The Hornet's Nest GB 10/10-10/11

Wow, that's a lot of work Darren!  Worth the effort IMHO.  I applaud you for sticking it out to the end with it!

Steve- Good luck with yours, if you decide to go through with it!

A nice photo.......

Right, here's how I spent my evening.........

1.Cut. Dry fit. Swear at the parts, stomp around the workshop cursing Revell's designers.

2.Calm down. Have a drink, recommence work.

3.Sand. Fill. Dry fit.............Scream! More offensive language, another drink. Calm down. Begin again.

Repeat steps 1-3 for about six hours...............

Steve, I feel for you old chum, I really do.................

But........There is light at the end of the tunnel!! After all the plastic surgery,the frustration, the blood, sweat and booze consumed...............

I have produced................. something!

Wings on, flaps dropped, holes filled, seams sanded. Here you go.............

Right, I going to treat myself to a very fine 50 year old malt.   CHEERS!

Sorry to ruin your day Steve, just dry fit EVERYTHING first! The kit is really well detailed, you get a lot of kit for your money, but it fights you all the way. Take very good care when attaching the nose assembly to the fuselage, you may need to spread it a bit wider to make a good joint.

If you haven't chopped the wings yet, DON'T!! its really a PIA to get it right, I've been working on mine all day!

Whatever happens, GOOD LUCK! You'll need it mate! LOL!

Jeff, very good progress on you bug, you are really flying along

Arki, thats a lot of goodies you have and im really diggin the markings options of this one. Hows the E-2c going by the way.

Tango, you posted just before I did and now youve ruined my day, Im building a Revell also an F but all the assemblies look the same so now im not looking forward to what I have next. I am one step behind your work so I will be watching for the problem areas

Steve

Hello Chaps!

This Revell Superbug is not the best fiting kit I've ever carved up and put back together again, but I am making progress.........of sorts! 

Here's the skinny:

I now have the basic fuselage built.

It has terrible gaps which need attention!

Lots of gentle sanding required to protect the details.........

Here's the office, not finished yet, but you get the idea.

I also got the intakes installed......a real PIA job-thanks Revell!!

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae359/tango-one/hornets%20nest/DSCF0009.jpg

I am still sorting out the wings............not good.

raptordriver

I don't think I have ever seen Arki build Straight out of box.

It happens...occasionally. 

I don't think I have ever seen Arki build Straight out of box.

Gee, Jeff is sure building fast! Nice work. I probably won't be able to start until late December, but I will hang around.

Wow, that's a lotta AM stuff there!  This ought to be a good one to watch for certain!

While I'm not quite ready to start yet, I'll go ahead and post what I'll be building.

1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18C

Black Magic canopy and wheel mask

Eduard PE placards

Aires resin cockpit

Royale Resin wheels

Wolfpak late F/A-18C update set

TwoBobs decals, VFA-83 Rampagers CAG

I've had this kit for years now, slowly picking up the AM pieces.  This particular bird is a late F/A-18C based on TwoBobs info and independent research I've completed.  Most of the differences are in antenna, but there are some cockpit changes.  While some could be scratched, the Wolfpak set takes care of these as well as providing a IFR probe for display in the open position.  Which I think looks quite cool.

I suspect I'll start late Nov. - early Dec.

Cheers!

I dunno... my spare decals are rather limited. I think I'm going to have to mask and paint it. I don't think It'll be ready for MMSI (next week) so I'll take it a bit slower. I also can't afford the decals right now, I just spent $17 to get some decals for my MH-60. But thaqt gives me more time to perfect the office. No pics as of right now, but I'm having issues with the cockpit fit to the upper fuselage. The front seat and panel is the culprit. So I think I'm going to thin the parts and make a new panel which fits properly. I'm also tackling the figures... My current solution is to use the 1/144th figgies in he "take off" set as referance, make wire aramatures, and "sculpt" them out of gap-filling superglue. Not perfect, but I can make them look better with paint. I'll get some pics soon.

Graham- Hmmm... not sure on that one!  Do you have any other decal sheets that might have an "S" you could use?  For example,  cutting the "S" from a 1/72 or 1/48 "USAF" decal?  Just a thought...

Great stuff there Jeff!  I know what you mean, sad that the AM companies produce 500 versions of the same 109 or P-51 cockpit, yet there are almost zero AM large scale ordnance sets.  AAARRRGGGHHH!

OK, the 'fuse and all the wings are done. I guess I have to quit stalling and get started on the ordnance Man, I hate doing ordnance. And drop tanks. If I could find resin ordnance and drop tanks, I would spend the money and call it money well spent.

Anyway, here she is so far:

I changed the flaps because it looked weird and I couldn't find a single reference that showed the inner ones down and the outer ones up. I'm really liking these 1/32 kits. The fiddly bits ain't so damn fiddly.

Thanks for looking. As always, any comments or suggestions are welcome.

Regards,

Jeff

Great work guys one and all Man i want to get going on mine but i have to finish my 190 first...

Ah, got it.  The devil is in the details.  The aircraft number is different on your sheet from what you want to build. 

sorry arki. I was posting in 3 different threads and I didn;t explain myself. Thanks Frank! That is insanely helpful! 1 thing though, how do I get the "S" decal? The fightertown sheet has an "E." Thoughts on that? Thaks. Looking good, Jeff!

Still rolling along:

I think I'm going to spend the next few sessions on the ordnance. Thanks for looking. As always, any comments or suggestions are welcome.

Regards,

Jeff

Graham,

You're in luck!  Fightertown decals makes a 1/144 sheet for that exact aircraft...

Victory 200

Enjoy!

Not entirely sure what your question is.  You've shown a picture of the aircraft and what appear to be the decals for that aircraft.  What suggestions are you looking for?  Perhaps if you clarified what you need?

Unfortunately, I havn't had much time for building my hornet. However, I'm looking at my decal options.

This is the plane I want to build.

These are my decals. Any suggestions?

Excellent work Jon, great paint job!

firesmacker

Looking good so far, Jon. Can't wait to see it a decaled up.

Looking good so far, Jon. Can't wait to see it a decaled up.

Regards,

Jeff

I got around to putting most of the paint on my Fighting Omars bird. I only have the tip of the nose and the exhaust left to paint.

I used Mr. Color for the lightest color and Tamiya acrylics for the rest. Here it is with only paint, no decals yet:

Thanks, fellas.

Frank, the reason this one is humming along so far is because I am doing it straight OOB so I'm not getting bogged down with a bunch of details. I told myself that I would do at least a little something everyday to keep me on track so to speak. Thanks again.

Regards,

Jeff

Thats a cool scheme Frank It would take an absolute age to mask up though!!!!!

WOW great progress guys!!!! Frank, who in their right mind would do a scheme like that???!!! Dunno but I hope somebody doesn't have a right mind!!! That would be cool!!!

Great pics Darren, thanks for sharing those!

Jeff-  MUCH better with the IP black, well done!  I can't believe how fast this one is going together, especially in 1/32!

Came across this scheme today while looking for reference pics, any one want to have a go at this scheme?  Not me!

Super Hornet

Not a bad idea about the seat, Boba. I may give that a go. The radar screens are decals and I really like them. Glad you do too.

Regards,

Jeff

Awesome!!! Is the radar screen a decal or hand-painted?looks pretty sweet. I might try to texture the cushion on the ejection seat a little, stipple a slightly darker shade of the color on there to give it a "furry" appearance. It would be an eye-catching addition. Just a thought though. Can't wait to see more!