discussion HobbyBoss 1/48 F6F-5 Hellcat - finishing a part built shelf queen!

[Dave Ward]

How are you thinning the hataka paints dave ? I just wondered as ive been using them a fair bit recently and found them very nice . I thin them with vallejo thinners if they need it , most times the red line will spray straight out of the bottle . I have noticed though if thinned they will need at least two thin coats as they can be a bit transparent sometimes , although ive been spraying the blue line ( supposedly optimised for brushing) thinned slightly and they seem to have good colour density .

Tony,
I'm using straight tapwater - they don't need a lot of thinning, but they seem a lot more sensitive to use than say, AK or MiG. One silly thing I notice is that it's too easy to overtighten the cap on the bottle & damage the thread!
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

I modified the Sea Blue upper surfaces, then gave an all over spray of gloss varnish. Then Decal time!

Still a fair few stencils to add - I lost two decals when they shrivelled up when they came off the backing - the others are OK, so it may be the printing that was in error - they aren't obvious by their being missing!
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

More progress - in fact the next pictures will be in the 'completed' section
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

Thanks for following the build, results are here https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/hobbyboss-1-48-f6f-5-hellcat-completed.37389/
Dave