Here
is my latest Hornet. I built this one for the Nationals this year and to my
surprise it placed. She took 3rd place for the Hornet split in the
1/48 scale medium jet category. I used quite a bit of aftermarket items on this
one. The cockpit is from Legend Productions. I also used the Eduard prepainted
photo-etch set. The decals are from the old Microscale low vis Hornet sheet. I
also used Two Bobs AIM-9 and AIM-7 decals.
I
armed this jet with SOL resin Sidewinders, Hasegawa Sparrows and Mk.82s.
The
SOL AIM-9s are beautiful replicas and the Two Bobs decals give them that
extra touch. They look good but they are a night mare to apply. They are
provided as mostly a single decal. I think next time I will cut them into
their individual markings to put them on. The same is also true for the
AIM-7 markings.
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She
is armed with 2 AIM-9L Sidewinders, 2 AIM-7 Sparrows, 2 Mk.82 GP Bombs, 2 Fuel
Tanks, & 4 Mk.82 Snake Eyes.
I
detailed the landing gear with Eduard photo-etch parts. The intake covers were
made with tissue paper.
As
with previous builds the HUD glass was fashioned from holographic confetti. The
canopy was detailed with the Eduard photo-etch set.
The
Legends Productions Hornet cockpit is very similar to Black Box in my opinion.
It went in fairly easy. I painted it with Model Master paint and weathered it
with an enamel wash to bring out some of the detail.
I
painted her with Model Master paints and weathered with an enamel wash and
pastel chalks.
Creighton
http://www.vfdecals.com
http://www.creightonsmodels.com
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