1/48 Hasegawa F-18
1/48 Hasegawa F-18. I had originally bought this kit as a spares kit, I paid $5.00 US for it. I bought it from a friend who got it from the original owner. The original owner had attempted to build it using superglue and not sparingly either, after 4 months of cleaning, sanding and rescribing, then adding an aftermarket cockpit / decals, this is what I came up with.
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Craig Abrahamson said on January 10, 2016
Very nice save, Lloyd…I’ll bet the “original owner” would like to have it back NOW. I assume those are decals?
Lloyd King said on January 10, 2016
well that wont be happening LOL, they are
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on January 10, 2016
Lloyd, well done! Considering what that kit goes for, even with the work you had to do, a bargain.
Amazing decal placement.
Richard Mcstay said on January 10, 2016
Nice save! I love the camo scheme. Nice F16’s as well on the previous pages. Sorry I can’t comment on them all, I’m on a rig with pretty slow wifi!
Tony Prince said on January 10, 2016
What a remarkable result! Your efforts have certainly paid off. Great finish to a good kit. What a bargain!
George Tufnail said on January 10, 2016
Excellent work on a beautiful scheme. Nice to actually make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, isn’t it?
Greg Kittinger said on January 11, 2016
Way to bring it back to life! Love the scheme you chose, and she looks really good.
IAN JACKSON said on January 11, 2016
Wonderful
Remember seeing that ‘in the flesh’ 1989/90ish ??
Ian.
DE4EVER said on January 12, 2016
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As one can see, the effort and the save are well showed. Great work on this one Lloyd.
George Williams said on January 12, 2016
You mean those camoflage markings are decals?
Lloyd King said on January 12, 2016
yep, tiger stripes- decals are from Leading Edge
Ulf Lundberg said on January 12, 2016
Man, thats one cool cammo!