Hi = Steve,

Saw my = F-15 I the other=20 day, thanks. Here's a Hornet for you.

Joe = Volz

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"1/48 = F/A-18C=20 Hornet"

by "Joe=20 Volz"
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Here is my = 1/48 scale=20 Hasegawa Hornet built as the CO's bird for VMFA-232 of the = United Staes=20 Marine Corps. Most modern jet modelers are familiar with this kit so I = won't=20 bore you with the many details involoved in construction. The kit is = very=20 good, and I built this particular example nearly OOB. I did substitute = an=20 extra resin seat I had from Black Box, but retained the kit = cockpit.=20 Carefully painting and drybrushing make it look just fine. Since = Hasegawa=20 does not provide intake trunks I fabricated covers made from wine = bottle foil=20 and painted them red. The only other non-kit items are the four Mk. 20 = Rockeye=20 cluster bombs, whcih came from Hasegawa 's weapons sets, and an = AIM-120 AMRAAM=20 on the starboard intake station from my spares box.

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The model was painted = with a=20 combination of Model Master and Polyscale acrylics, and the exhaust = nozzles=20 were done with Model Master's metalizers. After applying a caot of = Future the=20 Superscale declas went down next, with no issues. Another coat of = Future was=20 applied to seal the decals against weathering. I applied my usual = enamel wash=20 to the panels lines and did some subtle airbrush fading. A final coat = of=20 Polyscale flat sealed everyting.

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Although they require a = bit of work=20 the Hasegawa kits build into a terrific representation of the = Hornet.=20 Hope you enjoy the photos!

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Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "your name goes=20 here"