Top Gun 2 - Build Maverick's F-18 with the Meng F/A-18E. Full build video.
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- I'm a huge "Top Gun" fanatic, so if the trailer for the next installment of "Top Gun" wasn't enough then the release of Meng's 1/48 F/A-18E with markings for Maverick's jet put it over the top for me! Today we'll look at building, painting and decaling this plane, and I'll compare it to the Kinetic F-18A that I recently built. As always, thanks for watching and let me know what you think in the comments.
0:00 Intro
2:30 Assembly
10:43 Recap of Build
15:05 Painting
16:57 Decals and Weathering
20:37 Final Assembly
22:16 Final Reveal/Outro - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Thanks for posting this, John! I’m working on the EA-18G currently and found this super helpful.
Glad you liked it Jared! Appreciate you watching.
Excellent build, in the process of building this kit, also highly recommended. I had the same frustration with panel line washes until I found Flory models wash “Dark Dirt”, it’s clay based and will not stain and can be cleaned up with water or completely removed with water.
I've heard good things about his washes - I may have to try them after reading your comment. Appreciate you watching!
Tuned in just to see pictures of the finished kit, as I have one on the way myself (to get eventually build as Maverick's ride as well), but ended up staying through your commentary: clear, crisp, thoroughly informative and enjoyable! 👍
Thanks a lot! You've got a "like" and a subscription from me.
Cheers from the Black Sea shore! 🇷🇴 🇪🇺
Niki
Wow! Thanks very much for those kind words - I hope you'll take a look at some of my other builds and let me know what you think. And thanks a million for subscribing!!!
My 79 yo Dad and I saw a Thursday pre- release of the movie in IMAX and he claims it is the best action movie he has ever seen and insisted in paying me back the $20 for the ticket because it was so good. It has made everyone I know, that has watched it, cry and sit on the edge of their seat and possibly bite their nails. It was epic and the proceeds over the first weekend prove it. I am so glad to share this joy with you @Mister G's Workbench and your offspring! I plan to see it again b4 it leaves theaters.
I finally saw it this past weekend and it met my expectations. Tom Cruise made the right movie at the right time - he may be nuts but he's talented and savvy. I highly recommend it and I'm glad you enjoyed it as well!
Nicely done, I liked a lot that you didn't go all dirty with the weathering.
Thanks very much - I didn't think Maverick's jet would be too dirty. And thanks for watching!
Nicely done!
Thanks very much! Appreciate you watching.
Top Gun has been my favorite movie since i was a young child in the 80's. 2 things that prove I am old is that my brother worked at "The Wearhouse" which went bankrupt in '99 and and he gave me my first "VHS" tape(which is also extinct), Top Gun. My parents put it on for me every time they needed a break from me and they knew I would be consumed by the movie and leave them alone. for at least an hour. I had immediately fallen in love with the F-14 and still am today. After watching this video I went to Michaels and bought the Revell Maverick Super Hornet. I will be watching this video a few times more to feel comfortable attempting a 5 difficulty level. Gorgeous plane and great work Mr. G. I can only hope mine will be half as good.
Thanks very much Matthew! Back when Top Gun came out I had the green pilots' jacket and bought the video as soon as it came out. I always loved the F-14 and I had the Monogram kit back in the day. I will have to pick up another Tamiya -A model and build Mav's earlier ride. Thanks again for sharing and watching!
@@MisterGsWorkbench People keep telling me to get the Tamiya F-14. I will eventually.
Loved the Opening Awesome
Thank you- I had to string it together from the trailer. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Nice build!
I had more trouble than you on the intakes (the external sidewalls didn't want to join correctly), but overall, this kit is really more enjoyable than Kinetic's Legacy Hornet.
One more thing I would have loved from Meng is the white squares that go inside the nozzle (three per nozzle petal).
Thanks very much - I had some initial issues with the fit of the intakes but after messing around I got them to fit. And I agree with you on those squares - I think Afterburner decals gives them in their Hornet sets. Thanks very much for watching!
Excellent work, that is my next project The Revell version , my Brother built it and it came out awesome, great work my friend.
Thanks very much Henry - I really enjoyed the build and I'm looking forward to the movie! Thanks for watching.
@@MisterGsWorkbench 4 MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope it shows Thursday night because I am getting seriously anxious to see it.
@@piperthirtytwo I converted my daughter into a Top Gun fanatic a long time ago. We've got plans to go see it. Enjoy!
@@MisterGsWorkbench I just saw a commercial for the new movie and not only is it coming out in IMAX but it said Thursday night in some theaters.
@@MisterGsWorkbench I saw it Thursday and it was AWESOME!!!!
Can't wait to start mine. I got the F version on the way.
Enjoy the build - hope you'll share the results! And thanks for watching!
Great build John, nice video with useful info and the whole process. Thanks for sharing, take care and keep up the good work sir.
Thanks very much Damon! Appreciate the feedback.
Great, honest build!
Thank you very much! I always call it as I see it. Thanks for watching.!
Might check the fighter weapons school emblem on the tails. A lot of the Meng kits it says “U.S. Nany” instead of Navy
I think I’ll get the Meng kit but build Maverick’s other Hornet, Dagger One. I have the luxury of deciding this after the movie has been out.
Well there's not much I can do about it now, but I appreciate the heads up! Thanks for watching.
What's the difference between the mavericks two Fighters.. they both look the same to me minus I believe maybe the munitions might be different. doesn't dagger one have the same decals.
