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 😉
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Rob Anderson said on June 1, 2019
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
Boris Grgić said on June 2, 2019
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.
Craig Abrahamson said on June 1, 2019
Nice all-around job on this - always liked the addition of a pilot figure, too.
Boris Grgić said on June 2, 2019
Luckily I have a stash of a dozen pilot figures waiting for their plane.
Jeff Bailey said on June 1, 2019
Beautifully done, Boris! The slime lights are a great touch!
Boris Grgić said on June 2, 2019
Thx, it's effective yet so simple detail.
Ian Foulkes said on June 1, 2019
WOW! Fantastic job, the slime lights are incredible
Louis Gardner said on June 1, 2019
WOW ! I thought I was looking at the real thing at first. Those slime lights take it over the top. Well done my friend.
“Liked”.
bob mack said on June 1, 2019
great job...i love the single and double seat...and those slime lights are magic
david leigh-smith said on June 1, 2019
Great work. It’s easy to see the hours that have gone into this.
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John Healy said on June 2, 2019
Nice work, Boris.
Robert Royes said on June 2, 2019
A honey of a Hornet! Looks great!
Greg Kittinger said on June 3, 2019
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.
Boris Grgić said on June 5, 2019
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.
José Pedro Pires said on June 3, 2019
Great work! The slime lights are a very attractive feature!
Cheers!