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This is Academy's
new 1/72 Hornet kit put together and dressed up in the markings of the Canadian
Forces. I chose to build it out-of-the-box with the exception of the pilot which
came from a Fujimi Tomcat.
The kit went
together rather well and I encountered no major difficulties. As I built it
wheels-up, I was expecting the closing of landing gear doors to be a challenge
but alas, they fit perfectly.
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Painting was done using
Gunze acrylics. Gunze 337 was used for the topside FS36237 while 308 was
used for the underside FS36375. The decals were laid over a gloss coat and
performed perfectly as can be expected from Cartograf decals. Academy also
provided stencils for the weapons which really enhanced their realism.
I chose to utilise all the
weapons provided from the kit so I armed it with 2 AIM-9M Sidewinders, 1 AIM-7M
Sparrow, 4 GBU-12 Paveway IIs, the AN/AAS-38 ATFLIR and 3 drop tanks. Weathering
was done using Tamiya enamels.
Credit to Guy Wilson (geedubeyler)
for Photoshopping this build with Rocky Mountain images as in the last photo!
Mark
Chen
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