williamj Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) Back at the bench with an oldy but goody...We are taking two Hasegawa Hellcats and attempting to entitle them. Have been collecting AM for a long time ,some just recently traded for with a good modeling friend. Mating Trumpter wings to the Has fuselage x2,want a F6F-3 and a F6F-5. Will attempt to rescribe and enhance all the surface detail..new cockpits,detailed engines, etc. Have line drawings and references in place and a head full of ideas..All that's left is a bit of time and some luck sorting out how to do it.LOL. Cheers Bill. Got my hands on this nice base from Australia ...quite lovely it is Edited January 16, 2020 by williamj Martinnfb, D.B. Andrus, rafju and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Pedro Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 WoW! Mega project! Looking forward to it! Cheers! José Pedro williamj, BiggTim and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Scraaaaaaape....that’s me pulling up a chair coogrfan, BiggTim, Martinnfb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Looking forward to this one Bill. BiggTim, Martinnfb and williamj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Go Bill !! williamj, BiggTim and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 9 hours ago, chrish said: Scraaaaaaape....that’s me pulling up a chair and another one fer me Martinnfb, williamj and BiggTim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 This is going to be a good one, please document how the wings mate to the Hasegawa fuselage. I have a pair of these that I wanted to do. williamj, Sakai, Troy Molitor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Looks like a full meal deal for two! Always fun watching builds loaded with aftermarket goodies! Can be much more informational than online reviews so this could be a valuable reference for many builders! williamj, BiggTim, Sakai and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigor Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Cool. What's the deal with the white cowl ? williamj, Martinnfb and Sakai 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 No big deal...just a little re-shaping and white primer. Sakai and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 YAY! williamj and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 19 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: YAY! With bells on! - very much looking forward to seeing this. Just in case you didn't know Obscureco produced a prop, and replacement u/c doors, no doubt oop, but you might get lucky in the Traders Board should you need. Martinnfb, williamj and Sakai 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I had a set of the Obscureco gear doors, but I didn't use them because I actually liked the Hase kit doors better (with a few modifications, of course). I will dig around and see if I still have them, if you'd like, but I think I may have already given them away some time back. Tim Kagemusha, Martinnfb and Sakai 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, BiggTim said: I had a set of the Obscureco gear doors, but I didn't use them because I actually liked the Hase kit doors better (with a few modifications, of course). I will dig around and see if I still have them, if you'd like, but I think I may have already given them away some time back. Tim We're OK...The Trumpeter doors aren't bad,just have to get rid the shotgunned surface and clean them up. but do appreciate the offer. Sakai, Martinnfb and BiggTim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) And we have a start.... Finally figured out my own way to utilize the Trumpeter wings and lower Fus. section..they are much better.especially the wheel wells. Was going to use the Trumpeter engine cowl but after comparing it with the Has.and checking references and drawings decided to use and detail the Has. cowl (you can clearly see why)Now I wont declare the Has.cowl is accurate..it just looks accurate to me. Also filled in all the deep rivets on the Trumpy parts to be used. Stripped the Has. Fus. for a full re-scribe,rivets,fasteners..the part I like the best. Working up a whole new cockpit as well...This will be an F6F/3 Early Cat. Thanks for following...more soon as we ain't doin much else right now. Can't even go bloody fishing but this is almost as much fun. Cheers. Edited April 8, 2020 by williamj coogrfan, LSP_Kevin, Tolga ULGUR and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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