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Finished: F/A-18C Hornet - 1:32 Trumpeter
Gelerth
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Wojewodztwo Mazowieckie, Poland
Joined: October 29, 2010
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Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 10:24 PM UTC
My latest build. Almost Out of box, only Aires exhaust ere added.

Please watch and comment:





























SpeedyJ
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Bangkok, Thailand / ไทย
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Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 10:37 PM UTC
Absolutely a great plane to watch.
Respect for the beautiful colours and weathering. I very much like the deck the plane is situated on.

Regards,

Robert Jan
Gelerth
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Wojewodztwo Mazowieckie, Poland
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Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 02:07 AM UTC
Thank you Robert.
Joel_W
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AUTOMODELER
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New York, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 02:14 AM UTC
Przemek,
1st off, congratulations on completing your build. A 1/32 scale jet is no easy feat, even basically OOB. Your weathering is simply superb. One certainly gets the "feel" of an aircraft that's been subjected to the elements during it's present tour of duty, it certainly has that "used but not abused" look to it. Well done.

Your exhaust cans are really well done, especially the inside areas that show the burnt carbon residue coating.

I especially like your loads out, and your weathering technique on them. Extremely realistic.

I did find two very small issues. 1st is the Dragon on the right vertical stabilizer is slightly off angle compared to the other Dragon. Also the bottom of one leg of the ladder is missing.

Over all your build is simply outstanding.
Joel

thegirl
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 02:27 AM UTC
Very well done indeed ! Beautiful job on the weathering !







Terri
Jessie_C
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 03:16 AM UTC
The ladder is correct, Joel. That "extra" leg is the cover which closes off the recess it folds into. It bothered me when I first saw it, until I watched a ground crew person fold the ladder away then I realised what a neat solution it was. The ladder swings upwards and to the right (from the perspective of a viewer standing in front of it) and as it folds, the steps hinge so it packs neatly into a rectangular cutout under the chine. This does away with the need to keep ladders all over the place because the aircraft always has its ladder with it.
Gelerth
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Wojewodztwo Mazowieckie, Poland
Joined: October 29, 2010
KitMaker: 169 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 03:33 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Przemek,
1st off, congratulations on completing your build. A 1/32 scale jet is no easy feat, even basically OOB. Your weathering is simply superb. One certainly gets the "feel" of an aircraft that's been subjected to the elements during it's present tour of duty, it certainly has that "used but not abused" look to it. Well done.

Your exhaust cans are really well done, especially the inside areas that show the burnt carbon residue coating.

I especially like your loads out, and your weathering technique on them. Extremely realistic.

I did find two very small issues. 1st is the Dragon on the right vertical stabilizer is slightly off angle compared to the other Dragon. Also the bottom of one leg of the ladder is missing.

Over all your build is simply outstanding.
Joel

Thank you very much, I had a real problem what load to choose to be correct and to show variety of armament which can be loaded on Hornets.
Regarding dragon, yes I admit, they a little bit different. Reason is very simple, I made a rookie mistake and put quite big decal on the fin, and when it stick it was almost unmovable. On the other side I cut decal into three smaller pieces easier to put and to easier to adjust to correct position.
Ladder is good, as JesseC mention, there is a small piece of ladded/cover which sticks to bottom part of leading-edge slat. It can be barely visible on photo 8 and 9, just in front of the ladder.
MichaelSatin
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 04:22 AM UTC
Beautiful job! Weathering is excellent!

Michael
lodni_k
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California, United States
Joined: October 09, 2004
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Posted: Friday, April 18, 2014 - 06:50 PM UTC
Great job of my favorite squadron! Extremely well done! Some may think your weathering is harsh, but believe me if anything they may have been much grimier in actual service. Despite getting a bath once a week! We put a lot of hours on those birds, especially during the first stages of OEF & OIF!
Vodnik
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Warszawa, Poland
Joined: March 26, 2003
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Posted: Saturday, April 19, 2014 - 03:23 AM UTC
Trumpeter?... Chyba raczej Academy?

Tak czy inaczej, znakomity model!
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