While the aviation community seems to be focusing on 5th generation stealth fighters, both President-elect Trump and Hobby Master seem to be more taken aback with F/A-18 Super Hornets. Admittedly, Super Hornets are no replacement for the more expensive F-35 Joint Strike Fighters now entering service, but they still look cool and will likely carry on for some time until the F-35s completely replace them some time in the 2020s.

This January, Hobby Master released not one but two brand new toolings for the venerable F/A-18 Super Hornets: one and E model operated by VFA-14 “Tophatters” (HA5101) and the other an F variant supplied to VFA-103 “Jolly Rogers” (HA5102). Both versions are now in stock, loaded to bear, and ready to take center stage amidst any diecast aviator’s collection.