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ArmouredSprue
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South Australia, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 08:07 PM UTC
Nice job Bryan, just want to my models look closer to it!
Keep it up!
TreadHead
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Monday, September 02, 2002 - 03:42 AM UTC
Excellent post BlueBear! Good to have you aboard.

Tread.
lambertjr
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United States
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Posted: Monday, September 02, 2002 - 04:10 AM UTC
A fine product!! I have built this same kit and it was not fun. There was lots of extra work.
This kit is far from the top of the list in qaulity so the hard work put in merits great praise from my point of view. OUTSTANDING!!!!
mavrick1124
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Alabama, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 12:48 AM UTC
Bluebear, Great info. I will be contacting you soon . I am starting an F-18C Hasagawa with the folded wings. Already bought the Hasagawa weapons set with all the iron bombs and guided stuff. Want this bird to be right. Mavrick1124
TOMCAT14
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Warszawa, Poland
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Posted: Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 10:36 PM UTC
Hello Guys ,

Bryan , very nice job , F-18 is second before F-14 My favorite A/C - I like Your weathering and masking method , so in the end pictures - BUGY - is nice peace of art - I say so beacause I wanted MY F-18 to looks like too ( even in 1:72 scale ) . For now just like Maverick , I do My BUG - F-18 C from Hasegawa (but in 1:72 ), upgraded with Eduard PE ,after all I try send some pictures .

BlueBear - very outstanding tech .info - so after reading very big chalenge for MY - F-18 C.
I wondering about what You write -
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The Hasagawa 1/72 and 1/48 are accurate for up to a Lot 12, but not for the different nose on the Lot 15/16
- How many changes mus put fom MY BUGY nose to upgrade to LOT15 - I have F-18 Walkaround book - I find there any differences about LOt12 and Lot15 ?

Best Regards

Tin_Can
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Florida, United States
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Posted: Friday, November 08, 2002 - 06:15 AM UTC
Thanks Tomcat...wait till I get some pics of the Corsair I've finished and the F-14D I'm working on!
mavrick1124
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Alabama, United States
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Posted: Friday, November 08, 2002 - 10:03 AM UTC
Bryan, That bird is awesome. Are you going to go to the Roanoke show in February? If you are, I am also thinking of making the trip. Would like to got together and learn some things from you. Mav
ladymodelbuilder
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Virginia, United States
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Posted: Friday, November 08, 2002 - 12:23 PM UTC
Hi Mav,
The Old Dominion Open is in Richmond this February. The guys in Roanoke may be having a show there sometime in August. I hope to make both shows. Maybe I'll see ya there....
Tin_Can
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Florida, United States
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Posted: Friday, November 08, 2002 - 01:03 PM UTC

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Bryan, That bird is awesome. Are you going to go to the Roanoke show in February? If you are, I am also thinking of making the trip. Would like to got together and learn some things from you. Mav


Right now I'm planning on going. I know that I'll be putting on an exercise down here and may be out of town...not sure yet. As soon as I know I'll let you know.
mavrick1124
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Alabama, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 01:08 AM UTC
Bryan , hope you can make it. Hi ya Lady, I hope to see you there as well. Mav
BlueBear
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Idaho, United States
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Posted: Thursday, December 26, 2002 - 10:29 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Hello Guys ,

Bryan , very nice job , F-18 is second before F-14 My favorite A/C - I like Your weathering and masking method , so in the end pictures - BUGY - is nice peace of art - I say so beacause I wanted MY F-18 to looks like too ( even in 1:72 scale ) . For now just like Maverick , I do My BUG - F-18 C from Hasegawa (but in 1:72 ), upgraded with Eduard PE ,after all I try send some pictures .

BlueBear - very outstanding tech .info - so after reading very big chalenge for MY - F-18 C.
I wondering about what You write -
Quoted Text

The Hasagawa 1/72 and 1/48 are accurate for up to a Lot 12, but not for the different nose on the Lot 15/16
- How many changes mus put fom MY BUGY nose to upgrade to LOT15 - I have F-18 Walkaround book - I find there any differences about LOt12 and Lot15 ?

Best Regards



The chaff, gun electrical safety, and seat firing circuit plugs (they look like colored thread spools stuck on the port side of the nose) that you can see in pictures of the nose are repositioned from the earlier models, and the vents for the Vulcan cannon on the lower sides of the nose and on door #3 that appear as "Shark Gills" on earlier models are now made from heavy mesh screen. Standing alongside a Lot 15, looking in, you can see through from one side and out the other through these gun gas vent screens.
TOMCAT14
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Warszawa, Poland
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Posted: Thursday, December 26, 2002 - 11:51 PM UTC

Thanks BlueBear - it helps a lot beacause for Christmas time I spend time for My F-18 project .

Tomcat thanks and out. (:-)
Mbwun
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United States
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Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 05:30 PM UTC
You did a very good job on the F/A-18, especially if the kit was as piss-poor as you described!
Guarnere
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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Posted: Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 05:43 PM UTC
Sorry to read that you had so much trouble putting this kit together.
All in all I think you did a splendid job.
(:-)
Tin_Can
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Florida, United States
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Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 01:07 AM UTC

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Sorry to read that you had so much trouble putting this kit together.
All in all I think you did a splendid job.
(:-)


Thanks!
SniperSoldier
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 01:16 AM UTC
GREAT BIRD AND ARTICLE
ROBERTO
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