I like this F-18E better than the other C version above. The other had a Navy paint job with too much gloss. However, I do think the weathering was better on the F-18C, including the gear. But I enjoyed the F-18E crisp lines. But the cockpit to fuselage could have used some work on the E model. And I'm a sucker for the SLAM-ER.
Both small F-18 look nice, I think. We should remember that a paint which looks good on a 1/48 scale model can give a differnt view on 1/144 scale one.Simply its pigment granule has the same size.There aren't offered paints for bigger and smaller scales separately.What is more the 1/144 scale model has a small surface of painted areas and it should be taken into consideration as well.