Cookenbacher Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Here is a 1/72 Eduard Indomitable Hellcat completed as part of my ongoing project of building late-war Pacific subjects, and the Hellcat portion starts about here. The kit lived up to its fine reputation and I'm looking forward to building the many (many) Eduard Hellcats in the stash. I'd been hemming and hawing about getting one of those computer controlled vinyl cutters, and inspired by @CedB's decisiveness in doing the same, I acquired a Silhouette Portrait. So this is the first use of the Portrait to make my own paint masks. It worked! (with a few hiccups - more on the painting than the mask making end) Together with a BPF Corsair from the same project. 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Very interesting cat! J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Cookie, that is some fantastic work there - glad the cutter is working out. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 That looks rather splendid Cookie. What did you use for the exhaust staining? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Great job Cookie.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Thanks for the kind comments everybody! 1 hour ago, Beard said: What did you use for the exhaust staining? The staining is poster paints - a technique I believe you're familiar with! Then a little bit of pastel chalk applied with one of those paper stippler things. It took a few coats of poster paint to get them opaque over the gloss dark blue, so the 'layer' is thicker than I'd like. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 24 minutes ago, Cookenbacher said: The staining is poster paints - a technique I believe you're familiar with! Well, I stole the idea from T O'T. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, Beard said: Well, I stole the idea from T O'T. And I'm pretty sure I stole it from you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Lovely Hellcat, Cookie Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Good looking Grumman 👍 ... Its a good add to your collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Excellent work Cookie,love the Corsair too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Nice pair Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Nice one Cookie. I have enjoyed all your builds based on the pacific theme. Keep it up mate Cheers Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 What BPF aircraft are you going for next Cookie? Must be time for a Firefly.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 10 hours ago, Grey Beema said: What BPF aircraft are you going for next Cookie? Must be time for a Firefly.... Well, there's the Seafire and another Hellcat just about ready for paint, and an Academy Corsair to do in TSS. PC kindly provided a Tarpon, and I have a Barracuda in the stash. I'm still searching for a Firefly kit, but it's on the list! I think I'll also need a Walrus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Great job Cookie! Very nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 She's a beauty Cookie, as usual (Apologies for missing the post earlier!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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