Vynce804 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Hi All, the big airfix hellcat is finally finished! An enjoyable build of a really Great kit. No real issues just took some careful building and plenty of dry fitting before glueing in place. The blue was tricky to get any depth and variation and didn’t really like being worked with oils. I used a neutral wash for panel lines and as a filter. Resin wheels was the only after market and all markings are painted. cheers Matt blackbetty, LSP_Kevin, Gazzas and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 nice it's tough to make these big monotone aircraft seem interesting, and I think your finish is has achieved that seat belts and seat pad (parachute?) look fantastic i'm still in two minds about the surface detail of the kit - it just looks to much like one of my duvets with that super-quilty effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomg Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Very nice result Matt. I've been following throughout your build. Is the tail radio aerial mast facing correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Love, just love it. Will it be at Telford? Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Great work! I like the yellow cowl too, breaks up the DSB well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman777 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 yes, very impressive build. I did the exact same paint scheme on the Hasegawa 1/32 F6F-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Sweet ! Nice work Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 That really is a very impressive model Matt! It looks right in every respect and I for one think Airfix have the surface detail spot on. My brother-in-law’s father was an FAA “ace” flying these so I’ve a mind to model his Hellcat based on your build. Many congratulations on a very fine looking Hellcat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 That's a truly impressive build with perfect paintwork and weathering - compliments Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Amazing! Congratulation! Juraj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Beautiful giant. Congratulation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynce804 Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 10/10/2019 at 7:11 PM, tomg said: Is the tail radio aerial mast facing correctly? Very observant! I was sure no one would notice! Yes I broke it off and glued it back the wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynce804 Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 23 hours ago, Stevepd said: Love, just love it. Will it be at Telford? Steve. Sorry Steve it won’t be at Telford, though I am planning to be there on the Saturday. It will be my first visit and I’m really looking forward to it. Cheers. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Lovely finish - great build. Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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