Out2gtcha Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Probably would have to delete/smooth over the gun ports....................and sure looks like you wouldn't have to do it brand spanking new clean either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justplanecrazy Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 On 6/30/2019 at 10:21 AM, Gisbod said: Thanks Ryan and Wingman I’ve made a start this morning and it’s going together surprisingly quickly. I’m getting as much sticking together done on the interior as I can before paint. As mentioned before, the plastic is fairly soft, the cockpit floor seems a teeny bit warped - but should squeeze into shape ok. I’ve done a test fit of the fuselage halves and it goes together - with the internals fitted - with some pressure. I’ll have to keep an eye on that as I progress. Not quite a snap build. That said, it’s a fun build already - it’s a lovely scale to work with ie it’s not too fiddly. Here are some progress pictures. A few sink holes to fill: The first part of the Airscale set fitted (kit detail sanded off) I’ll need to add some kind of seat cushion to replace the kit one moulded with straps. Thanks for looking, Guy looks great so far. the seat cushion you're referring to was actually the pilot's life raft or "dingy" as referred to in the U.K. sandokan, Gazzas and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) Hi All, Thanks for the great input. I think my idea of a 3 tone is dwindling, but the midnight blue will be a challenge which could be interesting , and still the option of the FAA scheme. Back from Holidays, but away this weekend then straight back into a 5 day work trip, so this won’t be an overly quick build. I have, however, completed most of the internal structure of the wings, most won’t be visible and credit to Airfix for the level of detail here. It is though, fairly complex, compounded by having one wing folded - it’s a bit of a nightmare flicking back and forth through endless instructions to accommodate this, it was for me at least! Everything has fitted very well, although a few parts have come slightly warped, so a bit of gluing & clamping required in places... Guy Nice view of the stressed skin effect: Edited July 19, 2019 by Gisbod MikeMaben, sandokan, LSP_Kevin and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Lovely work Guy, Im really looking forward to building one Gisbod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 On 7/14/2019 at 12:40 PM, Randy said: Detail & Scale had a simple line drawing of an F6F-5 showing these plates, but I would never consider that an accurate resource. Why not ? The drawing is by Dana Bell , I don't think he would hypothesize on something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Hi Guy! Very nice progress on this impressive kit! The lighting shows the stressed skin very well and it appears very realistic. Alain Gisbod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 You're doing great work on this. I love airfix's new kits, and I love hellcats, but I don't know where I could possibly put a model this size. Gisbod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Nice! Gisbod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 Well, I’m back for a few days I’ve spent quite a lot of time cleaning up the engine parts and I’ve finally got a coat of primer on. The engine parts fit is very good, but very tight! Hoping to get some colour down before I’m away again. Guy Gazzas, Out2gtcha, USMC Herc and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonGUSA Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 18 hours ago, Gisbod said: Well, I’m back for a few days I’ve spent quite a lot of time cleaning up the engine parts and I’ve finally got a coat of primer on. The engine parts fit is very good, but very tight! Hoping to get some colour down before I’m away again. Guy Hey Gisbod Is the engine glued together? If it is you are never going to get it onto the cowl mouting part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 Nope, All ok thanks Guy Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynce804 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Hi Guy, your primer coat looks super smooth, do you mind me asking which brand you use? Cheers. Matt Gisbod and shepard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepard Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 same question as matt did.... superb primer aplication results cheers shep Gisbod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Looks great Guy! According to this website, the NAVY switched to the overall gloss sea blue right around the same time as the F5 variant was released, but it mentions that some of the very first F5 variants had the older paint scheme. If that is accurate, I would say you have some license to deviate away from an all blue look if you don't like that. http://christophe.arribat.pagesperso-orange.fr/profil/f6f/f6f.html Gisbod and Maw1963 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) On 7/7/2019 at 7:07 AM, Madmax said: Looking good Guy! I think the debate over stressed-skin is going to become a matter of taste. Depending on light source, period photo's do seem to support Airfix's approach... Sean the skin was definitely stressed out of the factory. it's just that Airfix has overdone the effect by making it too uniform and ubiquitous. it's a great first step on their part and the kit seems excellent overall Edited August 1, 2019 by thunderbolt1988 Gisbod, Out2gtcha, sandokan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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