Sky Keg Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Good day friends, I completed this Eduard Hellcat back in late August. Here are the highlights of the kit………. 1. Paint : Mission Models USN Dark Sea Blue, USN Intermediate Blue, and White 2. Built entirely out of the box including the decals. Depicted VF-38 which was land based at Henderson Field. 3. Added Eduard USN photo etched seat belts. 4. Replaced gun barrels with brass tubes. 5. Washes : white, black, light rust, brown, and gray 6. Pastel & paint weathering. 7. Uschi bobbin thread for the radio antenna. I enjoy Eduard Hellcats and have plenty more in my “stash” to build. The fit between parts is tight and care needs to be maintained. The wings need to be trimmed down in order to fit properly in the fuselage cavities. I need to correct the wing tip lights as Hellcat`s had clear len`s with colored light bulbs as opposed to what I did by painting the entire section. Highly recommended and thank you in advance!!!! Mike 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Great build mate, thanks for sharing. Lovely kit too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 A handsome Hellcat, look forward too seeing more ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 A very nice Hellcat. The white portion on the spine makes it really stand out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murewa Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Cool scheme choice! 👍👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) A beautiful Hellcat with an interesting color scheme. The land based Navy Hellcat squadrons are often forgotten and at times I have seen captions in older magazines which erreneously claim that these are USMC aircraft. I like the weathering you applied on the undersurfaces. You did a great job! 👍 Edited October 12, 2021 by 112 Squadron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 That looks terrific! I like how realistically weathered you made it. The white-backed paint scheme is interesting too. Nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Thank you to all for the very kinds words and positive reactions!!!!!! With grateful appreciation, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Interesting color scheme indeed! I've not seen many "white spine" Hellcats so far. I like the chipping on the wing leading edges; the exhaust stains look good, too. On 10/10/2021 at 11:07 PM, Sky Keg said: The fit between parts is tight and care needs to be maintained. That's common with all the new 1/72 Eduard kits! Tolerances are so tight that pre-painted parts won't fit, as I learned with my Fw-190s and Spitfires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Nice work Mike - really like that you went with the light grey panel line wash - really makes that detail pop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Nice work! And you cannot have too many Grumman aircraft in the display cabinet! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Hi Mike, donˋt know why I missed that? It looks perfect, very nice! Especially your panel line washing looks is spot on. So I wouldn’t say mine looks better. Nice little tabletop! Always looks better than on a kitchentable. all the best Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 This is one of the nicest Hellcats I have ever seen. Very neat and tidy work. 🙂👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Great looking Hellcat Mike! I like the unusual scheme a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 What a strange scheme? Looks fantastic though. Great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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