TEMPESTMK5 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Good evening For this GB I am building the Eduard F6F 5 Hellcat I will reoresent an aircraft from Groupe de Chasse 1/6 Corse during the Indochina conflict in 1951 The box art The sprues I am using an Eduard detailling set And the Berna decals sheet Some book I started yesterday by painting the floor and side walls in Interior Green ,I glued the stick and the rudder I glued the Eduard parts of the instrument panel on their support I also glued the Eduard belts on the seat Today I prepared the engine And glued the seat and the instrument panel on the floor Patrice 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Good afternoon Patrice. Delighted to learn you'll be joining us with a machine in French markings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Good evening Today I glued the "tub" on the right half fuselage then I closed the 2 fuselage halves and placed the engine under its cowling I also prepared the wings and the propeller Patrice 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Fast work Patrice! Looks like a nice little kit from Eduard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Alan P said: Fast work Patrice! Looks like a nice little kit from Eduard. Hi Alan P Thank you for your comment , Yes the Eduard kit is very nice and easy to build .. Best Regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Off to a great start Patrice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 Good afternoon Today I glued the wings and horizontal stabilizers to the fuselage Patrice 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Good afternoon Patrice. You're making great progress with this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Col. said: Good afternoon Patrice. You're making great progress with this one Hi Col Thank you very much for your comment, today I failed to find time to work on it but I hope to succed tomorrow ... Best Regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 Good evening Yesterday I started to paint my Hellcat and today I placed the wiendshield Patrice 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Good evening Today I placed the decals But I will have to repaint the rudder .. Best Regards Patrice 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Oooh, the Hellcat looks good in French markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 It looks good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Good morning my friends Thank you very much for your comments Best Regards Patrice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Good evening Yesterday I made a light weathering and today I placed the landing gear , the rockets , the propeller and the canopy Patrice 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 very nice Patrice it looks as if you've got the exhaust stain spot on, something I struggle with rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Buysse Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Looks very nice.👍 I did not realise that the Armée de l'Air used Hellcats and Bearcats. I had seen pictures of them, but until now it just didn't register with me that these were Armée de l'Air and not Marine Nationale. Cheers, Stefan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, shortCummins said: very nice Patrice it looks as if you've got the exhaust stain spot on, something I struggle with rgds John(shortCummins) Good afternoon John Thank you for your comment ... Regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, Stefan Buysse said: Looks very nice.👍 I did not realise that the Armée de l'Air used Hellcats and Bearcats. I had seen pictures of them, but until now it just didn't register with me that these were Armée de l'Air and not Marine Nationale. Cheers, Stefan. Good afternoon Stefan Thank you for your comment .. A good number of the the Hellcats used by the Armée de l'Air were transfered to the Aéronavale when the Bearcats arrived in Indochina in February 1951.. Cheers Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Good evening Today I took these last pictures Thank you for your support and for this Gb Best Regards Patrice 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Very nice vignette Patrice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Bonsoir Patrice, your little diorama is superb, and your build is fantastic. Congratulations! I see that you do not use gloss varnish before and after the decals, with the mat varnish last. Do you have any problems with decals cracking with age, or turning yellowish? I know that here I have had that problem until I started using gloss varnish.... Great show. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 20 minutes ago, jean said: Bonsoir Patrice, your little diorama is superb, and your build is fantastic. Congratulations! I see that you do not use gloss varnish before and after the decals, with the mat varnish last. Do you have any problems with decals cracking with age, or turning yellowish? I know that here I have had that problem until I started using gloss varnish.... Great show. JR Bonsoir Jean Thank you for your comment .. I don't use gloss varnish and so far I only had a few problems with decals from Academy it may be due to the weather in Normandy ?.. Best Regards Patrice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Lovely work. Those Cats looked great in French markings 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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