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Carmen H. Bear
Bonaire, Georgia
Carmen started with Kinetic’s 1/48 scale McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet; but he turned the volume way up by adding North Star Models wheels, Leading Edge Models decals, and a fully scratchbuilt cockpit. He designed the stencils used for the roundels and serial numbers. The Remove Before Flight tags are his design as well. He painted the CF-188A with Mr. Hobby and Vallejo acrylics. “I chose this model because 1993 was the year I joined my first Royal Canadian Air Force Hornet Squadron,” says Carmen. “In the windscreen is a 1993 issue of Sports Illustrated with the winning Montreal Canadiens over the LA Kings.”