F-18fn Update

[B777LR]

My F/A-18-Fn (French Navy)

The Armement:

2 Magics, supplied by Pollux Delta Seven
2 AMRAAMs also supplied by Pollux Delta Seven (the same goes for the decals)
2 Nuclear cruise missiles from my old Mirage 2000Ns (thought they where conventional ASMs, until i asked archie what they where )
1 Drop tank

To be added: 2 Sparrows

[Brian da Basher]

Nice one, Trip 7! Those Aeronavale markings are set off very nicely against that gray scheme. Good work!

Brian da Basher

[GTX]

Nice.  Although personnally, I would have gone for the darker grey like the F-8FNs.

2 Nuclear cruise missiles from my old Mirage 2000Ns (thought they where conventional ASMs, until i asked archie what they where laugh.gif )

Ah yes, the ASMP (Air-Sol Moyenne Portée) - I always liked that weapon (Mach 3, cool looking etc.).  There's no reason whay you couldn't say there was a conventional warhead version.

Regards,

Greg

[anthonyp]

Nice.  Although personnally, I would have gone for the darker grey like the F-8FNs.

You mean like this:



C'mon, you just had to know I had one somewhere in the boneyard  

Nice job on yours, Trip, though I don't think LGB's and AIM-120's were meant to be used on the same pylon  :dum:  

[GTX]

Yes.

Regards,

Greg

[B777LR]

though I don't think LGB's and AIM-120's were meant to be used on the same pylon  :dum:

Still, looks cool doesnt it?    Gives it a heavier punch  

[B777LR]

Check out my EA-6FN!

[Howard of Effingham]

cracking stuff 777  

a very good idea and which kit did you use? hasegawa or matchbox

trevor

[B777LR]

cracking stuff 777  

a very good idea and which kit did you use? hasegawa or matchbox

trevor

the F-18 is the VERY old academy 1/72 (blue angels boxing). It looks more like F-17 than F-18 (did they convert a F-17 mold to F-18?)

The EA-6FN is the old 1/72 Hasegawa EA-6B

     

[anthonyp]

The EA-6FN is the old 1/72 Hasegawa EA-6B

I was gonna say, that canopy looks like the smoke coloured one from the old Hasegawa one.

Looks good, needs some French ARMs, though.  I did up an RN one with some Alarms.  Funny thing was it was painted about the same colour  

[Rafael]

I like your french Navale Fighters, B777LR!!!
I specially like the way you used the twin launchers for the LGB and AMRAAM. Very, very, very Whiffy, and adds to the menacing looks the ASMPs give to the aircraft.
The red trim on the intakes are a nice touch. Me, a non-accomplished painter, can't come up with a little detail like that without smearing everything else in red!!!

An that A-6 is a wonderful Whif, Too!!

Congrats, my little friend!!

Rafa

[John Howling Mouse]

With that load-out, you've managed to make a Hornet look menacing....no easy feat.

Cool!

[PolluxDeltaSeven]

Wow!!!
Very cool!!!

Glad to see that the weapons, decals and infos (for the EA-6 squadron markings) I sent to you were used with such talents!!!

And don't worry for the ASMP missiles, a conventional warhead variant was studied for both anti-ship and stand-off air-to-ground use, but the most stelathy (but less fast) Apache/Scalp/storm Shadow was developped instead.

I really appreciate the look of your fighter!!      

[B777LR]

Hehe, need i say that the F-18 in Battlefield 2 inspired me for this scheme    

[ysi_maniac]

I like your Aeronavale's planes, above all the F-18.