Cookenbacher Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Thanks @shortCummins and @81-er ! I had to scratch a replacement for the lost gear bay part - it's no @giemme yogurt cup work, but it will do for now. And then cleaned up some of the overspray on the white portions, and painted the stripe on the tail: I managed to accidentally mask off part of one of the stripes, and it required a fix: And started the decals/transfers: I wanted to make Flatley's CAG '00', but I didn't have enough zeroes! So I went with a non-descript '9', since my Techmod numbers sheet came with plenty of those. And started a little bit of the rivet wheel work: I think I'll apply the matt coat before any more riveting. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 This is looking rather tasty Cookie. Tidy work in all respects 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 Well, the end game was pretty frustrating with this one, but it's nearly done! I figured I better get some pics of the fuselage before attaching the wings I had a really difficult time seeing the stressed effects when applying the rivets, and they don't line up how they should (where they're visible anyway), so that's a little disappointing. But, it's nearly there. Everything you see here fell off about five times and had to be re-attached. Ooh, looks like I need to de-saturate the prop a little. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 OK, I'm calling it done. Thanks for the encouragement everybody, and thanks to @Col. and @Enzo Matrix for running the Group Build! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Looks really great to me Cookie! I'm also fascinated by the difference in the blue finish between that last picture and the preceding ones. I'm guessing the actual colour might be somewhere in between? Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, Terry1954 said: Looks really great to me Cookie! I'm also fascinated by the difference in the blue finish between that last picture and the preceding ones. I'm guessing the actual colour might be somewhere in between? Thanks Terry! The second pic was taken outside while the others are indoors. I didn't realize how different the blue looked until I posted the pic! It's the same camera, so my only guess is that it's an exceptionally bright day and it washed everything out. I have to admit that I like the indoor pics a lot more, and am thinking about replacing the pics in the Gallery (outdoor too) - usually it's usually the other way around! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Well done Cookie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Great job cookie. love the folded and faded look.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 That's a great result James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 That looks fantastic Cookie, & I haven't even started mine yet. No matter, it won't be nearly as ambitious as this one, nor look as good finished. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Cookie! I only just discovered this thread today (I am a failed human being) and sat and read it straight through while my children fought to the death over a lego piece. (I'll see who the winner was later.) You've had a lot of trials and tribulations on this build, and I imagine you were pretty frustrated at times, but the results speak for themselves. I hope you recognize what an incredible achievement this is here, both on the painting and weathering side, and on the construction side as well. This is some exquisite Real ModellingTM and you should be justly proud. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 very nice result Cookie I'd be over the moon if I achieve a result half as good, but I'm not going to try one at such a small scale 😉 rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 What a splendid result, young man, and as always, inspiring. Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Great looking Hellcat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 That looks most excellent! Thanks for showing the details on the weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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