From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Dave Johnson" References: Subject: Re: HLJ - Hasegawa,,1/48 F/A-18A++ Hornet VMFA-115 Silver Eagles Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 17:04:55 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0133_01CB6253.F4F07CC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0133_01CB6253.F4F07CC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave Johnson=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 2:09 AM Subject: HLJ - Hasegawa,,1/48 F/A-18A++ Hornet VMFA-115 Silver Eagles Hasegawa 1/48 F/A-18A++ Hornet VMFA-115 Silver Eagles Limited Release Product # 09920 (http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG09920) from HobbyLink = Japan (http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist.cgi?rel=3Dnav&GenreCode=3DAir) Product Article by Dave Johnson on September 2010 History The McDonnell Douglas Hornet is a supersonic, all-weather = carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to dogfight and attack = ground targets. The F/A-18 was derived from the YF-17 in the 1970s for = use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used = by the air forces of several other nations like Australia, Canada, = Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain and Switzerland.=20 The F/A 18 versatility and reliability have proven it to be a = valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of = range and payload compared to its earlier contemporaries, such as the = F-14 Tomcat in the fighter and strike fighter role, and the A-6 and A-7 = in the attack role. McDonnell Douglas rolled out the first F/A-18A on 13 September 1978, = in blue-on-white colours marked with "Navy" on the left and "Marines" on = the right. Its first flight was on 18 November. The Hornet entered = operational service with Marine Corps squadron VMFA-314 at MCAS El Toro = on 7 January 1983, and with Navy squadron VFA-113 in March 1983, = replacing F-4s and A-7E's. The F/A-18 first saw combat action in April = 1986, when VFA-131 Hornets from USS Coral Sea flew missions against = Libyan air defences during Operation Prairie.=20 The Kit As everyone knows in the modelling world that Hasegawa love to = re-release their kits in limited editions with different markings and = schemes offered. This has been the case with the Hasegawa's tooling of = the F/A-18. The different variants F/A-18 family has been covered well = by Hasegawa and this limited release has 2 different marking schemes = from the Marine Corps VMFA-115 Silver Eagles.=20 The kit is moulded in light grey and clear injected plastic on 8 = sprues that contains 226 parts. The landing gears are also included in = white metal and a sheet of photo etch containing 15 parts. The upper = fuselage is moulded in one piece with the upper wings. The mould has = been set up to be used as the two-seater version, but the kit supplies = the required plugs and fairings for the single seat version. The cockpit = comes with sufficient detail straight out of the box, but there are a = few aftermarket companies that offer some fantastic resin replacements, = if the modeller wishes to go down that road. The model also offers the = leading and trailing flaps that can be positioned up or down.=20 With this boxing of the F/A-18A++, there are no wing armament = supplied within the box. So if you wish to hang some ordnance off those = wings you will need to purchase the Hasegawa weapon sets or any = aftermarket items that are on offer. The kit does supply a pair of = underwing external drop tanks. =20 The decals are nicely printed and are very crisp and printed in = perfect register and have a very small amount of carrier film. It = appears that Hasegawa have changed their decal suppler or decal paper = they use, which is great in my books. In older kits the white is always = a cream colour and not white.. Well, with new paper that they are using = the white is white! I just recently used some decals from an new release = from Hasegawa and their new decals are super thin and set down very = nicely with a small amount of Mircosol. The two schemes included in this = box are for - F/A-18A++, VE201 (162903), USMC, VMFA-115 Silver Eagles, Capt 2009. F/A-18A+, VE201 (163140), USMC, VMFA-115 Silver Eagles, Capt 2008. Overall the kit is highly detailed with crisp and fine panel lines = on the exterior. You should be able to get a fantastic looking Hornet = straight from the box, but if you wish to go crazy there is a ton of = aftermarket items out there that can be used on this kit. I am sure if = you chose to go down this road you could end up with a jaw-dropper. As = most Hasegawa kits go together with minimum hassle, this kit would be = recommended to any level of modeller. In my books, Hasegawa's F/A18 = Hornet kits are the best on the market in all scales and retain the best = in the 1/48 range. I would like to thank HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for this review = sample. ------=_NextPart_000_0133_01CB6253.F4F07CC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know = your article=20 went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource = Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love = like you've=20 never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like = nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dave = Johnson=20
Sent: Thursday, September 30, = 2010 2:09=20 AM
Subject: HLJ - Hasegawa,,1/48 = F/A-18A++=20 Hornet VMFA-115 Silver Eagles



