Bryce Nicely 63 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Finished up one of the fastest builds of my life this morning. It's the Hobby Boss offering of the F/A-18D legacy Hornet in markings of VMFAT-101, the Sharpshooters. The build is for my uncle who served with the squadron in the late 80s/early 90s, right after the squadron transitioned from the Phantom to the Hornet. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the kit itself, especially compared to the Hasegawa legacy Hornet, though this one still has some flaws. The cockpit of the HB kit is much more accurate for a 'D' variant and the overall fit was much better, especially in the areas around the intakes. The HB offering, though, doesn't give you the option of dropping the flaps and slats. So I had to cut the actuators and reposition them. The plastic itself was also much rougher than what comes in the Hasegawa box. Many pieces required clean up. If I could combine the two kits into one, we might have a pretty decent legacy Hornet between them. Though it was such a fast build, the brief WIP thread can be found here. The rest of the photos can be found here 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Metodi Metodiev 12 Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Hi there, it looks fantastic. My only "critique" would be the pristine decals, especially the insignia and the tail art. Beautiful job regardless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackMike Models 9,315 Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 (edited) I really like the look of that, especially how you have managed to modulate the grey so that it doesn't look like a solid block of one colour. Nice marking too, probably not a scheme that gets modelled too often. I have one question though, was VMFAT-101 not a Marine Squadron and if so shouldn't it have 'Marines' plastered on the side instead of 'Navy'? Duncan B Edited July 5, 2017 by BlackMike Models Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stravinsky444@hotmail.ca 27 Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 It does have marines on the underside rear😀 Excellent work that deserves more posts. My only criticism is the unflattened nose wheels, maybe the left one a bit splayed a tiny amount? Could be wrong... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groove Toad 121 Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Looks very good. From what I saw of VMFAT-101 Hornets at the MCAS Miramar Air Show in 2019, their jets are really clean. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elrondeliannath 92 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Looks awesome ! The weathering and mottling looks terrific Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.