stevej60 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) Morning folk's a mojo restorer in the form of Hobbyboss Hellcat,love them or hate them they are cheap and look like what they are meant to represent albeit with their inaccuracies the expert's will spot them but with my limited knowledge the small wheels were the most obvious but for newbies or anyone just wanting to experiment with paint and weathering they are ideal.Thank.s for looking in. Edited April 24, 2017 by stevej60 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 She looks fierce there! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I totally agree with you stevej60,BTW well tidy Hellcat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarichta Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Looks great! Good job mate. Regards! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I would expect that "conventional wisdom" would hold that this kit is "unbuildable", but it looks a treat to me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Hobbyboss ... I love them! And I've never had an " unbuildable" one yet. I don't really know about tiny inaccurate things, and that's the way I want to keep it! I've mentioned in my threads about Obsessive Detail Anxiety - ODA for short. Recommend the HB easybuilds in 1/48, especially the P38 Lightning. Total breeze and a great looking plane. Décor...errrm, you may want something different.... but the kit is great. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Who cares about inaccuracies when on a mojo restoration build? I tell you what though, it would look good photoshopped approaching a Fletcher class from astern 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Good work, Steve ! Looks very much like a Hellcat to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Tasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Well from a layman's point of view, it looks like a Hellcat to me ............... Great work as usual, Steve Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Great Hellcat Steve! Looks just the job! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I'm pretty sure that's a hellcat mate despite the interweb naysayers... Good job Steve 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Hey Steve - Grrrr!!! That is a mean Hellcat - I love the idea of mojo builds - need one myself - thanks for sharing. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Looks great with its big toothy grin mate,.....just the job and the Sea Blue Gloss is weathered nicely too, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hi Steve: This build just ended wonderful, looks wonderful and who cares about the wheel size??? Congratulations for the wondeful job done!!1 Cheers, Luis Alfonso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 A happily aggressive Hellcat Steve Nicely done. I think Hobbyboss definitely provide value and accurate kits and I've enjoyed building quite a few from interesting theatres over the journey Cheers Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danntheman Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Great job, and I too like Hobbyboss kits, great fun to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hi again Steve, there is indeed a plethora of F6Fs landing in RFI, and that's excellent news! Yours wins the palm for dramatic paint scheme. In my eyes you've chosen the best scheme ever worn by Hellcats! There may be a few red veins missing in the eyes, but who cares, and what's wrong with the wheels? If they touch the ground, they are of the correct diameter! Well done! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, jean said: Hi again Steve, there is indeed a plethora of F6Fs landing in RFI, and that's excellent news! Yours wins the palm for dramatic paint scheme. In my eyes you've chosen the best scheme ever worn by Hellcats! There may be a few red veins missing in the eyes, but who cares, and what's wrong with the wheels? If they touch the ground, they are of the correct diameter! Well done! JR Many thank's once again Jean,the third in the trio is causing me grief with the canopy, two attempts have failed so a third is underway which seems better,the Eduard kit just needs matt coating as I am not weathering it at all,I've just started a threat in the upcoming Russian GB with another three easy kit's including the fairly new Il-2 which I believe is one of the best in the family of these kit's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheezburger Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Very nice! Are you aiming to build the whole collection of this product line? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Cheezburger said: Very nice! Are you aiming to build the whole collection of this product line? Just a few 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Nice one - looks good from here 😏. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Very good work. No doubt an Eduard kit packs more accuracy and detail, but your Hobbyboss build does all the main things perfectly well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Nice build, I particularly like the constipated expression of the nose art. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Nice work. Like you said, Love it or Leave it! HB kits are very challenging sometimes and its inaccuracy is a pain in the b..... But they are cheap and look the part. If have the same model to choose between HB and Airfix (new moulds) I would definitively choose over to Airfix all the time. Keep up the good work mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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