Pierpaolo

I am doing the same model and I have noticed that if the glove vanes are not inserted the fit is much better

I made the same model a couple of years ago and had the same problem with the decals. the real problem are red decals, in the decal sheet you can find the felix logo and the writings to reproduce the design of the cracked one in case you want to try to paint the red

Thank You @Col. i will do I added the seats, I had to mill a little to get them in because they are a bit wider than the ones offered by the kit. for this there is some dust in the photos, sorry The first dry fit is not bad

Hi! I started from the cockpit and with the self-adhesive photoetched it was very simple

Thank you for the welcome My passion for airplanes and more precisely for the tomcat began in the mid 80's, guess after seeing which movie? In the group builds I participate in I like to show themed models that I have already done In the early years since I started doing modeling (90's) , I count 3 F-14s in 1/72 scale and one in 1/48 scale, They are all unpresentable. One of these, a Hasegawa originally made with the livery of the VF-41, the restored getting this one of the VF-31 another one, a Fujimi of the VF-111 which is not recoverable I have done it again with the same kit but with Fcm decals the last I made is the one who participated at " In the year i was born GB", a VF-1 dated in 1975 (Hasegawa 1/72) So what I'm going to do is not my first VF-1 @Col. The cockpit is not bad, it is more detailed than other more classic models (i.e. Italeri) but the use of PE instead of decals will certainly be an improvement. I use the True Detail seats (I have a good supply) because they have built-in harnesses and I find it easier to color them than to use photo-etched belts.

Good morning I participate in this group build with a 1/72 scale F14A from the Hobby boss The kit is halfway between a normal kit and an easy kit and I chose it among the many I have for its supposed ease of assembly. I will make a CAG example of the VF-1 Wolfpack (BuNo 162597/NE-100) dated in 1991 returning from Desert Storm where it was boarded on the aircraft carrier USS Ranger I will not use the kit decals because they are wrong for both the high visibility version and the later low visibility version I will use decals from an Academy kit (old mould) instead To improve the cockpit I will use an Eduard PE set and the True Detail resin seats

Thank you very much, I'm glad You like my model because I'm following your build of the Airfix 1/24 and admiring what you are doing

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Hello, this is my latest finished model (build for the Grumman F6F Hellcat STGB) Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat BuNo 78669 maj. Bruce Porter, CO of VMF(N)-542 Yontan airfield, Okinawa, May 1945 Eduard 1/72nd OOB except for Eduard Brassin resin wheels

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Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat BuNo 78669 maj. Bruce Porter, CO of VMF(N)-542 Yontan airfield, Okinawa, May 1945 Eduard 1/72 kit with Eduard Brassin resin wheels

I finished my model: F6F-5N Hellcat "Nightfighter" BuNo 78669 pilot maj. Bruce Porter, CO of VMF(N)-542 Yontan airfield, Okinawa, May 1945 Eduard kit with Eduard Brassin resin wheels Thanks to the hosts for organizing this nice group build

The nose gear retraction cylinder cover (piece G54) actually the wings are mounted upside down, I have not noticed

Excwllent work Rather than a mistake I found a missing piece. it's right?

Hi! I applied the very few decals and painted the walkways

Thank You @Prenton You are right, the wings are not glued yet. I made 2 hellcats in 1/48 scale and another in 1/72 scale and in all of them I glued the wings only after having painted everything separately, it is very useful

Thank You @dnl42 the masks are from an old Eduard set of national insignia (stars & bars only) for the Hellcat #XS517 they are made of vinyl, today they would be made of kabuky tape

Good Morning! I hope I was able to reduce the monochromatic effect with the shades of H55, I then painted the markings using Eduard masks

First coat of Hobby Color H54, in a second time I will do some glazes of H55 to make darker and shiny

Hi all I closed the fuselage and temporarily mounted the wings and tail for pre-shading. I don't know how effective it will be as the base color is only slightly lighter but it certainly doesn't hurt

Hi! I have been on vacation for a few days and I was finally able to resume the assembly, I finished the cockpit, next step is closing of the fuselage

Thank you @shortCummins , I couldn't even do it without the lenses 🙄

Hi all I switched to building the engine with the usual copper wire spark plug leads

Thank You @Col. Actually to finish the Centauro is not far away but I have more time than I have for the Hellcat so I will try to go on with both, luckily the models could not be more different so I should not get confused I shaped the navigation lights with a nail buffer

Hi all I started the Hellcat but I will put more effort into it when I finish this one Italian Centauro I started with the wings: filled the holes of the rocket launchers, opened those of the shell exhausts, inserted some transparent pieces to simulate the navigation lights. When the union is solid I will get the right shape