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Academy 1/32 F/A-18C Hornet - Fist of the fleet


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Hi everybody. Here are some images of the big F/A-18C from Academy. Now that it's done, he can go join his other friends in the display.


This Hornet represents a major project that requires perseverance but which, once completed, does full justice to the real Hornet.
Released in 2003, the Academy kit is very pleasant to work with and has not taken a single wrinkle!

 

For its realization, I got the following accessories:
Decal sheet: https://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=435 (discontinued)
Aires cockpit set: https://www.aires.cz/.../f-a-18c-hornet-cockpit-set/5-710/
Aires Exhaust: https://www.aires.cz/.../f-a-18c-hornet-exhaust.../26-1434/

 

By the way, I did not use the Aires exhausts because they were undersized and not exact in terms of shape. It lacks the characteristic curve… I instead turned to my friend Fancherello models & photos who made superb nozzles which are frankly a marvel. .stl files for 3D printing are available for free here: https://cults3d.com/en/users/Fancherello/creations
That concludes this chapter...


Hope you like it,
Rene
www.joycraft.ca

 

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