chrish Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 1:16 PM, Thano said: Here it is, with the decal sheet as a color reference. nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 Back to work on the engine the last couple of days. Jumping around in the instructions almost shot me in the foot (again) I fitted the supercharger intake piping and manifolds then noticed I should have fitted the engine mounts, good thing the glue was still soft...maybe I should stop sniffing it? If I'd known how nice the engine was before assembly I'd have tried building a display method for it off the airframe. In any case here's a couple of pics of the engine progress to date. Disclaimer; this is not an historically accurate model aircraft. Fvdm, Victor K2, TenSeven and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick HMD Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) WOW! nuff said Edited August 15, 2019 by Patrick HMD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thano Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 4 hours ago, chrish said: nicely done! Thanks! Cut my own masks from Tamiya sheets for the first time. Worked very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thano Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 4 hours ago, chrish said: Back to work on the engine the last couple of days. Jumping around in the instructions almost shot me in the foot (again) I fitted the supercharger intake piping and manifolds then noticed I should have fitted the engine mounts, good thing the glue was still soft...maybe I should stop sniffing it? If I'd known how nice the engine was before assembly I'd have tried building a display method for it off the airframe. In any case here's a couple of pics of the engine progress to date. Disclaimer; this is not an historically accurate model aircraft. Stunning! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 A test fit of the engine to the airframe shows (as usual) a very precise and excellent fit (in spite of my workmanship) I hope the great fit of this kits parts continues Out2gtcha, Ol' Scrapiron, Gazzas and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Nice work Chris, looks like a really nice kit to build. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynce804 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Great work Chris, it’s really coming together. I especially like the way you have done the exhausts can you let me know what’s you did? Cheers. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Looks brilliant, Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, Vynce804 said: Great work Chris, it’s really coming together. I especially like the way you have done the exhausts can you let me know what’s you did? Cheers. Matt Thank you very much Matt, your cat is looking great too, great kit hey? I used Tamiya XF-52 Flat Earth and Tamiya XF-68 then weathered the pipes with Vallejo light and dark rust washes. Thanks for looking in guys! The fit of the parts is almost friction fit in many places. I'm hoping I can actually press fit the engine to the fuselage and remove it for display later. Edited August 17, 2019 by chrish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Nice work Chris The fit tolerance is zero isn’t it? Everywhere. I dry fitted the engine - it just popped into place, then I had a total struggle getting it off.. should be fine though with a light sand. Guy Thano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 11:48 PM, chrish said: I take all the blame for this conflict, it was never meant to cause an issue such as it has. I did smart mouth Ron G when I could have left it alone or informed him I wasn’t going for anything historically accurate but more along the lines of just enjoying the build for what it was, a hobby, and a plastic model...A time filler between daily tasks and a chance to unwind at my bench. I have never built anything exactly historically accurate and (probably) never will. I build for enjoyment and for the fun of putting color to the plastic. Many of my builds may look like an historically correct build but will never be, that’s not the reason I build model airplanes...Ron G could also have pointed out the intake manifold was in bare metal and should be green or, that I have used the wrong shade of green, which if I was building an accurate model of a hellcat would also be true. As these colours as well as the crankcase grey, the oil transfer tubes etc etc are all technically wrong to a historically correct Hellcat but again, I’m not going for accurate, I’m just building a model airplane and enjoying the build. i regret not having the foresight to see that what I was doing and the pictures I was posting would cause so much friction. a suggestion has been made that if I don’t want comments I should not post pictures, if this is sincerely the feeling I should probably delete the pictures already posted and in future try to post only the images of attempts at a historically accurate models.....uhm...I don’t build those. Again, my sincere apologies for any conflict I’ve been responsible for The engine looks great. Remember the days, when you wanted an 'accurate' radial you painted the crankcase gray, the cylinders black, and the heads silver, then dry brushed the whole thing with silver to make it 'realistic'? Ah, the good old days. coogrfan and Thano 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 Lee; true fact! I do kind of still build that way, hence all the drama here hahaha. Guy..... yup you're right there! I dry fitted the folded wings attachment points to the centre section and almost sh*t myself trying to get them disconnected again! Gaz...Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 A bit of home made masking going on today (after spending most of the day working on my car...my other hobby) I'm using scans of the decals cut out of paper to make masks from Badger Frisket film, an interesting ordeal...It's tough stuff to place because it's as clear as tape, I've put bits of Tamiya tape on it to indicate the edges but it's still a bit of a job getting it in place. I've decided to only try to do the national markings with paint (cause they're so damned big) and decals for the rest, stenciling etc. The Tamiya tape is in place only to form a datum line, copied from the datum line of rivets. LSP_Kevin, Victor K2 and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 The true color is much darker than it apears in these pictures, Tamiya X 4 Gloss blue thinned with Mr Color leveling thinner Victor K2, Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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