G'day All! This is
my first submission to ARC after seeing all the fantastic builds on this website
for about 4 years. Finally I think I have something up to the standard posted
here. Kit is the Hasegawa F/A-18B "NASA" boxing, OOB. The only
addition is the Aussie Decals sheet for 'Daphne De Dual". Daphne was the
name originally given to an RAAF Mirage IIIO, and when the RAAF accepted the
Hornet into service the name was passed onto a Block A F/A-18B serial A21-106.
Unfortunately the aircraft was lost in far northern Australia in an exercise,
killing both crew.
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images below to see larger images
The kit was painted using
Testors ModelMaster enamels and weathered lightly using an oil wash and
pastels. The landing gear was painted with Tamiya white, using
citadel acrylics for the details, whilst the exhaust cans were painted
with Testors Metalizers. I tried to keep it subtle, RAAF jets tend
not to show much weathering unless deployed for long periods.
Please enjoy my Hornet, and
please send any constructive feedback or questions by clicking on the
envelope at the top of this webpage.
Tim
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