It is a cool looking plane. Dario mentioned there are Canadian versions, C/F-18's, and I did a search to check them out and found some pretty wild paint schemes.
If I had, or do, jump into the eggplane build, this is the kit I have. I also want to build several other Blue Angels planes. Tell me please, what specific yellow paint did you use to match the decals so well?
Looks awesome. I'm particularly impressed with the Future clear coat which seems extra shiny. I assume you airbrushed that but was wondering what (if anything) do you thin it down with.