1/32 Kinetic F/A-18A+

Gallery Article by Fanch Lubin on Jan 22 2021

30th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm

 

      

Hello
Done and finished. That's the Kinetic reboxing of Academy's 1/32 kit.

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I've been using the Daco bible as a guide, the Aires cockpit and seats, Reedoak figures, Bandit Resin Factory ACMI pod, a few stencils of the Furball decal sheet ( most of the markings have been painted ), Flying Leatherneck pylons, AK-RC and Gunze paints mainly.

It's been also the opportunity to learn more about 3D drawing and printing mainly with my Photon and also with my Sonic Mini 4K that I got late in the build: printed parts are : the windshield frame, landing gear accessories, the Sidewinder, the Gekko pod, the whole exhaust parts, the wheels, the airbrake clamp. ( all 3d files will be shared on my Cult page, see the link in my page info section )

An album on my page shows the ref pics used for that worn airframe at the end of its service, I'll add shortly an album with all the build process.

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Fanch Lubin

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Photos and text © by Fanch Lubin