@@alanmilligan6998 Dagger one very plain Jane. Doesn’t have the black and blue marking.
Hey John, for panel line wash try Tamiya. You can mix the brown and black so its not too stark, and its oil based, so wiping it off with thinner will not affect an acrylic or laquer based paint.
Thanks for that - I've used their washes for other situations. Honestly I'm not sure how I feel about them to this point. I'm liking oil paint washes more and more though. Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed this video AND I found it helpful. Subscribed and liked with the bell icon clicked. Thanks for your efforts!
Thank you very much! I appreciate the vote of confidence and I hope you'll continue to enjoy.
Great build John, looking forward to the F version looks like a great kit 👍
Thanks very much! The Meng kit is by far the best engineered Hornet kit at the moment. Appreciate you watching!
I found this so helpful thanks mate!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@@MisterGsWorkbench thanks for a great video. Im currently intersted in doing an Independence Day Capt Hiller Fa18, is that something you have either done or have recommendations on?
@@Promotteedd unfortunately I don't have a lot of knowledge of that plane. If have to look into that one...
Either way im subscribing to your channel!
@@Promotteedd I really appreciate your vote of confidence!
Hey John great intro! Good luck with the F18E and watching. I was going to launch my Kinetic Harrier kit but like some of us we chop...I got my quinta cockpit kit for my F14A so I just had to swap builds!! Almost done on the cockpit highly recommend the quinta set!
Hi Neil - thanks very much. Sometimes you just have to switch up builds to get back in the swing of things. I recently picked up the Quinta cockpit set for the KH Mirage 2000 and it looks great. I've also got the Red Fox set for the F-4C for my Robin Olds build. I'll have more info on them soon. Thanks again for watching!
@@MisterGsWorkbench I have that one as well with the quinta and will be following I really appreciate your channel cheers mate
All those canopies on F 18s seem to have poor fits. Also try oil paints for panel liner. This jet looks fantastic.
Hey thanks very much for the kind words and thanks for watching!
The bombs on my kit are super wrong buy your model is freaking amazing
Thank you very much and thanks for watching!
@@MisterGsWorkbench working on my own kits, I needed the inspiration. Thank you
FYI all up there were three jets painted up in the Pete Mitchell scheme which were two single seaters and one twin seater. After filming for the movie was completed, all three were sent for rework to be used by the Blue Angels. A couple of the grey jets used for the movie were also reworked for the Blue Angels. The numbers you mention under the tail are known as Bureau Numbers abbreviated as BuNo which is the Navy's assigned registration number. Boeing assigns their own manufacture number which is constructed of the model type ie E for single seat or F for twin seat followed by its number in the production cycle for example the first Single seat and first twin seat were assigned E-1 and F-1 respectively and likewise for the EA-18G Growler, the first production jet was G-1. The twin seat used for the movie was BuNo 165796 and the two single seaters were BuNo 165536 and BuNo 165667. All three jets are early LOT Block 1 jets with 165536 being the oldest and was easily recognised as it did not have the square "pizza box" IFF antenna on the nose in front of the cockpit. The Twin seater was primarily used for the in cockpit shots with Tom Cruise in the back seat with 6 IMAX cameras mounted on top of the rear cockpit instrument shroud and despite some of the media reports, no he did not fly the jet and although the F model super hornet does have a connection for a control stick in the back seat, it is highly likely no control stick was fitted to remove any temptation and only the Super Hornet conversion units would likely have a stick in the back for the instructors.
Thanks for that info! I really hope this turns out to be a good movie - I've heard some stuff coming out of a 15- minute preview that didn't sound promising. Thanks for watching.
@@MisterGsWorkbench I think the good stuff has been shown in the three trailers that were released. I don't like when the movie people release trailers with all the good stuff. Makes for less of an impact or lower opinion when you see the full movie. Am still looking forward to it but certainly not as much as when it was first announced. Nothing will replace the original though. The Tomcat and Tony Scott's imagery were the highlights of the original. I saw the F-14 they used for Top Gun 2 just two weeks prior to it being acquired by Paramount. It was at the San Diego Air Museum restoration annex at Gillespie Field just north east of San Diego city. It was still in it's original VF-24 Renegades markings and after filming was returned to Gillespie Field void of it's original markings but you could see the shadow outlines of the markings that Paramount had used on it.
@@Zone5Aviation completely agree - nothing replaces the imagery of the original. This is a film that would have had more impact 20 years ago.
Greetings John, that was a fantastic build/paint job on the F18, will you be building the new Tamiya F4? One of my favourite US aircraft, take care and keep safe, best regards to you and your family. We will be out of lock down AGAIN in five weeks.
Hi Les! I heard the current lockdown is ending soon - hopefully common sense will prevail and y'all can get back to life. Thanks for the kind words on the F-18 - it was a good kit and I'll probably get the two seater. As to the F-4, I'm considering picking one up. I just bought one as a gift for my friend and I was tempted to get one for myself.. It's good to hear from you - cheers from Texas.
I really like that yellowish wash you use in the wheel wells. Is it a custom mix?
It was a wash using brown oil paint and mineral spirits. Thanks for watching!
I use AK Interactive 'Landing Gear Dust' and have got the same effect.
@@ronnie_5150 thanks for that tip!
Meng better or the Hobbyboss new one?
I haven’t seen the Hobby Boss kit yet but the Meng kit has great design and went together very well. Thank you for watching!