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J-Hulk's 1/48 Monogram Blue Angels Hornet (pic)

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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Tochigi, Japan
J-Hulk's 1/48 Monogram Blue Angels Hornet (pic)
Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:08 AM
Here's another oldie from my collection:



It's Monogram's ol' 1/48 F-18 Blue Angels kit, sprayed Testor's Model Master Navy Blue from the rattlecan. This one was built around 1995, I think. While setting it up to take pictures, I knocked off the canopy, and you can still see a little wet Elmer's up front!

As I recall, this kit went together very easily, and fit was great.

I look forward to comments from all you Angels Experts out there!
~Brian
  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
Posted by oldhooker on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:18 AM
Brian,

You must be cleaning out your model closet! Smile [:)] I'm no Angel expert, but I know when I see one that looks good, and yours looks GREAT! Thanks!!

Take care,
Frank

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 8:25 AM
Nice bird, Brian, nice bird!
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 9:23 AM
Nice gloss finish, Brian ! Since you didn't use an airbrush, were the white landing gear & nosewheel hub painted with a brush? It looks great. I also like the pilot's head turned in the direction of the camera.
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    February 2003
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by cassibill on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 9:24 AM
Oh man now I can really be jealous. I started that kit and it is now lying dormant. Even if I finish it, it won't look that good.

cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 10:02 AM
great pic
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  • From: Tochigi, Japan
Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 10:30 AM
Thanks for all the nice comments, folks!Big Smile [:D]

Frank, not the closet, the album! These are pix I took of my stuff before I packed it all up, put it in storage, and moved to Japan all those years ago. Glad you liked Angel No. 4!

Pix, I actually rattlecanned all the white bits (landing gear and gear bays) Testors Flat White (there's a fair chance it may have been Krylon) and touched it up with a brush. The figure came with the kit, I think. The turned head is a nice feature, eh? Adds a lot of life to the model.

Cassibill, now is the perfect time to finish that Angel! Say, is the figure with the turned head from this kit?

Deej and BSquires, thanks!
~Brian
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by cassibill on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 11:38 AM
No actually, Brian. I started the figure dio. in between the Hornet and the figure went quicker and forced the Hornet done on the work list. (Closest to done on top., unbuilt at bottom.) The Hornet is even still back at the farm the subassembies untouched in ages, along with my warhawk. I had to send for a replacement lower fuselage( split warped and melted, the rest fine???) and never got back to it. It is listed as 5, I think.

cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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  • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
Posted by TANGO 1 on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 3:57 PM
J-Hulk,
That's a great lookin F-18 you have there! Thanks for sharing.

Darren.
Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 4:42 PM
Another awesome model by J-Hulk! Awesome detail and paint job!Big Smile [:D]
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    July 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by 72cuda on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 5:29 PM
hey J-Hulk;
it sounds like you & I have more in common I have all my built kits in storage too, and I have alot that where purchased on EvilBay in my closet right now and I got this itch so bad to start to build but I don't have the room for display,
as for the kit looks great

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Canada / Czech Republic
Posted by upnorth on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 5:36 PM
Beautiful build there!

I'm no expert on the Blues' Hornets, but aren't the gun muzzel and gun gas vent holes on top of the nose faired over in some way for their show birds? I could be wrong, and its certainly not meant as a criticism toward a beauty of a model. It just sort of stood out at me.
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Tochigi, Japan
Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 5:23 AM
Thanks, folks!
Upnorth, I think you're right about the gun muzzle and vents. I built that pup straight out of the box without putting eye to reference at all!

I'd like to do the new 1/32 Academy as an Angel. I understand it would take a few mods to make it the model the Blues fly, but dang, it'd be cool!
~Brian
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Canada / Czech Republic
Posted by upnorth on Friday, February 13, 2004 8:50 PM
I feel the same as you do about the Academy 1/32 Hornet, J-Hulk.

I'd love for them to issue it as an "A" variant with Canadian, Australian and perhaps U.S. Navy aggressor decal options in it.

I'd also like to see some aftermarket decal sheets for European and Kuwaiti Hornets made for that kit if they havent been produced already
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