1/48 Italeri F/A-18E |
 |
Gallery
Article by Kelly Quirk |
|
|
|
Just finished this 1/48 F/A-18E.
This started out as a fun "quickie" but in the end involved quite a
bit of work. I added a Black Box cockpit, Hasegawa drop tanks and weapons,
and a little bit of photoetch from a Verlinden F/A-18C set. I did go back
and lighten the center of some of the panels with the airbrush, sort of reverse
shading I guess you call it.
|
Click on
images below to see larger images
|
|
|
I did delete the speedbrake and tow
out the pylons as Joe Hedgedus has pointed out. The tail planes were repositioned in
a drooped position. I was also inspired by my friend
Darren Roberts to do a "what if" decal job, so here is my idea for the
VF-2 "Bounty Hunters".
