Subject: Re: 1/48 Revell F/A 18C by Brian Waldorf
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Brian Waldorf" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 14:49:54 -0700

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

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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From: "Brian Waldorf" <[email-masked]>
To: "steve bamford" <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 7:02 PM
Subject: 1/48 Revell F/A 18C by Brian Waldorf

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> Hello again everyone.  Just wanted to share some
> photos of my F-18 Hornet experiment.  I always wanted
> to try a build a Hornet that looked very operational
> and heavily weathered.  The Revell kit was perfect for
> this as it is inexpensive but still has some level of
> detail to it.  I figured if I screwed it up I wasn't
> out anything.  Built OOB with the addition of an
> ejection seat, AGM-84 Harpoon, Harm AGM-88 from
> Verlinden.  The extra fuel tanks came from an old Esci
> kit, but I dont think they are correct for the Hornet.
> The Revell kit is not a bad kit to assemble if you
> take your time.  The cockpit and gear and wheel wells
> are nicely detailed.
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> Like I said, this was a weathering experiment I wanted
> to try and had a lot of fun and enjoyment in the
> process.  I used MM and Tamyia acrylics to get the
> desired weathering effect and finished it up with
> pastels.  I took various greys and mixed them with
> white at various ratios to get the desired effect.  I
> know the CAG's a/c is usually clean to some extent,
> but that wasn't my objective.
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> After viewing lots of picture's from my references,
> there's not one Hornet that is weathered the same, and
> I think that's why I had fun with this project.  I
> could continue to add more weathering if I wanted too
> and it would still look operational.  I didn't have to
> worry about anything being exact.  Thanks for looking,
> happy modeling.
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> Brian Waldorf
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