Happy Canada day!!
Here's a whole bunch of colourful hornets for you. One things for sure, there
will be more. Our governments not too big on replacing our military gear so we
should be using these early A models for some time yet.
On to the models,
first, one of the most colourful your going to get. A 1/48 Hasegawa CF-188720
410 sq. Tiger meet of the Americas tiger. Flight Dec decals.
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Next, the seldom
modeled, 441 sq Checker bird 188724 decals designed by a certain model
photographer named Elmo. Hardest, most mind numbing paint job known to
man, on a Revell 1/48 Hornet C, modified to a CF-18A
Accompanying hat from a 410/441 squadron lover named Tilt.
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On to 1/72, mostly Hasegawas,
almost all the decals from a great Canadian company who really should start sending
me free samples after this review called Leading Edge. Great decals, I have
even more of their decal sheets on models on the shelves at home.
First 188796 in
416 ,60th anniversary marks |
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188796 again
this time in year 2000 marks. |
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188720 in 20th
Anniversary of the Hornet, One of my Favorites!! |
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188718 This
scheme was done for the 75th Anniversary of the CAF/RCAF |
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188797 This is
425 Sqn Colour Bird for the year 2000. This is the Fujimi kit, apart from
the tanks I don't mind this Kit. |
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188762 This was
one of Leading Edges first sheets, depicting the 410 Sqn scheme in 1993. |
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188709 433 Sqn
80th Anniversary of the CAF/RCAF |
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The Following is the 433 Sqn East
Colour Hornet, this aircraft was painted the same year as the TMOTA Tiger
scheme.
Hornet #188709
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188764 This is
the 439 Sqn Tiger in Germany. |
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188739 425 Sqn
Colourful Maple Leaf |
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188784 425 Sqn
less Colourful Maple Leaf |
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188749 The
Famous 410 Sqn 'McHappy' From the Arrow
Graphics Sheet.
Good Luck in finding this
sheet. |
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188893 A 421 Sqn
'What If' prototype scheme ala Starfighter, the decals were from the
spares box. The kit was a Less than Honest Ebay win. I had to do something
with it so this is the end result. |
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188907 AETE
Operational scheme. I love this one and I'm going to redo this in 1/48th. |
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188751 425 Sqn
less than inspired scheme. |
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188716 433 Sqn
Combat Porcupine |
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This is the
Latest Leading Edge Canadian Hornet scheme. 188712 with a full combat load
from 416 Sqn. |
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Well this is it, I
hope you liked them. Thanks yet as always to Emil for the Photography and Ed at
Air Support Hobbies for supplying the photo Facilities. My next project will be
a foreign scheme the very inspiring Australian 20th Anniversary Hornet scheme
from Leading Edge Models.