2006 F/A-18 Super Hornet GB

well we have 6 days till 06  janurary. i am itching to get started on my 2 -f18s i had to put  my 1/48 f-18 back in the box. iam still wating for parts to be released for the revell model of the f-18. since i have 2 gb builds on hold that are waiting for things to be relesed i decdied i would build a -a 37 dragonfl. its small and i can have it done i a doy or two.

welll i have got my 2bobs ordered should be here in a few days..

Hi all

Just over a week to go before we can kick this group build off.

Dunno about the rest of you but I can't wait to get started.

Rob, looking forward to seeing the final product.

To everyone who celebrates xmas, merry xmas to you and yours. Have a great and safe festive season.

I look forward to seeing it!

I REALLY need to get started on one of my Super Hornets...

Cheers!

John

What's the latest on your F model G.A.??

Got it on it's gear yet?

John

well its all detailed and has been sprayed with future and is drying. so here are s few more of the super hornet. note to myself do not use the marco when taking pics. also you will see two repaint spots near the tail cans they wont be thier next time around.  i have rubed them in were they will blend in better with the rest of the model so enjoy. thaks rob

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Looks like it is coming along nicely G.A.!

Cheers!

John

i am all game for both of these hornets gb to end at the same time. well my quick hornet build  is all painted i screwed up the canopy so i have to redo it. DO NOT use glad press and seal by glad. i tried it and failed. it leaves a tacky susbtance on the canopy. well it looks like another day at the ol model bench rain again all day so no hunting. also here a a couple of pics of the hornet its all painted just have to redo the canopy window screen and paint the well bays . so enjoy them

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osjohnm wrote:

Welcome aboard Kstater94. The official endtime for this GB hasn't been decided yet, its still up for debate and since we are sharing builds across two GBs then maybe we should let the end dates coincide with each other? Let me know what you guys think. Rob, I was wandering when your "will power" would cave in.....hehehe

I like the idea of this ending when the ARC GB ends.  That would give me a LOT of wiggle room as (from what I remember) the GB on ARC won't start until May and will end six months after that.  This would really help out and would look really cool to see all of those Super Hornet models!

I'm all for it!

John

Welcome aboard Kstater94. The official endtime for this GB hasn't been decided yet, its still up for debate and since we are sharing builds across two GBs then maybe we should let the end dates coincide with each other?

Let me know what you guys think.

Rob, I was wandering when your "will power" would cave in.....hehehe

Looking good so far!! 

Cheers!

John

well guys i know that the f-18 hornet gb doesnt start till 2006 but i couldnt waite any longer. so here is my see how fast hornet project i can turrn them out. its all oob but for the two hornet gb i wil be adding a lot of extras. so heer are just a few pics she is all ready for the paint both. i wont get much done 2mrow i am seanking off to the woods for a afternoon hunt. i will psot another pic showing on were your trouble points will be with the hasegawa kits.

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For this GB, I'll probably start things off with a VFA-22 F/A-18E.  If I have time, then I'll also build a VFA-115 F/A-18E as well.  These are the two squadrons I photographed when I visited the U.S.S. Reagan this past July.

I'll probably build a couple of F model squadrons for the ARC GB and then I'll build a VFA-14 F/A-18E and VFA-41 F/A-18F for the Nimitz GB (IF ARC indeed has that one).

That reminds me, how long do the GB's on this forum run for?  I'm sure it says somewhere, I just haven't had time to look.

Cheers!

John

Sign me up John!

I have (14) 1/48 scale Super Hornets (8 E's and 6 F's) that I need to start making a dent in.  This GB (as well as the other one on ARC) should help me get these beasts built!

Cheers!

John

Hi all

For those of you that are interested, there is Super Hornet GB over at ARC that will start in May 2006.I must still get confirmation from Rob but in the meantime, I'm quite happy for people to "share" their build across both sites if people want to join up at ARC.

The GB will only start in May so hopefully we would have finished atleast one kit each, meaning that no sharing would be required.

Here is a link to the thread:

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=72082&st=0

BOSSHAUS wrote:

OK another question... I went to my LHS today and purchased the kit.  I haven't opened it, yet, (I need to sneak it in the house first) but I saw a BlackBox resin cockpit set there for it. Any opinions on the level of detail in the revell kit or the aftermarket kit?  Thanks for the help.....

Be careful, to the best of my knowledge Black Box haven't released a new cockpit set for the Revell or Hasegawa F/A-18E kits yet. THey recen'ty released a set for the Hasegawa F model.

Previously there was a set for the F and the E however they are meant for the Italeri kits. Strictly speaking I would assume that they would fit.

Although I'm sure Black Box will release new sets for the Revell/Hasegaw Es eventually.

I'll have to recheck the cockpit detail this evening and get back to you but it has raised cockpit detail and the options of decals. Will have a look later and take some photos if you like, then you can see for yourself

BOSSHAUS wrote:

(I need to sneak it in the house first)

hehehe mama bear on the prowl about your model addaction hu, oh how well i know about that feeling. well the guys over at the arc sirte rave about the black box conversion but some also like the aries cockpit. so its up to you on which one to get. i myself just build oob ecxcept i might change the decals but other than that oob. as for the detail in the black box i have only seen pics of it  but from what i can tell it looks great rob.

Todd

I forgot that you asked about the badge in the signature. In the very first post, you'll find a link to the GB badge. Add that link between ''img'' and ''/img'' in the signature section of your profile and the badge will display. Remember to put "[]" around both "img" otherwise it won't work.

Hi Todd

Welcome aboard, the GB only starts next year and is open to everyone. Not sure if we've implemented an end date yet.

Officially there aren't any USMC superhornet squadrons yet. They're all USN (as you've noticed) and the Navy seems to be focusing on migrating the F-14 squadrons to superhornets first. Whether or when the USMC gets any anyones guess.

You will have to "steal" some C/D decals for your build, what-ifs are allowed so knock yourself out. However, be warned the superhornet is substantially larger than a C or D plane. The vertical stabilisers might be larger(not sure) which might cause some problems with decals for Cs or Ds.

I would assume that TwoBobs or SuperScale have various options available.