Thanks Johnny. I’m really loving the Humbrol gloss paint. Man what a shine!
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Great looking blue angel!! I really need to start my F-18
Thank you sir
Yes you should! I’ve forgotten how much I like the lines of the Hornet since my last build. And in Blue… oh I’m already getting ideas for another… 
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The Hornet is my all time favorite fighter!! I have a CF-188 and F-18F in the stash. Going to build the CF-188
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Looking real good Erik! I presume that this is a Tiger Meet aircraft?
@Stikpusher that Blue Angel is looking fantastic. I had that kit as a kid and never built it.
Would be cool if so. I’m building a Tiger Meet bird as well.
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Yes it is. It is the “Limited Edition” from Hasegawa with both an A and a B model.
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Back home today and able to do another bench session. I airbrushed on the yellow trim areas and the steel area ahead of the afterburners
Tomorrow I have to do a bit of tape residue clean up, and then it’s decal time!
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Looks fantastic! The blue is awesome!! And the yellow is really vibrant
Love the vivid bold colours on these birds … Really striking… Looks great 
Agreed! Think a Blue angels bird is in my future
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@Mead93, @Johnnych01, thanks guys! I am absolutely loving how these paints have performed. It’s gonna be the prettiest aircraft on my shelves when she’s done!
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I have a Blue Angels Skyhawk in my stash, but now I’m thinking, “I could use a Phantom…” 
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Ooo I do love the Skyhawk, maybe I’ll need to do one of those
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Beautiful paint job! This will be a project with no weathering part - only buff it up brightly. 
Thank you sir! Yeah, that was my intent to do something that needed zero weathering. These aircraft are immaculately maintained. Very ship shape.
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I started the decal application today with the undersides… those underwing US Navy decals have to be the largest single piece decals that I’ve ever applied. I think that this set was scaled for another kit, as the gear door stripes were off size wise just a fraction in length here and there…
I’ll finish the topside markings tomorrow….
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Very cool… Love that colour mix…
Blue and Gold… the USN colors. They are quite striking in this manner.