Here is the Bug! Finally finished my second Revellgram 1/48 F/A-18C and she is a Beauty! Over two months of metaticulous and tediaous work went into this Bug. A few firsts for me also, first time scribing, first time weathering, first time adding custom decals I made and making my own metal PE parts. This is the second bug in my growing collection and I feel it’s the best model yet I have built. My modeling skills definatly improved during this build and I learned alot of great things doing it. A mighty fine Stinger she came out as too.
Some pictures lack detail but others are ok. I’ll take more detailed pictures later and post as soon as I can. Thanks to everyone who inspired me to try things I’ve never done before, especially Eddie Miller. Now On the the show!
Thanks Rick! Thankfully all my scribing tools are still intact.[:D] I took my sweet time scribing that Bug. I worked slowly on it for two weeks, working just a little at time.
Yup! All the black decals cept’ for the intake warning triangles I made with editing on Paint Shop Pro and the Surething Decal Maker Standard Edition. Testors Custom Decal kit only came with the Basic Edition. I needed the Standard version to make my own because the Basic version won’t let you use your own designs.
I think the most trouble I had with this build was applying the decals. I used 3 different sheets, the OOB sheet, Maw Decals left over from my last Bug and my custom made sheet. The OOB decals were the worst. I had to spray them with decal bonder so they would not disintigrate in water, that’s how bad Revell decals are.
That is one beautiful piece of art! IMHO, you’ve given that Hornet the “at sea for 6 months look” Great job. Thanks for the kind word, Air Master, but you did all the work! Looking forward to your next project.[:D]
Thanks Geoff and Berny, I wanted to give this bug a well worn look. This was first time for weathering and scribing but I still have a lot to learn about weathering. Not to bad for a first timer though. [:D]
Yes, indeed. Be careful with the scribing though, 'cause even though it’s a lot of work, it’s addicting! Next thing you know, you’ll be looking at all those old Monograms in your stash and thinking: “Hey, that old kit would be pretty nice with a little scibing…”
Geoff, I think the only other bird that’s going to get a good scribing will be the Revellgram F-4J due to the fact I’ll be adding a Legend resin cockpit set that is already pre-scribed, but that is still a long way off from starting. I know what you mean it can be addicting cause I was considering doing a scribe to my F-106 but decided against it. LOL.
