1/48 F/A-18D VMFA (AW)-224 'Bengals'

[DaveJL]

Hello all,

Here is my recently completed 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18D Hornet in the markings of VMFA(AW)-224 'Bengals', built for the Close Air Support group build.

I used the Wolfpack Designs ATARS conversion and TwoBobs decals. The build thread is here

Not perfect by any means but i'm happy with it.

Comments/criticisms welcome.

Thanks for looking,

Dave

Edited July 15, 2012 by DaveJL

[Avgas]

That decal job would've driven me nuts !!

Nicely done, looks great !!

[AndyC]

No criticisms from me - great build Dave

[Parabat]

Bloomin' quick and bloomin' lovely build Dave! Very nice, love the decal scheme, looks brill.

[DaveJL]

Thanks chaps, glad you like it.

Dave

[charley420]

Another beauty there Dave, how do you manage to churn quality models out so fast?

[DaveJL]

Another beauty there Dave, how do you manage to churn quality models out so fast?

Thanks mate. Was off work all this week so was able to get a few hours a day at it. Wasn't long in coming together!

Dave

[woody37]

Nice one Dave, must of sent you bonkers applying those decals !!

[DaveJL]

Nice one Dave, must of sent you bonkers applying those decals !!

Thanks mate. Yes the decals weren't the most pleasant thing to apply, near lost the rag a few times!

Dave

[Plasticbutcher]

Thats a very attractive and well executed scheme

[BrandX]

Comments/criticisms welcome.

Hi Dave, since I seem to get stuck in reverse whenever I attempt any kind of Hornet build, it ill-behoves me to critique such a magnificent piece of work with a conversion element completed in such short order.

Just a couple: the tiger stripes look a wee bit dark to me, although that may be a photographic thing; also the D model did not have the three reinforcement 'brackets' at the inside base of the vertical stabs. These are featured erroneously in the kit instructions, but Cs and Ds had re-designed tail attachments and only three small square panels are (barely) visible at the base of the stabs.

Otherwise a beaut, and the ATARS conversion looks really !

Edited July 15, 2012 by BrandX

[flyingpiggy]

Simply stunning

[IXGR1]

Very impacting scheme, you did well to capture it.

Edited July 15, 2012 by IXGR1

[speedlimit]

Very well made. Just like to point out the tiger stripe on twobobs decal is black. On the real one it is more gunship grey. But overall it's beautiful!

Eric

[DaveJL]

Thanks for all the comments folks. Wasn't aware of the error with regard to the fin braces but I did read about the decals being too dark. Just one of those things!

Dave

[jimbuna]

That looks rather special.

[DaveJL]

That looks rather special.

Thanks Jim

[Belle]

Beautiful work on your build. I especially like the colors that you used on the tiger stripes.

Belle

[Dan]

Looks like a real double 'ard b*****d that does! It's an excellent model, one I'd like to try my hand at too some day... and, I'm sure I've said that before about one of your models Dave.

Inspired

[DaveJL]

Thanks for the kind words chaps.

one I'd like to try my hand at too some day... and, I'm sure I've said that before about one of your models Dave.

Inspired

The decals are quite hard get these days and you'll pay a bit for them! But worth it.

Thanks Dan, always nice to inspire a fellow modeller!

Dave

[BrandX]

The decals are quite hard get these days and you'll pay a bit for them! But worth it.

There was a sheet on eBay last year; the seller put a heads-up on Zone-Five. I fell out of the bed pretty early on! I don't know what the winning bid was, and I don't really want to...

[Tango 1]

Gorgeous! All the hard work was worth it, cracking build!

[goose]

Simply outstanding! that really looks the dogs whatsits! great scheme done excellently

[DaveJL]

Thanks guys

[Torzino]

wonderful model, good job

Edited August 13, 2012 by Torzino