1/72 Cyber-Hobby Hellcat - Wings Folded, Paint Faded

[Cookenbacher]

I built this guy in the current Hellcat STGB, and thought I'd do something a little different since the Cyber-Hobby kit allows for a wing fold option. It certainly takes up less room on the shelf!

The kit also comes with some detail in the engine auxiliaries bay, but provides no way to show it, so I had to remove the panel with a razor saw and add a little more detail - the build thread can be found HERE if you're interested.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Stew Dapple]

Congratulations Cookie, you've done a beautiful job there  

 

I'm not generally a fan of folded-wing models, I feel it hides too much of the actual model but in terms of shelf-space-saving I can see the value (not to mention the fact that the real aircraft did spend a fair amount of time in that configuration)  

 

Anyway she's a beauty, good work mate  

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

[Robertone139]

Very nice!

[Bertie McBoatface]

Very good brushed blending. Good build too. 👍

[Cookenbacher]

On 8/5/2021 at 7:48 PM, Stew Dapple said:

Congratulations Cookie, you've done a beautiful job there  

 

I'm not generally a fan of folded-wing models, I feel it hides too much of the actual model

Thanks Stew!

Yeah, I folded the wings just because the kit allowed for it and I'd never done it before, but you're right, it hides most of the aeroplane!

 

Here are a couple pics I took before attaching the wings:

 

 

On 8/5/2021 at 11:49 PM, Robertone139 said:

Very nice!

Thanks Robert!

I realized that in the write up, I didn't include any historical information; this model is supposed to depict an early F6F-3 during the type's first combat tour with VF-5 aboard the USS Yorktown.

 

On 8/6/2021 at 6:37 AM, Bertie Psmith said:

Very good brushed blending. Good build too. 👍

Thank you Bertie, it's a combination of airbrushed Tamiya and bristle brushed Vallejo and MRP (they're inter-mixable) water based acrylics.

Oh, and it's weathered with AK weathering pencils that have a paint-like 'lead' rather than graphite, and they can be used wet or dry. I liked them, and I plan on using them regularly going forward.

 

 

 

[bigbadbadge]

What a cracking Hellcat Cookie   great work and good to see some brush painting too. It does look fantastic.  The kit looks nice and highly detailed. 

 

Chris

[steh2o]

Great result Cookie!

Bravo!!

Edited August 7, 2021 by steh2o

[TheRealMrEd]

Great job, Cookie!

 

I also love the paint, as well as the different look of the wing fold.

 

Ed

[Hewy]

Exellent, lovely detail in 72nd too👍

[JasonC]

Great stuff Cookie. The paint fading is very convincing. 

 

J.

[stevej60]

Great job on her Cookie,I might be inspired to fold the wing's on my Wildcat now!

[jean]

Greetings from the middle of nowhere!

This is brilliant! Great build, great paint job! Fading paints can be a recipe for disaster, but you obviously are a seasoned cook because the result is spot on.

 

Congrats, Sir Cookie.

 

JR

[kapam]

Beautiful work!

I've often wondered where the Cyberhobby kit rates among 1/72 Hellcat kits.

Yours certainly looks the business; and the wing fold is nicely done.

😎

[aerotechi]

Nicely done. I actually like wings folded as some produce a bit of variety with the different fold methods. 
Did you have to fix the wings in position or can you swap between stow and deploy? 

[Bedders]

Very nice Cookie.  Never done a Hellcat - seeing this, perhaps I should.

 

Justin

[Cookenbacher]

17 hours ago, aerotechi said:

Did you have to fix the wings in position or can you swap between stow and deploy? 

It would be difficult to build it so the wings could be placed in either position. The 'key' is a piece that makes up the interior of the leading edge of both the inner and outer wing, and has prongs the fit into the inner wing.

 

Sorry, this is the best pic I could find of the piece. The open winged version has the prongs at a different angle.

 

On 8/8/2021 at 8:24 PM, kapam said:

I've often wondered where the Cyberhobby kit rates among 1/72 Hellcat kits.

I'd recommend the kit, especially if you want to fold the wings. There are a few head scratchers here and there; for instance the cowling is for a -5, and I had to add the underside cowl flaps and bumps over the exhaust.

There is a very good comparison with the Eduard kit here:

http://www.hyperscale.com/2012/features/hellcatcomparison72vb_1.htm

 

[CedB]

What a stunner! Great job Cookie