48th Scale Monogram F-18
This was an early Monogram kit and featured the fuselage split horizontally. I sanded off all the panel lines and drew them back in with pencil. I wanted to see if I could use the low-vis scheme and still make an interesting scheme. I saw a picture of this aircraft in one of my reference books. I painted the weapons in inert blue to get addition color on the model. I scratch-built the boarding ladder and FOD covers.
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Craig Abrahamson said on November 26, 2012
Nice work, Jack….looks very labor-intensive, what with all the stenciling, panel lines, subtle weathering, etc. Excellent rendering.
Editor said on November 26, 2012
I like it very much, too. Penciled panel detail can be darn effective if done this good, IMHO even better than the usual washed panel lines, but it must have been a tedious job…
Jack Mugan said on November 26, 2012
You’re right it was tedious, and you need some good drawings to go by.
Anders Isaksson said on November 27, 2012
Excellent looking Hornet, Jack!
I seem to remember this one from a FineScale Modeler article, was this the one?
Jack Mugan said on November 27, 2012
Yes it is. I never entered it in competition but was very happy about the cover of Fine Scale. Thanks for remembering.
Dan DeSilva said on November 29, 2012
yep I remember it from finescale too- inspired me to do a 1/72 early NSAWC F-18A with Blue “inert” weps- I will try and post that later tonight!
Love your work!