centaur567
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Great job so far. Will stay tuned. Gary
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F/A-18A VFA-15 'Valions'
- Thread starter ij001
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Dig it! 
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Looking good buddy!
Dirty...grimy...so un-aircraft like....I dig it!
ij001
Well-known member
sharkman
Master at Arms
I missed this completely! Looking good Ian!
I was just thinking the other day that I've never seen anyone build a hornet on line. This was one of te few aircraft models I built as a kid. I think I was 7 or 8 at the time. Had some pretty cool adventures with that kit! Although it was 1/48 or 1/32. Used to fly it around the house in my hands!
I was just thinking the other day that I've never seen anyone build a hornet on line. This was one of te few aircraft models I built as a kid. I think I was 7 or 8 at the time. Had some pretty cool adventures with that kit! Although it was 1/48 or 1/32. Used to fly it around the house in my hands!
helios
Well-known member
Dirty...grimy...so un-aircraft like....I dig it!
That baby is clean! Birds get so dirty on deployment...even if they get washed every 2 weeks.
centaur567
Well-known member
And to think that from a carrier deck with no sand they get that dirty. The bottom our Cobras and Huey's really had a cake of dirt and oil underneath them. Gary
ij001
Well-known member
Not much work this week means some 'me time' in the 'cave'. Achieved some progress on both this and the Mustang:
Streaks 'n leaks using the 'oil dot' method, all sealed-in with a brushed-on coat of Klear, then decals (CAM for the squadron markings and Aeromaster for the national markings, walkways & stencils - not that you can see them !!). Next I'll add the fluorescent light strips, then on to wrestling the massively complex undercarriage units in to position... swearing will almost certainly occur.
AFN
Ian.
Streaks 'n leaks using the 'oil dot' method, all sealed-in with a brushed-on coat of Klear, then decals (CAM for the squadron markings and Aeromaster for the national markings, walkways & stencils - not that you can see them !!). Next I'll add the fluorescent light strips, then on to wrestling the massively complex undercarriage units in to position... swearing will almost certainly occur.
AFN
Ian.
Dirty Bird!!
Dave The Chef
Member
That's coming along very nicely!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Looking very believable Ian That landing gear is very complicated .
Hope it goes well . If not, I can help with some US aviation jargon for it don't fit right ( #^&*>< !!! ).
Cheers, Christian B)
That landing gear is very complicated . Hope it goes well . If not, I can help with some US aviation jargon for it don't fit right ( #^&*>< !!! ).
Cheers, Christian B)
ij001
Well-known member
Turning on to short finals now...
Everything is done except for the smaller aerials and pitots which I may wait to add until I'm at the show in three weeks - they are all 'butt-joined' no locaton holes so it's inevitable that they'll break-off during transport.
Humbrol enamel Satin-Cote overall, with a light 'mist' of Matt-Cote on the top of the wings, stabilisers and spine.
Should finish it tomorrow.
Thanks for keeping me company on the journey everyone. I've absolutely loved doing this one, and if I say so m'self I'm extremely pleased with the outcome. Finished photo's soon, don't touch that dial !!
Ian.
Everything is done except for the smaller aerials and pitots which I may wait to add until I'm at the show in three weeks - they are all 'butt-joined' no locaton holes so it's inevitable that they'll break-off during transport.
Humbrol enamel Satin-Cote overall, with a light 'mist' of Matt-Cote on the top of the wings, stabilisers and spine.
Should finish it tomorrow.
Thanks for keeping me company on the journey everyone. I've absolutely loved doing this one, and if I say so m'self I'm extremely pleased with the outcome. Finished photo's soon, don't touch that dial !!
Ian.
