Coming VERY soon.
Mitsubishi license built Boeing F/A-18 Hornet - Japanese Air Self Defense Force.
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Friday, May 18, 2018
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Project F/A-18C & D Hornet "Tsunami"
Following a growing line of liveries inspired by the one used on the HS-14 Chargers Ocean Hawk SH-60F "610" (which prompted the first commissioned livery of this line applied on an Alternate Series SH-60 (the "618"), followed by a Replica Series for Third Fleet), my old friend Viks, aka CuriousMinette, got hold of Shana Carpool's Hornet and sure enough ordered an exclusive two pack with this type of design, this time a Fantasy Series paint job, unaffiliated with the military, but based on U.S. Navy Hornet designs.
Like the "Chargers" Ocean Hawk, this livery is inspired by the most famous work of 19th century Japanese artist Hokusai, "The Great Wave" (Kanagawa-oki nami ura, "Under a wave off Kanagawa") following this livery line tradition, which came to be named the "Tsunami" line. Both a C and a D model were executed and it gives me great pleasure to know they will fly the skies of Second Life in the hands of a great aviation enthusiast and long time friend.
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The cost of a Shana Aircraft F/A-18C unique custom livery is 3,000 L$ with guaranteed exclusive and support for 12 months. Auto paint delivery system included. Pilot name modification by the client is possible, though usually included in the work. Additional liveries of this design licensed by the buyer to others will involve a 600 L$ fee due by each of the chosen recipients. A pack of two liveries ordered at the same time for this livery model applied to its F/A-18D counterpart varies from 4,000 L$ to 5,000 L$, depending on the work involved in the transposition of the C model to the D model. Same warranty applicable in all cases.
AIRCRAFT PROFILE COST:
The cost of a Shana Aircraft F/A-18C unique aircraft profile using the unique livery ordered is 500 L$. Supplied with frame. Permissions: no mod, copy, no transfer.
TIME TO COMPLETION:
48 hours from start, 72 hours with profile. Start depending on lined up and ongoing work.
AIRCRAFT INFO:
!SC : F/A-18C and F/A-18D Hornet - v1.3.5
Shana Aircraft does not have a SL Market Place store. You will need to find the F/A-18C Hornet in a vendor at Shana Carpool's store in Meridas (SLUR here).
Note: Color schemes for this aircraft without U.S.N. Third Fleet S.L. markings but using generic Navy markings are available on demand. U.S.N. Third Fleet S.L. orders have a special discount on this type. See Third Fleet price list here!
Disclaimer:
All references in this entry refer only to the item illustrated.
Monday, May 14, 2018
RCAF/ARC CF-18 "Battle of Britain"
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The Battle of Britain started in 1940, and numerous events to
commemorate the 75th anniversary of that epic battle took place around the world in 2015.
Winston Churchill described the airmen that fought their German
Luftwaffe foes as the "Few" in a famous speech. No. 1 Squadron Royal
Canadian Air Force, a fighter unit flying Hawker Hurricanes and
Supermarine Spitfires, participated in the Battle of Britain as a
Commonwealth squadron. Slightly more than 100 Canadian pilots flew
combat missions with No. 1 Squadron and other units, while several
hundred more Canadians served on the ground keeping the aircraft
repaired and serviceable during the months-long air campaign. Today's
Royal Canadian Air Force chose to honor the "Few" by painting their 2015
CF-18 Hornet Demonstration Team aircraft in a scheme reminiscent of a
Battle of Britain era Hurricane of 1 Squadron. The design was created by
veteran designer Jim Beliveau of the 4th Wing, at Cold Lake, Alberta.
This was his 25th Demonstration Team design and painting project! The
aircraft, serial number 188761, was sandblasted and painted by a team of
3 Wing technicians based at Bagotville Quebec. It captures the
camouflage patterns on top of the aircraft, right down to the red guns
patches along the leading edge of the wings. The vertical tails feature
murals depicting Battle of Britain history, with Sir Winston Churchill,
an unnamed Canadian fighter pilot, a Spitfire and St. Paul's
Cathedral on one side. The other side depicts Battle of Britain ace F/L
Gordon MacGregor, whose "YO H" letters (those of his regular mount during the
Battle) are painted on the sides of the airplane, along with
ME-109 and He-111 adversaries.
From "Classic Warbirds" (see complete article here).
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Friday, May 11, 2018
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