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  1. Gingercoastie started following 1/24 Aifix Hellcat FAA scheme , Solan Goose= Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4. Airfix 1/48. , Fearless and 7 others
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    Beefy66, I will also be doing Tyne as my son is the XO. I have a load of pictures from her time in Falmouth. I can share them with you if you wish. I know her paintwork is slightly different to Severn’s, I have not compared aerials etc yet.
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    This is my first vehicle build, I didn’t do a W.I.P. As I wasn’t sure how I was going to approach the kit. The kit is the new Revell Series 3 landy. I am not sure about anyone else but I have never seen a land rover with the roof top spare wheel and roof rack of the style provided in the kit. I decided to have my first go at some sc ratch building and would make a more traditional roof rack. I built the with my own choice of colours, I figured that there are very few combinations of paints that have been used on Land Rovers by now that whatever I chose would not be wrong. I then built the roof rack out of square section brass rod. I then decided that it looked a bit bare up top. So after hours of scouring eBay I located a Fujimi “car and tool” series kit with some roof top accessories. The set came with a selection of roof boxes, a mountain bike plus bike holder and some extra spot lights. The mountain bike was a bit crude, so I added brake lines and separated the forks and seat stays as they had been moulded as one lump. The jerry cans were also an eBay purchase and are 3D printed. Finally I built a rear ladder so that I could get up to the roof rack 😀 out of the kit supplied roof rack.
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    I don’t think we ever stop learning in this game. Every model can teach us something.
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    Thanks guys. I am quite proud of this one.
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    That is the plan, I forgot to put it on for the pictures. The braided cable is excellent, and a bit more forgiving than using the copper wire when it comes to fitting the pipe work with it in place.
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    Well here she is my version of the Airfix Hellcat. It had to be in the Fleet Air Arm scheme as my house is a solid RN only household. I used the Airscale cockpit set, Master gun barrels, Montex Mask set, HGW seatbelts, Anyz engine dress up set and a brass and resin undercarriage. Happy with all of that except for the cockpit set as it just isn’t that visible on the finished kit. I have a spare set of the undercarriage as I ordered 2 by mistake if anyone wants them. Thanks for looking.
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    So the engine problem is fixed. All panels are painted and with the magic of blue tac they can all be fitted. And now it is all finished, a lot earlier than expected due to Covid-19, cancer and a 12 week lock down.
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    The engine has been attached to the airframe, and I have to say I am impressed, it is an impressive looking model. Unfortunatley I have come across my first problem with the kit. The engine mounts have not gone in far enough so there are panel gaps when test fitting the cowlings. I have removed the engine and have refitted it using the panels as a guide, as I should have done before. I have now got most of their ancillary part painted so once they are dirtied up to match the rest of the aircraft I should have it complete by the weekend.
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    Just the one picture today. The main airframe has been painted and the white stripes added. 2 coats of Tamiya spray can gloss over the top to prepare for decals.
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    Got some colour on the top of the airframe yesterday and today. I am using Hataka lacquer paints for the first time for the Extra Dark Sea Grey and Dark slate Grey. I thought the lacquer paints would be tougher than my regular Tamiya acrylic paint so I decided against putting a clear coat to protect the first colour from the masking tape. Unfortunately I was mistaken so now I have some touch up work to do. Other than that I am pleased with the effect and hope the touch ups will not be too destructive. The wings have come off worse than the fuselage, not sure why!
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    Looking good so far, which kit are you using?
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    Following on from @Grey Beema suggestion I have searched for Hellcat JV321. The only mention of her on the raid that the scheme is for in the kit is when she crashed into the barrier before the operation even began. There is also a picture of the aircraft armed with rockets and what I believe are blast plates on the wings. I also believe the rockets are not the type supplied in the kit. So it would seem the only way to depict the aircraft as accurate is to omit bombs and rockets. As it would seem that I have glued them both on well enough that damage would be caused taking one or both off they are staying (I apologise) and I may just have to go for the more visually appealing load of two bombs. As an after thought, I would have thought that a single 500lb or 1000lb bomb would have thrown the aircrafts CofG way out, most pilots I flew with (in helicopters) would not have liked it.
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    @Grey Beema thanks for that, I will do some research.
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    Yesterday I was able to sit at the workbench again. I have done some very rough pre shading using Tamiya XF69 (NATO black) mainly because it is the black I had most of. The undersides and fuel tank have been painted with Tamiya XF21 (Sky). The top sides will be painted using Hataka lacquer paints which I have never used before. One thing I have noticed by taking all these pictures as I build the kit, is the number of flaws that become apparent. I turns out I did to sort out the bottom centre seem which I thought was sorted.
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    Well it has been a while. I have been in hospital and had a cancer and second adrenal gland removed. On the bright side I am now required to shelter for 12 weeks so plenty of modelling time. Any way back to the Hellcat. The engine is complete and I have corrected the colour of the crank case. A bit of grime was added using Tamiya panel liner. Next is on to the airframe.
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