F-18W flying wing

[Tophe]

For Valentine's day, I have ordered for my wife a warm coat and she nicely ordered for me a model: Hornet 1/144th...
My intention is to remove the tail and put on the wing asymmetric double "fins":

Thanks to dogfighterZen, that may have inspired this with his twin-tail Viper coded F-16W... see http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,39268.90.html

[DogfighterZen]

So good to know that i inspired you, Tophe!
Now, that is a different layout... I'd put the bigger tails on the outside but i'm a symmetry freak, and i like it when people aren't afraid to derive from the norm like you. This should be very interesting!

[Tophe]

Thanks Master!
(signed: a shy follower)

[DogfighterZen]

 

[Tophe]

I have received the kit today. It is not yet Valentine's day, so I am not going to start building but I opened the box to check the content:

[Tophe]

Yesterday we celebrated Valentine's day, so today I have started:

[Tophe]

Close to completion... (I will not paint it: grey is a good camo for flying in the clouds)

[kerick]

Looks like fun!

[Captain Canada]

Cool ! Love that little kit.

[TheChronicOne]

Sounds good to me!   I bet you could drive some people NUTS with the asymmetric fins at model shows.   

[DogfighterZen]

Sounds good to me!   I bet you could drive some people NUTS with the asymmetric fins at model shows.   

Oh yeah, the expression on JMN's faces would certainly be fun to watch...
As this is the F-18W, i'd say it's Wooking vewy good, Tophe!

[TheChronicOne]

 

[Tophe]

Thanks a lot!
Well, my 1/144th model of the F-18W is now finished! Enjoy before it (and me) explode, as the scale 1 one is top top secret and I had no authorization at all to show this...

[TheChronicOne]

You saying you built in a self destruct mode on your plane?!    

Looks good!   

[Tophe]

I am just sharing an innocent harmless toy, but FBI/CIA will make me explode I think