CF-18 Academy Kit

[LSP_Ron]

Done,  I am traveling all week but will post some glamour pics next weekend, time permitting. This was a fun build and I'm pretty happy with it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[LSP_Kevin]

Looks great Ron! Looking forward to your glamour photos.

 

Kev

[Loic]

She is a beauty, well done !

[Whitey]

Rippa Rita......Ron.

[Guest Peterpools]

Ron

One Gorgeous Hornet! Just beautifully done

:thumbsup:

Peter

[Girlscanplay2]

Beautiful Ron!!   

 

Fantastic Job!!

 

Teresa 

[ScoobyDoo]

Looks great!

 

I am sure you have heard the saying the poop comes before the shovel? I hated 702, the jet that was built in front of this!

[ian maw]

Looks great!

 

I am sure you have heard the saying the poop comes before the shovel? I hated 702, the jet that was built in front of this!

Must have may your day when it was dropped so hard that even the manequin was reaching for something to hang on to

 

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[ScoobyDoo]

I didn't know there were any pictures of that day. But obviously there had to be some for the investigation. 

 

We stripped and rebuilt 702 for service so many times I lost track of it.

 

The jet was all prettied up a new paint job to be mounted on its pole.  

 

Finally came the day to mount it and someone the previous evening pried the canopy open and took the pilots helmet. This couldn't have been a tech as we know how to open the canopy without a prybar. So we had to fix up the damage and find a replacement helmet.

 

We mounted it on the pole and the bolts snapped as the supplier didn't properly heat treat them. That was the end of 702.

[LSP_Ron]

Thanks all

 

Great story on 702