Subject: Re: 1/32 CF-18B
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Chuck Sawyer" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:13:28 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chuck Sawyer 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 11:22 AM
  Subject: 1/32 CF-18B

  Hi Steve.  

  Rather than make a big deal about which photograph goes where, here's a bunch that you can play with in any form you want.  About the only one that matters maybe is that "FinalPic1" goes first and they get posted in roughly chronological order..

  Thanks!

  "1/32 CF-18B from the Academy Kit" 

  by "Chuck Sawyer"
  --------------------

        Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of FinalPic1.jpg here 

   

  This "Legacy Hornet" is one of the original trainers that I had the opportunity to photograph extensively when it was brought to our Calgary Stampede 3 1/2 years ago. It looked fairly tired then and I believe it is now in storage, since it was never upgraded. Dozens of names have adorned the cockpit sill, but I left them off since I didn't want it attached to any one pilot. This weary bird taught many Canadian pilots to fly the Hornet, so it belongs to no one.

  I threw the kitchen sink at this build as follows:

  . Black Box/Avionix F-18B cockpit and tail conversion set (AV32035) 

  . Aires Resin Wheel Bays (2038) 

  . DMold Corrected Intakes (DM32002) 

  . G-Factor brass landing gear (32008) 

  . MK1 Design F-18 Exhaust Nozzles (32001)

  . Leading Edge F-18 paint masking set (M32001) 

  . Leading Edge CF-18 decals (32.21) 

  . Eduard F-18 Hornet exterior photo-etch (32106) 

  . Eduard F-18 Hornet mesh set (32111) 

  . Eduard F-18 Hornet placards (32508) 

  . Eduard F-18D Hornet Interior (32556)

   ..as well as many scratch built parts and details.  Over 9 months of work, I created a build thread here on ARC and had many CF-18 experts help me with all the subtle details unique to Canadian Hornets.  For that I truly thank them and you will see many of their suggestions in this build, based upon the 1/32 F/A-18D Academy kit.  I hope you enjoy the pics..

   

   

  "Chuck Sawyer"

  Chuck Sawyer

  [email-masked]

  Ph. 403-444-6520

  Cell 403-689-1051