FA-18E/F, EA-18G Super Hornet, Growler Exhaust nozzles

Anthony D'Agostino
I bought a set of these, not really knowing what I was buying, mostly an impulse buy. Anyway, they seem nice, but I have, ZERO experience with resin. They are very light and the feathers are very thin, so be careful once you separate them from their base, it will be very easy to break them. I wish I had waited to remove the base, but after getting tips on resin, I was excited to practice what I had learned. Now I need to put them somewhere safe, or they will be broken. The detail is nice on the feathers and compressor faces, but the instructions are far from perfect. The notches shown on the nozzle and the exhaust tube (not sure the correct name) dont even match up. It looks like the three notches fit the three groves, but they don't fit. So, not sure what that will lead too, maybe the engines will be too long, in that case, I will have to cut the engine down to make it fit. That will leave me a bjt angry. I plan to contact the company before I try assembly, just to see if they can clarify why the notches don't match the nozzles.

In hind sight, I would probably gone with the aires kits, they have some really nice looking upgrades to the engines and cockpit. Oh well, I do have two of the kits, so maybe I will build the other with a combination of aires and big ed.

Goodluck to anyone who has these, and if you figure out how they go in, please let me know.

Thanks in advance,

Anthony stalker6recon D'Agostino