Duncan B Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 This kit was started over a year ago as a mojo restorer. Unfortunately late on in the build I made an error of judgment and decided to use an aerosol gloss directly from the rattle can. The gloss coat reacted badly with the paint and basically ruined the kit. I threw it in the bin but Mrs B persuaded me to rescue it. It sat in it's box for a year before I could be bothered to look at it again. This is how it looked a year ago before the aerosol incident. ...and after the attack of the rattle can. Fast forward to today, painted with Colourcoats US Navy paints using Montex masks for the markings. I also added Nav lights, home made seat belts, aerials and gun barrels. ....and what it looks like behind the wings She turned out alright in the end and I had great fun (at the second attempt). The HobbyBoss kit might have it's accuracy issues but it's cheap and it fits together really well so other than self inflicted issues it's a fun build. I hope you like it. Duncan B 44 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 What a great save. Well done, Duncan. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Agree with Pete, what a great save, I really like your weathering effects on representing a well used airframe, Well worth the effort! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Nice job Duncan, good to see such a successful resurrection Cheers, Stew 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Just now, Stew Dapple said: Nice job Duncan, good to see such a successful resurrection Cheers, Stew Cheers Stew, hopefully Jamie likes what I've done with his paints (he spends ages making them the closest match to the real paint they can be then I go and abuse them). DB 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 A marvellous return from the dead with this, I reckon you've caught the look of a well used & abused old bird rather nicely. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Nice rescue! What miracles occurred between "attack of the rattle can" and "fast forward to today". Did you strip it or just rub it down? What about the transparencies, which also appeared to suffer from rattle can pox. Also, what clear-on-paint combination did such unspeakable things? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Excellent Hellcat ... Superb Recovery 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Excellent recovery Duncan, you've done a splendid job with this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Your wife did the right thing in convincing you to keep it, you managad to end up with a wonderful model. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely Pig Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Very nice indeed 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Great save and a very nicely made model. Trevor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 10 hours ago, dnl42 said: Nice rescue! What miracles occurred between "attack of the rattle can" and "fast forward to today". Did you strip it or just rub it down? What about the transparencies, which also appeared to suffer from rattle can pox. Also, what clear-on-paint combination did such unspeakable things? Good question, I didn't want to strip the paint completely (which would have been the obvious thing to do) because, a: I didn't have another set of paint masks and had struggled with the Star and Bar markings the first time round and b: I couldn't be bothered. After leaving it for a few days for the gloss coat to harden off fully I started trying to sand it back in the worst areas, this is when I really lost interest so into the bin it went. I used Enamel paints sprayed with cellulose on top of Alclad Microfiller/primer for this one. That all seems to have worked well enough and the initial gloss coats of Mr Color UV Cut Super Clear decanted from the aerosol and sprayed through the airbrush worked well too. The problem started when I decided to take a shortcut and spray straight from the rattle can. It flooded the paintwork and melted through to the primer. I can't blame any of the finishing products for the mess, it was down to me trying to rush things along at the end of a build. When I did pick it up again I cut back all the bad areas with the idea I could patch in the new paint but in the end I basically went over almost everything on the top surfaces but didn't use cellulose thinners this time as they were too 'hot' and started the paint reaction again. Duncan B 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) Great work resurrecting that. One of those "Oh " moments we've all had. Pete Edited April 20, 2018 by Buzby061 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Well rescued! Looks great. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Well saved! She’s a stunner. Rob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Thanks for the comments everyone. I really enjoyed this kit (eventually) and am really pleased with the way the paint finish has turned out. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Superb Hellcat, really really like the finish. Painted markings always look so good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 That's a little cracker Duncan. Definitely too good for the bin and nice work on the recovery. I like the chipping and other weathering effects. How did you do the chipping? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 On 4/26/2018 at 6:11 PM, Nigel Heath said: That's a little cracker Duncan. Definitely too good for the bin and nice work on the recovery. I like the chipping and other weathering effects. How did you do the chipping? I used a sponge and added the chipping that way. I used a Games Workshop silver colour which could be washed off with water if I put too much on. I then went over some of that with the green primer colour. DB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Hello Duncan ! Great recovery of a great kit ! Congrats to Mrs B too for the saving ! I really like your Hellcat, nice weathering too ! Sincerely. Corsaircorp 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Mrs B is a good egg and sensible when it comes to judging Mr DB's efforts. Quote I used a sponge and added the chipping that way. I used a Games Workshop silver colour which could be washed of with water if I put too much on. I then went over some of that with the green primer colour. Very effective it is too. Must note that in the modelling memory banks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Great save...none better have I seen So glad you saved her and just quietly.......your wife is a wonderful and supportive legend! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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