This is Hasegawa's
special edition commemorative D-Day markings Hornet. The seat is resin and the
rest of the cockpit is scratch built. The decals included large stripes but
I decided to paint on the white part of the stripes myself. As
you probably know that Hasegawa's F-18 kits are the best on the market and I
wouldn't buy an F-18 from any other manufacturer. But it still has its flaws.
The biggest flaw is that it is missing the intakes and it just opens up to
the empty cavity inside. Next time I'll use something like SeamlessSuckers or
something else.
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I had to add wires
in the air brakes. The raised detail wasn't enough and the brakes look 100%
better (even though they probably should have been painted black). I also
added some wires to the landing gear, the cockpit, and the canopy. I chose
to use a spray can for the gray. I chose to not use the proper color because I
didn't like the ugly greenish gray.
Phil
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