Hasegawa

1/48 = F/A-18A++=20 Hornet VMFA-115 Silver Eagles

Limited = Release

Product = # 09920 (http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG09920) = from=20 HobbyLink Japan (http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist.cgi?rel=3Dnav= &GenreCode=3DAir)

Product Article by Dave=20 Johnson on  September 2010

History

The=20 McDonnell Douglas Hornet is a supersonic, all-weather = carrier-capable=20 multirole fighter jet, designed to dogfight and attack ground = targets. The=20 F/A-18 was derived from the YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United = States=20 Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of = several=20 other nations like Australia, Canada, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, = Spain and=20 Switzerland.

The F/A=20 18 versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable = carrier=20 asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and = payload=20 compared to its earlier contemporaries, such as the F-14 Tomcat=20  in the fighter and strike fighter role, and the = A-6 and=20 A-7 in the attack role.

McDonnell Douglas=20 rolled out the first F/A-18A on 13 September 1978, in blue-on-white = colours=20 marked with "Navy" on the left and "Marines" on the right. Its first = flight=20 was on 18 November.  The Hornet entered = operational=20 service with Marine Corps squadron VMFA-314 at MCAS El Toro on 7 = January=20 1983, and with Navy squadron VFA-113 in March 1983, replacing F-4s = and=20 A-7E=92s. The F/A-18 first saw combat action in April 1986, when = VFA-131=20 Hornets from USS Coral Sea flew missions against Libyan air defences = during=20 Operation Prairie.

The=20 Kit

As = everyone knows=20 in the modelling world that Hasegawa love to re-release their kits = in=20 limited editions with different markings and schemes offered. This = has been=20 the case with the Hasegawa=92s tooling of the F/A-18. The different = variants=20 F/A-18 family has been covered well by Hasegawa and this limited = release has=20 2 different marking schemes from the Marine Corps VMFA-115 Silver = Eagles.=20

The kit = is=20 moulded in light grey and clear injected plastic on 8 sprues that = contains=20 226 parts. The landing gears are also included in white metal and a = sheet of=20 photo etch containing 15 parts. The upper fuselage is moulded in one = piece=20 with the upper wings. The mould has been set up to be used as the = two-seater=20 version, but the kit supplies the required plugs and fairings for = the single=20 seat version. The cockpit comes with sufficient detail straight out = of the=20 box, but there are a few aftermarket companies that offer some = fantastic=20 resin replacements, if the modeller wishes to go down that road. The = model=20 also offers the leading and trailing flaps that can be positioned up = or=20 down.

With = this boxing=20 of the F/A-18A++, there are no wing armament supplied within the = box. So if=20 you wish to hang some ordnance off those wings you will need to = purchase the=20 Hasegawa weapon sets or any aftermarket items that are on offer. The = kit=20 does supply a pair of underwing external drop tanks.=20  

The = decals are=20 nicely printed and are very crisp and printed in perfect register = and have a=20 very small amount of carrier film. It appears that Hasegawa have = changed=20 their decal suppler or decal paper they use, which is great in my = books. In=20 older kits the white is always a cream colour and not white.. Well, = with new=20 paper that they are using the white is white! I just recently used = some=20 decals from an new release from Hasegawa and their new decals are = super thin=20 and set down very nicely with a small amount of Mircosol. The two = schemes=20 included in this box are for =96

F/A-18A++, VE201=20 (162903), USMC, VMFA-115 Silver Eagles, Capt 2009.

 F/A-18A+,=20 VE201 (163140), USMC, VMFA-115 Silver Eagles, Capt 2008.

 

Overall = the kit=20 is highly detailed with crisp and fine panel lines on the exterior. = You=20 should be able to get a fantastic looking Hornet straight from the = box, but=20 if you wish to go crazy there is a ton of aftermarket items out = there that=20 can be used on this kit. I am sure if you chose to go down this road = you=20 could end up with a jaw-dropper. As most Hasegawa kits go together = with=20 minimum hassle, this kit would be recommended to any level of = modeller. In=20 my books, Hasegawa=92s F/A18 Hornet kits are the best on the market = in all=20 scales and retain the best in the 1/48 range.

I would = like to=20 thank HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for this review=20 sample.


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