Monogram Mafia Completed Builds

[BlackSheep214]

Well done, Carlos!

[Stikpusher]

Thanks Tom. not quite as good as intended, but good enough. (for government work)

[Medicman71]

Awesome work Stik! It really looks great!

[Stikpusher]

Thank you Mike. I am happy to have it completed and in my collection.

[Stikpusher]

And here we are with completion number two for this GB. This one went a bit more rapidly than the Thunderstreak.

This is my Monogram F/A-18A Blue Angels, done as the lead solo aircraft, #5, for the first year of Hornets, 1987. That was the only season that the Blues did not have the fence installed on the LEXs in front of the vertical stabilizers. I built this kit OOB, aside from modifying the stabilator attachment point using some aluminum tubing, to aid in seam clean up back there. Also the kit has a paper "H" to cut out from the instruction sheet to add to the ejection seat as parachute harness risers. I substituted some 1mm Tamiya making tape cut to the proper lengths instead. I used enamel Humbrol Gloss Midnight Blue and Model Master Blue Angels Yellow for the main colors, and a set of Milspec Decals in place of the kit decals.




















Thanks for looking, comments and critiques welcomed

[LyleW]

The ugly step-sister has arrived! Number two is done.

[Stikpusher]

Woohoo!

Nice finish Lyle!

[LyleW]

Thanks, CRlos. But…. It is was past the duel date. Seems I started the first one in Fe.bruary. So, I get to build another.

[jeaton01]

Looks good, Lyle!

[LyleW]

Thank you, John.