Stikpusher Posted August 26, 2023 Report Posted August 26, 2023 This is my Monogram F/A-18A Blue Angels, done as the lead solo aircraft, #5, for the first year of Hornets, 1987. That was the only season that the Blues did not have the fence installed on the LEXs in front of the vertical stabilizers. I built this kit OOB, aside from modifying the stabilator attachment point using some aluminum tubing, to aid in seam clean up back there. Also the kit has a paper "H" to cut out from the instruction sheet to add to the ejection seat as parachute harness risers. I substituted some 1mm Tamiya making tape cut to the proper lengths instead. I used enamel Humbrol Gloss Midnight Blue and Model Master Blue Angels Yellow for the main colors, and a set of Milspec Decals in place of the kit decals. Thanks for looking, comments and critiques welcomed 😉 1
VMF211 Posted August 26, 2023 Report Posted August 26, 2023 Critiques???? Carlos..........THAT IS FREEKIN AWESOME!Â
ghodges Posted August 26, 2023 Report Posted August 26, 2023 Bright, clean Blues machine; just the way they were kept! Very sharp build of an older kit proving it's the skills applied that count. Looks great to me! Â GilÂ
Stikpusher Posted August 27, 2023 Author Report Posted August 27, 2023 Keith, Gil, and Jim, thank you for your kind comments. Ya got love the Blues, and I do hope that my build pays a proper tribute to those superb aviators and their ground crews.Â
StuartMont Posted August 28, 2023 Report Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) The tribute looks very proper to me. Some of my fondest memories are of my brother and me driving to Oceana NAS every year to see them fly. I get the same feeling looking at your model as I did looking at the real thing, beautiful! Edited August 28, 2023 by StuartMont
Bradley25mm Posted August 28, 2023 Report Posted August 28, 2023 Wow, what a beauty. Very nice paint job with clean lines. Congratulations on an awesome build  Chris.
Stikpusher Posted August 29, 2023 Author Report Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) Stuart & Chris, thank you both for looking in and commenting.  Stuart, I know what you mean. I used to see them fly every year for many years at MCAS El Toro until the powers that be shut that base down. Great memories. Edited August 29, 2023 by Stikpusher
Jmarc Posted August 29, 2023 Report Posted August 29, 2023 LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOKING GREAT , nice and clean , well done SIR and thank you for sharing it with us, it's quite appreciated !
Stikpusher Posted August 30, 2023 Author Report Posted August 30, 2023 Jean Marc & James, thank you both for looking in and your kind comments. I truly appreciate them.
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