Roger Newsome Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 20 minutes ago, MarkH206 said: Looking good so far. I have the Eduard Dual Combo boxing which has a Mk I and a Mk II in the box with all the goodies - great value. I've built the Mk I which is a great kit and I'm looking forward to the Mk II. Next year maybe. Mark Thanks very much Mark. 16 minutes ago, Troy Smith said: Apologies for the thread drift again @Roger Newsome but hopefully of interest. You can blame me if you suddenly decide to do a Wildcat as well Again, not a problem Troy, it's all relevant and I may already have been giving some consideration to a Wildcat. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Fuselage halves cemented together and just out of interest photographed alongside the Hobby Boss Hellcat. Anyone considering the HB kit but put off by the reviews re. fuselage and cockpit dimensions can draw their own conclusions. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailorboy61 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 4 hours ago, MarkH206 said: Looking good so far. I have the Eduard Dual Combo boxing which has a Mk I and a Mk II in the box with all the goodies - great value. I've built the Mk I which is a great kit and I'm looking forward to the Mk II. Next year maybe. Mark Didn't even realise I had a Hellcat addiction until I think about it now, couple of the duel boxings, (well such great value around £25), a couple of the old Royal boxings, (maybe NOT such great value!) and probably about every other Eduard release of them. I even started on the weekend Hellcat 'plumbing' up the engine since it hasn't any of the nice bits lol 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 5 hours ago, sailorboy61 said: Didn't even realise I had a Hellcat addiction until I think about it now, couple of the duel boxings, (well such great value around £25), a couple of the old Royal boxings, (maybe NOT such great value!) and probably about every other Eduard release of them. I even started on the weekend Hellcat 'plumbing' up the engine since it hasn't any of the nice bits lol Last Hellcat I built was the MkI weekend edition. I found the instructions from my dual combi MkI & MkII (built previously) very useful for the items that I scratched together. So if you have the instructions - don't throw them away... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailorboy61 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 12 hours ago, Grey Beema said: Last Hellcat I built was the MkI weekend edition. I found the instructions from my dual combi MkI & MkII (built previously) very useful for the items that I scratched together. So if you have the instructions - don't throw them away... There is a very good build series on youtube. MM Scale Models 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Update time, a light coat of Mr Surfacer 1500 before going any further. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 A start on the underneath. To be continued when I come home on leave in a month, however I have an "@ work" project lined up connected to where I'm going.😉 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Underside looks excellent Roger - very tasty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 32 minutes ago, Kitchen Modeller said: Underside looks excellent Roger - very tasty Thanks John. Already looking forward to coming home in four weeks to continue this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Nice job on the belly! I'll look forward to the north-sea job then. (it must be a bit better out there now than in November/December right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Look what you've made me do Roger 🙄 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: Look what you've made me do Roger 🙄 Excellent!!!! Heading in your direction at the moment and looking forward to a pint in Aberdeen when I arrive. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, Roger Newsome said: Excellent!!!! Heading in your direction at the moment and looking forward to a pint in Aberdeen when I arrive. 🙂 Safe trip Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: Safe trip Roger Thank you Jamie. Keep your eyes peeled for a Banff Strike Wing project coming from the Ninian Field. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: Thank you Jamie. Keep your eyes peeled for a Banff Strike Wing project coming from the Ninian Field. 😉 Nice one. I did a bit of work on NCP last year for a project my colleagues just finished. Ish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Home on leave for my month off and work can continue on the Hellcat. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Today I've been playing around laying some different tones on the upper surfaces of the aircraft. I think it might need some light coats of something else, perhaps the base colour, to blend it in and give smoother transitions between the tones. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 It does look a bit too stark on the wings, so some more blending is probably the Right Thing to do Roger 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 28 minutes ago, Christer A said: It does look a bit too stark on the wings, so some more blending is probably the Right Thing to do Roger 😎 I've toned it down a bit Christer and contemplating doing a bit more. I'm trying to do it in controlled stages so as not to lose the effect totally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin20 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I see that some folks have discussed the wing fold option in the Hobby Boss kit, however, Wolfpack Design makes an aftermarket resin wing fold set for the Eduard 1/72 and 1/48 kits, as well as a set for the Hasegawa 1/48 kit. Here's a link for the 1/48 Eduard wing fold set: https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=WW-48003 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, marvin20 said: I see that some folks have discussed the wing fold option in the Hobby Boss kit, however, Wolfpack Design makes an aftermarket resin wing fold set for the Eduard 1/72 and 1/48 kits, as well as a set for the Hasegawa 1/48 kit. Here's a link for the 1/48 Eduard wing fold set: https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=WW-48003 Hmm, that is interesting, thanks for the info. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 I think it could be ready for some decals.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Main decals are now on, it's time to apply all those horrible little stencils, admittedly not as many as a modern jet but still a pain. 😬 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Looking good Roger, I think it was the scale that put me off looking in before now, still interesting even if too big for me & what's not to like about a Hellcat build in any scale, I'm even watching the 1/24 build that shouldn't even be happening yet. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 49 minutes ago, stevehnz said: Looking good Roger, I think it was the scale that put me off looking in before now, still interesting even if too big for me & what's not to like about a Hellcat build in any scale, I'm even watching the 1/24 build that shouldn't even be happening yet. Steve. Thanks very much Steve. I still haven't decided if I prefer 1/72 or 1/48, so in the meantime I'll carry on building both. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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