Allan31 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) Ye Olde FROG Hellcat. Fun with old plastic. I'm sure we all know this classic..... It does need a little help to make look acceptable. Mainly fix the canopy, adjust wing dihedral, and lengthen the landing gear. I lengthened the sliding portion and shortened the windscreen. I enlarged the windows behind the sliding portion and will fill those with clear window maker. Wings were glued on at correct angle and filled. Rather than lengthen the struts that I have mostly had little success with, I just lowered the mounting holes with square styrene. Print-Scale Decals were used for Lt(jg) Alexander Vraciu of the USS Intrepid, February 1944. My own mixtures for the U.S. Navy colors using MMP paints that performed very well. All out-of-box except the canopy and decals...and the gun sight. I think I could have gone a little heavier with the weathering, they got fairly nasty out there on the carriers. Next to the several Spitfires on the shelf, this was genuinely a big aircraft. Thanks for following along this long. Edited September 29, 2021 by Allan31 50 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Looks very nice to me. I've always liked the F6F-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Very nice Allan. I give you major credit for going with this Frog Hellcat when the much nicer ( and easier ) Eduard & Cyber Hobby ‘Cats are readily available. It turned out great!!!!. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOxley Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Another vintage Frog kit ……very nice finish… 2 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Beautiful Hellcat, amazing that it's the old FROG kit! Very well done 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Wow. Can't recall seeing the old Frog Hellcat looking that good! You should be very pleased with that. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Great looking build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Great to see a classic kit built so well.... Got that just right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Great build on the old Frog, I’d forgotten this one ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightpainter Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Very nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Great job on the old girl. I like a vintage model looking vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 First, I must say, I love the pic of the kit in the plastic bag - it really takes me back to simpler times. As a build I would give your work top honours! There's no way I could think that's a Frog kit without you declaring it. I could build an Eduard or Armamodel kit of same and still fall short of your results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Superb work on the old Frog kit! Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanm Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Brilliant - could be 1/48! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2lefthands Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 It looks very good indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Superb work, from construction, detailing and finishing this is a masterclass! Mine would have just ended up being a neatly made and painted but very recognisable FROG kit! Davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Fantastic , i love it when these often overlooked old kits get the treatment they deserve , just goes to show with a little extra work these old kits still have plenty of life left in them yet . Now lets see what you can do with the Frog Beaufort . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) Thanks everyone. I know there are better kits out there but they are so good the only thing to do is paint them. I get a certain amount of satisfaction out of being able do some sculpting as well as painting. Wrestling these old kits into proper shape is fun for me. Thanks everyone, glad you enjoyed. I know I have a knowledgable group here that appreciates what they are looking at. Edited October 1, 2021 by Allan31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 On 9/30/2021 at 6:56 AM, keith in the uk said: Fantastic , i love it when these often overlooked old kits get the treatment they deserve , just goes to show with a little extra work these old kits still have plenty of life left in them yet . Now lets see what you can do with the Frog Beaufort . As a matter of fact the Beaufort is on the very short list of builds in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Now I've had a chance to see this on the home 'puter monitor, I'm even more impressed. I had always read that the Frog kit was a bit narrow in the spine among other short comings but I'm not seeing anything much wrong with this one, you've done a cracking job on it. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Hi Allan, I have read a lot about this kit, but I have never built it, mainly because I never came across it. But I never thought such a great result could be obtained. Sterling work, indeed! Congrats! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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