1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18E Super Hornet
This beauty's been sleeping in my stash for almost a year before it came her turn. I never liked single seater version, big bubble canopy on twin seater is what makes Hornets beutiful, but this came as second hand purchase for less than $35. Beautiful model, assembly was easy and enjoyable, there's nothing bad to say about Hasegawa. Pretty much out of the box except for PE interior and "remove before flight" labels. GBU-10's are "borrowed" from an old F-15D and repainted.
...and yes, model's slime light really glow in the dark. Instead of decals I used flouroscent self adhesive tape 😉
Excellent! Love the slime lights! And I also commend you on not over weathering the tactical paint scheme. Some aircraft look beat up, but most only look that way at the end of a very long deployment or right before a 14 day aircraft wash. Yours looks exactly the way I remember the aircraft looking when I served. Very very nice!
Rob
Thx Rob. I wish I had a chance to see NAVY planes myself. I always tend to make my planes worn out, forgeting that their crews take good care of them.
Nice all-around job on this - always liked the addition of a pilot figure, too.
Luckily I have a stash of a dozen pilot figures waiting for their plane.
Beautifully done, Boris! The slime lights are a great touch!
Thx, it's effective yet so simple detail.
WOW! Fantastic job, the slime lights are incredible
WOW ! I thought I was looking at the real thing at first. Those slime lights take it over the top. Well done my friend.
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great job...i love the single and double seat...and those slime lights are magic
Great work. It’s easy to see the hours that have gone into this.
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Nice work, Boris.
A honey of a Hornet! Looks great!
A real beauty - love the paint and weathering! I almost added an "E" to my stash this weekend - tried hard to find one from the vendors at the Dallas show I was at, but couldn't find one that was a price I was willing to pay... I do have a Growler in the stash, so will just be content with that for now.
I was just planning on buying "F" when this came up on sale. Hope I'll make F version someday but lack of space to display 1/48 models forces me to narrow my collection.
Great work! The slime lights are a very attractive feature!
Cheers!