1/48 F/A-18E Super Hornet

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Re: 1/48 F/A-18E Super Hornet

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Yea, what X/Ken and Floki/Clint wrote I am echoing. So good to see the two together. I admire that bench too. One day I will have a bench like that.
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Magnificent work Mike! Wings look awesome.Looks to me like you beat those issues into submission. And I echo Bruce's sentiment: I want a bench like that too!
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Re: 1/48 F/A-18E Super Hornet

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Thanks guys! With the outer wings on, these Super Hornets are BIG!!

And the bench has been YEARS in the making. Most of it is from IKEA.
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Mike I was looking in my display cabinet and happen to have a Legacy Hornet next to a Phantom. There is not much difference in size so the Super Bug must be big
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I was once told by a Northrop engineer who worked on the Super Hornet program at the time that comparing the Super Hornet to the original Hornet was like comparing the F6F to the F4F.
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I'll have to do a size comparison soon.
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So I wanted to see the size difference and here ya go! The Super Hornet is far bigger than the Viper (expected that) and I think it's actually bigger than a Phantom!!!

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Nice production lineup of jet fighters!
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jkim wrote:Nice production lineup of jet fighters!
I think that he needs the McDonnel Douglas or Boeing logo on his signature line... :hmm:
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:giggles: Carlos!

That's a goodly line up of builds there Mike, the Hornets are coming along nicely.
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