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Article by Darren Roberts |
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This is
Italeri's 1/48 scale F-18E Super Hornet. It's built out of the box with the
exception of adding Revell's F-18C cockpit and a True Details resin NACES bang
seat. It was a pretty enjoyable build, with the exception of the intakes,
which presented some difficulty.
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There were
also some large gaps on the underside of the wings, which I filled in a bit
with white glue and primer. Overall, I wasn't looking to build a contest
winner, but just more of a "hey, this is cool, let's see if I can get
it done" model.
The most
exciting part of the build was deciding on the markings. The possibilities
were numerous! Being a Tomcat fan, I thought it would be interesting to see
how a "future" squadron might look. Since I had spare VF-102
markings on hand, I decided to build a Diamondback.
The markings are
purely fictitious, especially since VF, or should I say VFA, 102 may be getting
F models, but hey, I thought they looked cool. In all, I enjoyed the build,
which is what it's about anyway.
Darren Roberts
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