1/48 Italeri F/A-18F 

VFA-102 Diamondbacks

by Eric "speedlimit" Salazar

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This is my Italeri (Growler boxing) converted to F/A-18F.  Very laborious and painstaking work done, not to mention alot of putty and glue used.  Flaps were cut and drooped.  IFF pizza box scratchbuilt.  A Blackbox cockpit was used.  Paints were mixed Tamiya & Gunze Acrylics.  Decals from Twobobs Aviation Graphics.

Ordinance swapped with fellow ARC'ers, thanks guys!

In spite of the disappointing fit and ill issues of this kit, I managed to make it into something I'm satisfied with.

Eric

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Photos and text © by Eric "speedlimit" Salazar