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Blue Angels' F-18 Hornet

Monogram | No. 5820 | 1:48

Boxart Blue Angels' F-18 Hornet 5820 Monogram

Facts

Brand:
Monogram
Title:
Blue Angels' F-18 Hornet
Number:
5820
Scale:
1:48
Type:
Full kit
Released:
1987 New decals
Topic:
McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet » Jets (Aircraft)

Markings

McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
US US Navy (1794-now)

Box contents

Plastic sprue, Plastic sprue (Clear), Decalsheet (waterslide)

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Comments

Ron Garcia
Ancient kit. Raised panel lines. Easy build. Around 70 parts. I'll admit I didn't give this kit a lot of tender loving care.

The only trouble I had was in the front where the top and bottom fuselage halves meet. Took a lot of sanding to make that section satisfactory.

Don't glue parts 44-46 to the undersides of the wings until after you have applied the US Navy decals.

The yellow decals were not opaque. This stood in stark contrast to the yellow tips that have to be painted on the wings, fins, and horizontal stabilators.

If you still have this kit in your stash and have children/grandchildren, give it to them as an intro to modeling. If not, spend an quick weekend and knock this one out. Not a bad kit, really, but time has left this one in the dust.
27 September 2021, 00:28

18 November 2024, 11:36 -

18 November 2024, 11:36 -

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36 images
Blue Angels HornetView album, image #34
1:48
1:48 Blue Angels' F-18 Hornet (Monogram 5820)1:48 US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18A/B/C/D (Milspec 48-053)

Gallery

F-18 Hornet 1:48
F-18 Hornet
Monogram 1:48
by David on Fly Past Rush - Weblog of Model Builds
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet 1:48
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Monogram 1:48
by David on Fly Past Rush - Weblog of Model Builds

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Reference material

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (Phoenix Scale Publications 8)
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet F/A-18A/A+/B/C/D/ATARS & International Versions
Real to Replica Red Series No. 8
Andy Evans
2024
the Classic (Big Sky Publishing )
the Classic F/A-18A/B Hornet Aircraft in Australian Service
John Quaife
2023

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