Dave Roof Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Gentlemen, I have lived in my current house since 2007 and do not have a single finished model to display. I have finished 4 in the past 5 years, but they were all for other people as gifts. The time has come for me to sit the f%$k down at the bench and actually finish a damn model. Going through the stash, the following new, untouched kits have been pulled and aftermarket has been gathered. Academy F/A-18D Trumpeter A-6E Trumpeter AV-8B II Plus 15 of my 22 year career was spent repairing the missile launchers, bomb racks and M61A1 on the F/A-18 and I have thousands of photos, technical manuals, books, etc. on the aircraft. There is an A-6E 20 minutes from the house From my time at Cherry Point, I amassed a little over 1000 photos of the Harrier, took measurements and have a few technical pubs Armed with some killer reference material and awesome aftermarket, I can't decide which one to start! Here is where I need your help. If you've completed any of the above kits, please post photos of the completed builds in response to this post. I need motivation! I'm going to take a few days going through the photos and make a decision. Help me LSP!!!!! Edited February 25, 2018 by Dave Roof Jeff and A-10LOADER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 You know what to do , Dave. The Harrier would be great too, but I don't know of too many markings for the Plus. Dragon, Jeff and Rick Griewski 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Roof Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Sweet! That's what I'm talking about! I am leaning toward the Delta! My problem is I know too much about the aircraft and found all of the problems with the kit! Trying to build it without trying to fix everything drives me crazy Rick Griewski and Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Build a F/A-18 FSD number....?......and arriving from across the pond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I want to build more Harriers so bad, but ugg! Keep waiting for solutions, to no avail. I can live with it , but wish I did not have too. I have Eli's 214 markings for the Plus and all the bells and whistles as well. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I'd go with the A-6. You don't see too many A-6's built with Marine markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertmro Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) My heart goes out to you. Edited February 25, 2018 by robertmro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 My vote: Marine Intruder. Mike Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I too vote Marine Intruder. You do know a lot. When you decide which to build: Pull out the kit, the instructions and the most important references. Par the kit and then mark up the kit instructions indicating what you are going to modify for what ever reason. Sign and date the front page and the stick to it. This will help you get the bad a$$ bird done. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Roof Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Well, I didn't quite get the type of responses I was hoping for, but thanks to those that did reply. After looking over a few photos of build ups of the above mentioned kits, I am going with the F/A-18D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Good choice, just don't get too hung up on the details. Enjoy the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashotgun Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 it is a hobby for fun I fight against my ocd all the time have fun dave. I spent a good amount of time in NewBern NC as an MD loved taking care of the Cherry Point guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Roof Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Good choice, just don't get too hung up on the details. Enjoy the build. Actually, my intention is to get hung up on the details. This is going to be a long term project and something I've wanted to do for a long time. I have nine 32nd Academy Hornets and the other eight will just be built without worrying about the details! The only items I'm still debating is the ordnance load and whether or not to include aircrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) Dave, sounds like you owe yourself a Hornet build... if I could buy a 1/32 of the aircraft I have spent almost two years of my life (in terms of hours!!) sitting in, I would build myself one! Get crack'in Marine and make us proud! Cheers Alan Edited March 1, 2018 by alaninaustria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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