Paulw
Well-known member
With six kits still sitting in the closet awaiting finishing I figured why not start another one?
The 1/32 Academy F-18C may be the kit that will get me to finish a jet of some sort, I haven't finished one since I did that HK Gloster Meteor. That was a couple of years back.
Any way, I started it out by doing the pit. It is a pretty simple affair with some faint details on the IP and side panels. The seat is the Wolfpack NACES.
I think I should do some different color on the belts for a bit of contrast.
I did have to sand down the lower sides so it would fit better in the tub.
With all of this going on, I did have some help. My little dude, Gibson. Here he is in attack mode.
I also got to the nose gear well. I mad a wash of Vallejo dark gray pigment and Hombrol decal fix. I learned this technique from an armor builder in the club. If you use the decal fix as a carrier for the pigment you can use a clear coat and not lose the effect.
The 1/32 Academy F-18C may be the kit that will get me to finish a jet of some sort, I haven't finished one since I did that HK Gloster Meteor. That was a couple of years back.
Any way, I started it out by doing the pit. It is a pretty simple affair with some faint details on the IP and side panels. The seat is the Wolfpack NACES.
I think I should do some different color on the belts for a bit of contrast.
I did have to sand down the lower sides so it would fit better in the tub.
With all of this going on, I did have some help. My little dude, Gibson. Here he is in attack mode.
I also got to the nose gear well. I mad a wash of Vallejo dark gray pigment and Hombrol decal fix. I learned this technique from an armor builder in the club. If you use the decal fix as a carrier for the pigment you can use a clear coat and not lose the effect.
