F/A-18A+/B/CF-188

Kinetic | N° K48030 | 1:48

Statistiques

Marque:: Kinetic
Titre:: F/A-18A+/B/CF-188
Numéro:: K48030
Échelle:: 1:48
Type:: Maquette complète
Sorti:: 2016 Nouvelles pièces
Code à barre:: 9588838161038 (EAN)
Emballage:: Boîte rigide (ouverture par le haut)
Sujet:: McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet » Avions à réaction (Avions)

Marquages

McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet

Royal Canadian Air Force - Aviation royale canadienne (2011-now)

409 Sqn. Nighthawk 188794
Juin 2006
FS36375 FS35237
409 Sqn. Nighthawk 188747 (Capt Darren Blakie 'Baja')
Juin 2016
FS36375 FS35237
410 Sqn. Cougars 188757 (Maj Lewis 'Singe')
Juin 2016
FS36375 FS35237
410 Sqn. Cougars 188793 (Capt Hannam 'Tyson')
Juin 2016
FS36375 FS35237
425 Sqn. Alouette 188756
2015
FS36375 FS35237
425 Sqn. Alouette 188788
2015
FS36375 FS35237
425 Sqn. Alouette 188797
2015
FS36375 FS35237

McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet

Royal Canadian Air Force - Aviation royale canadienne (2011-now)

410 Sqn. Cougars 188916 (Capt Myers 'Sloth')
Juin 2016
FS36375 FS35237
410 Sqn. Cougars 188932 (Capt Park 'Trailer')
Juin 2016
FS36375 FS35237
410 Sqn. Cougars 188937 (Capt Guibat 'Whaler')
Juin 2016
FS36375 FS35237
410 Sqn. Cougars 188938 (Capt Walker 'Shrek')
Juin 2016
FS36375 FS35237
425 Sqn. Alouette 188917
2015
FS36375 FS35237

McDonnell Douglas EF-18AM Hornet

Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force 1939-now)

12 Ala De Caza C15-50
2016
FS36375
15 Ala de Caza C15-25
2015 Anatolian Eagle - Konya
FS36375

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet

Royal Australian Air Force (1921-now)

No. 3 Sqn. A21-57
2015 Operation OKRA - Persian Gulf
FS36375 FS35237
No. 75 Sqn. A21-35
Avril 2015 Australian International Airshow - Avalon, VIC
FS36375 FS35237
No. 77 Sqn. A21-4
2014
FS36375 FS35237

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet

Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force 1939-now)

46 Ala De Caza C15-85
2016
FS36375

Contenu de la boîte

Grappes de plastique, Grappes de plastique (Clear), Photodécoupe, Décalcomanie (à l'eau)

Dimensions:
466x298x85 mm (18.3x11.7x3.3 inch)

Boxart conçu par Vincenzo Auletta

Chronologie du produit

Kinetic

2016

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2021

2022

2023

2024

Nouvel outillage

Nouvelles pièces

Nouveaux décalcomanies

Nouvelles pièces

Nouveaux décalcomanies

Nouvelle boîte

Reboîtage

Nouveaux décalcomanies

Nouvelles pièces

Nouveaux décalcomanies

Historique complet »

Instructions

Télécharger 6925Kb (.pdf)

Place de marché

No partner shops available

Avis sur le contenu de la boîte

Examens externes

Examen en boîte

Cybermodeler

Examen en boîte

IPMS Deutschland

Examen en boîte

Hyperscale

La revue

DN Models

Tous les avis » (10 au total)

Magazines

Scale Aviation Modeller International | Volume 25 Issue 5

English (TOC: 22 lines)

May 2019

AIR Modeller | 85

English (TOC: 13 lines)

August-September 2019

Jet & Prop | 4/17

German (TOC: 3 lines)

September-October 2017

Tous les magazines » (9 au total)

Commentaires

Ron Garcia
Second build of this kit. I still had trouble with the refueling probe section. Not as bad this time. It just sits funny in the cockpit half. I won't make another, but if I did, I'd add part H6 after I constructed the forward fuselage so I could make adjustments to make it sit more flush in the closed position.

I didn't have as much trouble with the cockpit shroud the second time around either. I think the issue the first time was caused by the engineering of the upper fuselage itself. Because of the cut out for the aerial refueling probe, the starboard side doesn't have much plastic attaching to the rest of the fuselage. The plastic that is there is the lip where the cockpit shroud sits. I accidentally broke that the first time so it could have rode high after I repaired it. As it was, I nearly broke it again due to the finicky fit due to - you guessed it - the aerial refueling subassembly. The forward canopy still rode high and required sanding to blend it into the forward cockpit section.

29 March 2022, 00:08

Ron Garcia
Having finished several Hasegawa F-18s, I was interested how this kit would measure up. I thought it was easier to build than Hasegawa's. The flaps and ailerons are easier to install by far. Overall the fit was the parts was great - except for two things that caused me a serious headache!

The first was the aerial refueling probe. Just two pieces if you want it closed like I chose, three if not. The subassembly is added to the nose section, but the instructions aren't very clear how to do this. I figured it out but it sat too deep in the front cockpit. I played with it over and over and even reattached it several times but I was never able to get it to fit flush with the nose section. I ended up puttying it over and rescribed the panel outline. I don't know what I did wrong but I spent WAY too much time on a two piece subassembly.

The second major problem I had was with the cockpit shroud C25 of all things. There are three notches for it to fit into the top fuselage section so I placed it exactly where it was supposed to go. However, when I tried to add the forward canopy, the shroud interfered with it. The shroud sits too high so it forces the front canopy up a few mm instead of a smooth tradition into the fuselage. Again, I played with it over and over, but I couldn't get it to sit correctly. I ended up having to carefully carve the excess clear plastic in the front portion of the forward canopy where the canopy frame is and then add putty to the front of the fuselage to make a smooth transition. Again, I'm can't figure out what happened.

Aside from those two major problems, I liked the kit. I have a second one I'm going to put together next. That will let me see if those issues were bad luck, the kit or user error. I reserve judgement until I build the next one.

1 3 March 2022, 02:49