discussion F6F-5 Hellcat

[Sjors]

Good day to you all!

Because the building of the Blitz truck went so well; its time to up the scale! (or lower in this case)
For my next project is going to be the 1/72 F6F Hellcat kit from Academy.

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For detailing I've bought PE kits from Eduard and Part, some decals, brass machinegun rods and some tiny seagulls!


The Academy kit itself is pretty straight forward; pretty simple cockpit design and overall good quality:

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Because the F6F is a carrier plane, the idea is to have a little ground base representing that.

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The misses has used my last drop of instant cement yesterday, so the building of the plane has to wait till the weekend.
But no idling around, so I started working on the deck.
The idea I had was to use popsicle sicks, cut those in lenghts, add some relief using a screwdriver to simulate the draining boards:
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Glued onto the base and cut the strips:
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Hmmm no the worlds best carpenter but it will do

Next step is painting.
The idea I have is to spray the boarding, except a few to simulate some new planking, black, paint the boards a dark grey en sand over it to have it show some wear:
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Happy flying guys!
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[papa 695]

Nice start on the base Sjors.

 

[Guest]

Great example of the timber deck there Sjors, that with some paint and wear will be perfect.
The additions will be good, esp the gulls .:smiling2:

 

[Mickc1440]

Nice start there, will make a great base to display on

 

[Sjors]

Good evening guys!
Just a quick update:

The Office is ready for some nice green paint.
Building went a lot easier than expected, none of the tiny bits broke and both of my hands are free from PE!
(Almost cut my thumb, but lets just forget that)

Cheers!