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 If the kit is as bad as you say, then your build is proof that the magic is in the paint job. Great weathering and photography! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Nice job, looks really good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Great job, painting and weathering look spot on! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Love that weathering Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Outstanding build and finish. Amazing paintwork and weathering, amongst the most realistic I’ve ever seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Awesome. Magnificent weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Very nice, nowadays called Classic Hornet. Time flies... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najkos Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Now that looks just as grimey and dirty as one would expect a carrier based Hornet..! Well done on the paint job and weathering, to me it looks just right! I really like that you've weathered the three fuel tanks individually, not the same for all three. //Niklas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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