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Model Forum / General / Models / September 2004Hasegawa 1/48th F-18 Online Reviews?
I've got a Hasegawa F-18 kit on the way, and surprisingly, I haven't been able to find an online kit review. This is for the F-18A or C (I'm not sure which, a friend is "donating" it). I've checked my favorites (ARC, Modeling Madness, Hyperscale) and have come up with pretty much a blank. Any suggestions? Don McIntyre Clarksville, TN > I've got a Hasegawa F-18 kit on the way, and surprisingly, I haven't > been able to find an online kit review. This is for the F-18A or C [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Don McIntyre > Clarksville, TN HmmnnnI can't find any either, but I have both the C and the D kits from Hasegawa and I can attest that they are without question the finest kits of the Hornet released to date. Seperate poseable surfaces, nice engraved, panel lines...short on ordnance, though. The only complaint. I hope you end up with the C one - it has all the parts you need to build and early or later Lot C, or an A with a bit of work; mostly on the tails. I'd suggest buying a resin ejection seat - the True Details ones are just fine, and cheap. Other that and a set of decals of your choosing it will build into a fine model right out of the box, IMO. Have fun building it.  Signature- Rufus > > I've got a Hasegawa F-18 kit on the way, and surprisingly, I haven't > > been able to find an online kit review. This is for the F-18A or C [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Have fun building it. I've always heard good things about Hasegawa's F-18s, I've got one of the old Monogram kits started (years ago!), I just never finished it. I know there's a ton of aftermarket stuff available for these kits too. Should be fun. Might have to order some decals from Two Bobs... If I get the right kit, I think a gunship gray Malaysian example would look too cool. >>>I've got a Hasegawa F-18 kit on the way, and surprisingly, I haven't >>>been able to find an online kit review. This is for the F-18A or C [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > If I get the right kit, I think a gunship gray Malaysian example would > look too cool. I have yet to see anyone do one of the Malaysian Hornets. I know some company has a set of decals out to do them all...there are only eight of them. Wish I could recall that decal sheet...anyway, I do know they are overall FS 36118. Quite an easy paintscheme. Yes - they are cool looking. Signature- Rufus Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> wrote in message news:<xEn5d.118336 <snip> > I have yet to see anyone do one of the Malaysian Hornets. I know some > company has a set of decals out to do them all...there are only eight of > them. Wish I could recall that decal sheet...anyway, I do know they are > overall FS 36118. Quite an easy paintscheme. Yes - they are cool looking. Check Two-Bobs decals, http://www.twobos.net Don > Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> wrote in message news:<xEn5d.118336 > <snip> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Don For some reason Two-Bobs isn't letting my on their site right now. Is this the sheet with both the "as delivered" and "corrected" Malaysian national roundels? That's the one I was thinking of, I just can't recall who does/did it. (There were a few screw-ups at the factory with the initial paint on these jets...) Signature- Rufus >> Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> wrote in message news:<xEn5d.118336 >> <snip> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > recall who does/did it. (There were a few screw-ups at the factory with > the initial paint on these jets...) That's because it should be http://www.twobobs.net... SignatureEdwin (Remove "DIESPAMDIE!") "Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can trust to be dishonest... Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly stupid." - Captain Jack Sparrow (Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) >>> Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> wrote in message news:<xEn5d.118336 >>> <snip> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > That's because it should be http://www.twobobs.net... That's better...but I can't find any evidence that Two-Bobs ever produced a set of decals for TUDM Hornets. I think this is the set I was thinking of: http://decals.kitreview.com/decals/tudmfa18dreviewrk_1.htm Signature- Rufus <snip> > That's better...but I can't find any evidence that Two-Bobs ever > produced a set of decals for TUDM Hornets. > > I think this is the set I was thinking of: > > http://decals.kitreview.com/decals/tudmfa18dreviewrk_1.htm That's the one I was thinking of as well. The sheet isn't manufactured by Two Bobs, it's imported by them. Just looked at the site, and unfortunately it appears that Malaysia only bought two-seaters. 8-( Oh, sorry about the "two bos.net." Don > <snip> > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Oh, sorry about the "two bos.net." > Don Yes - that's correct. Only D models, and only eight of them. Interesting decal set, in that it captures both the "as delivered" paint mistake in the roundels, and the correction applied by the Malaysians. Signature- Rufus |
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