1/72 Hasegawa EA-18G (finished, pg 7)

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Like all good things...everything must come to an end! :dancing:
Finished in the wee a.m. hours, this morning.....cuz my weekend is pretty much shot, as far as bench time goes :bored:


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Sensational job indeed!!
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Wow...I love me some Scorpion Tail... :lashed:
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Magnificent work Fermis! I'm building an F/A-18F myself and I can only hope mine comes out one quarter as good as yours! Simply stunning!

Question for reference on mine: Is the underwing ordinance supposed to angle outward like that or should it be parallel to the fuselage? I want to know so I can do mine right. Thanks.
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Re: 1/72 Hasegawa EA-18G (finished, pg 7)

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Duke Maddog wrote:Magnificent work Fermis! I'm building an F/A-18F myself and I can only hope mine comes out one quarter as good as yours! Simply stunning!

Question for reference on mine: Is the underwing ordinance supposed to angle outward like that or should it be parallel to the fuselage? I want to know so I can do mine right. Thanks.

no, that really is the way they hang on an E/F/G....there was an issue in development with the straight-forward pylons. During design, some genius didnt check for weapons clearance. So instead of redesigning the whole wing, they just toed the pylons out a few degrees. :headslap:
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CallSignOWL wrote:
Duke Maddog wrote:Magnificent work Fermis! I'm building an F/A-18F myself and I can only hope mine comes out one quarter as good as yours! Simply stunning!

Question for reference on mine: Is the underwing ordinance supposed to angle outward like that or should it be parallel to the fuselage? I want to know so I can do mine right. Thanks.

no, that really is the way they hang on an E/F/G....there was an issue in development with the straight-forward pylons. During design, some genius didnt check for weapons clearance. So instead of redesigning the whole wing, they just toed the pylons out a few degrees. :headslap:

Excellent! Thanks for the info on that. Now I can do mine right.
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Re: 1/72 Hasegawa EA-18G (finished, pg 7)

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So...have those landing gear struts started bending yet??? :whistle:

Also, do you :quotes: flatten :quotes: the tires yourself or are those resin replacements, or what??? :writing:
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Manny1943 wrote:So...have those landing gear struts started bending yet??? :whistle:

Also, do you :quotes: flatten :quotes: the tires yourself or are those resin replacements, or what??? :writing:
Them gears still be good!

Tires are the kit parts. I lay a heavy(ish) grit sandpaper flat on my bench, then drag the wheels across it to get the flat spot.
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Holy mackerel!
That is one mighty fine Growler.

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