jezz Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Here is a build i just finished a few days ago hope u enjoy Cockpit installed I decided with this kit to mask and paint the invasion stripes as i think they look better i normally start painting them before i add the cammo All major airframe parts all painted in base colours now ready for post shadding A coat of Future added and decals done and a pin was done Canopy masked and starting on painting under carridge prop and bombs etc All matt clear coat applied and ready for wings to be added Final pictures a very nice kit indead a joy to make and looks stunning Just waiting on a hobby master carrier deck base to arrive in post to finish her off Thanks for taking time to read hope u all enjoy looking at the build as much as i enjoyed building it 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Yeah, gets my vote. BZ on that one. What's it like to build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezz Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Its a beautiful kit goes together well and the decals are nice and thin panel lines are not to deep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusty one Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Got one of these in the stash😊 hope mine turns out as well as yours...looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Lovely Work. Is the wing fold option in the kit or did you "hack it about"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Cracking job, really spot on with the weathering and you've really got to love a zebra striped bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watcher Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Lovely model - I'm intrigued by the half fuselage invasion stripes. What's the background to that? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegaman Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 That has come out brilliantly, nice set of colour hues, wing folds adds interests. Might have to dig mine out now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 A very nice build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Excellent. I hear nothing but good things about this kit, so I guess it would be rude not to add one to the stash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Lovely model - I'm intrigued by the half fuselage invasion stripes. What's the background to that? M famous photo shows this September 1944 - Hellcat 'W' on deck off the Greek island of Leros, partly overpainted stripes. more here http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/ESCORT/EMPEROR.htm#.Vgk6dpKA1V4 Excellent. I hear nothing but good things about this kit, so I guess it would be rude not to add one to the stash! Really? the kit is another infamous example of a Hobby Boo Boo... looks nice, builds easily, accurate, no. cockpit is way overscale, thick spine. Poor cowling. How much? grey HB, brown Eduard. see http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/thread/1257528772 http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook/Hobby_Boss/HB_F6F-3_Hellcat_48/HB_Grumman_F6F-3.html one here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39321-hobbyboss-148th-hellcat/ Enzo Matrix used a spare Eduard fuselage from a boxing that contains both to make a 'Frankencat' here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/52776-yellow-wings-hellcat/ as the one useful feature of the kit is the wingfold, which is why I post the last one, as these do turn up cheap. Jezz, sorry to add this into your thread, your build and paint job are excellent, and the end result looks great, and like most things from HB, it 'looks' like a Hellcat, but, well, I thought it worth giving folks a warning on the kit given you do it far more justice than it perhaps warrants. Hope of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Really? the kit is another infamous example of a Hobby Boo Boo... looks nice, builds easily, accurate, no. Hope of use. That will teach me to read thread titles properly; it is actually the Eduard 1/48 kit about which I have heard only good things. On the ther hand, all the more kudos to Jezz for making such a fine looking model out of a sow's ear of a model (I'm taking your word for that, since I am very far from being an expert on the type). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezz Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Thanks for all the kind words and comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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