1/32 RAAF 3 Squadron F18A Hornet Op "FALCONER" OIF 2003

[rohan]

The radio net silence breaks as the Aussie SAS come up-

 

"Alpha Niner Requesting strike package, over"

 

AWACS "Roger Alpha niner Standby"

 

AWACS "we have a Kangaroo over Baghdad for you !!!!!!!!"

 

 

Hi all,

 

Here she is now completed, my 1/32 Academy F18A+. Ive done her in RAAF 3 Sqn Low Viz markings in Op FALCONER OIF 2003.

 

Hope you all like it. Anyone has questions, feel free to PM me. Its my first build in 11 years and I think she has come up nice.

 

I am currently working on 2 WW2 1/32 RAAF Kittyhawks which I will post soon and another 1/32 RAAF Hornet this time in the 20th Anniversary scheme decals.

 

Cheers,

Rohan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 16, 2013 by rohan

[rohan]

......and I had to make sure I included a pic of the aussie flag on the tail fin for patriotism!!!!!!!!!

 

 

[Daywalker]

Very well done, I like it a lot! Good and dirty, just how a Hornet should look.

[rohan]

Thanks Daywalker. Yeah I totally agree. If anyone has ever lived in the middle east, it has about 2 days of cloud and year and is bloody hot all year!!!! The RAAF bugs were based in Qatar and had no protection from the elements and exposed to sand storms and the heat for the entire tour. They were very dirty indeed

[Guest]

Came out just wonderful Rohan ! I love dirty birds, and I love your way of doing it. Great job !.............Harv

[rohan]

Thanks Harvey.

[Martinnfb]

Very nice looking Hornet. Thanks for sharing.

M.

[rohan]

Thanks for sharing the pic!!!! ha ha

[Uncarina]

Rohan,

 

She looks absolutely real!

 

Tom

[rohan]

Thanks for the nice comments guys

[Guest Peterpools]

Rohan

Wonderful build on the Hornet. Looking real good.

[rohan]

Thanks pete

[P Stoner]

Awsome Bug! Pesty Kangaroo's, don't they know you can't drink beer over there!! Very nice Hornet, very realistic.

 

Paul

[rohan]

Gee, lots of nice comments!!! Thanks so much. In relation to the weathering, I just did it simply. Having not built a kit for over 11 years, there was all these new products available now (I used to make my own washes) . So I did the following-

 

1. Sprayed the wheel wells matt white (Humbol 34)

2 Did a shading spray with matt black (Humbrol 33)

3. Sprayed the under colour first (Humbrol 127)

4. Sprayed the top clour (Humbrol 145)

5. Humbrol gloss coat

6 decal application

7. Humbrol gloss coat

8. Black wash using Vallejo negro black all over

9. brown wash on parts using Vallejo dirty brown wash

10 I added the hydraulic/oil streaking using both washes with a cotton bud wiping it with the air flow while still wet

11 Humbrol matt coat

12 Drybrushing using the base colours (So I used Humbrol 145 on the top and Humbrol 127 on the bottom)

13 Drybrushing again very lightly with Humbrol 64 grey

14 Used Humbrol silver Metallic 11 around cockpit entry/exit point, canopy front and hard point areas that get paint chips and scuffing

15 I used Humbrol 27003 polished steel on the burner cans and then lightly rubbed them with a rag to get that polished affect

16 Humbrol black powder around the gun ports in the nose

 

I also used polished steel to paint the shockers on the landing gear as I think silver is a bit to shiny.

 

I used the following after market for it

 

Black Box/Avionix Cockpit set

Eduard PE sets (Exterior and interior)

Flightpath GBU 12s and AMRAAM

Rhino Modelworks Burner cans

 

I scatched built a bit of the canopy frame interior and I added wiring to the wheel bays using solder wire and lead strip to add detail.

Edited March 16, 2013 by rohan

[rohan]

This pic I thought Id add to show the burner cans and hydraulic/oil streaking on the underneath