williamj Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) So glad to have finished this one..lot more than anticipated,don't believe I'll be doing another,LOL have a few kits on the bench that I want to get to...Just craved something that looked like a Hellcat,getting the Trump wing in and re building the Has. fuselage was the only way. Did enjoy it but didn't take it to the wall,But still maintain the Hasegawa is the best "looking" kit in our scale..and have seen some really nice builds strait out of the box over the years. Anyhow,thanks for following along and on to the next...perhaps another Yellow wing from the golden age of aviation.haven't decided yet. Link to build..Trumpygawa Hellcat x 2 - Works in Progress - Large Scale Planes Cheers all.Bill. Edited June 19, 2020 by williamj phantom, levier, chuck540z3 and 26 others 28 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) A few more... Edited June 19, 2020 by williamj Wolf Buddee, D Bellis, Daniel Leduc and 32 others 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Incredible achievement, only a true Hellcat enthusiast can appreciate that crazy amount of work that went into this build.Bravo ! williamj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Very nice, William! Can I post it on the website? Martinnfb and williamj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, LSP_Ray said: Very nice, William! Can I post it on the website? Sure...if you want..thanks Ray. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick HMD Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Super, super nice. Well worth the effort. Always have liked the Hellcat. Did my first build back in the 1950's when Monogram came out with their speedy built kits. Martinnfb and williamj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Leduc Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Very very nice, I love it.... Dan. Martinnfb and williamj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Very nice work Bill Like that first picture best. Sort of a sunset look williamj and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawman56 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Beautiful job! I love the weathering! I'm currently, (slowly), working on one for a friend as well as a scratch built carrier deck base. Did you build the base, or buy a commercial one? The idea of scratch building the deck tie down anchoring strips does not appeal to me. Although I'm capable of it if need be, I'd prefer to find some pre-made ones in resin or photo etch. williamj and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Sweet! Another masterpiece William. Your chipping on the prop, wing root and exhaust staining is bang on. Cheers, Chuck Martinnfb and williamj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 That's a real cracker, most impressive Cheers Dennis Martinnfb and williamj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, lawman56 said: Beautiful job! I love the weathering! I'm currently, (slowly), working on one for a friend as well as a scratch built carrier deck base. Did you build the base, or buy a commercial one? The idea of scratch building the deck tie down anchoring strips does not appeal to me. Although I'm capable of it if need be, I'd prefer to find some pre-made ones in resin or photo etch. Thanks for that Lawman....The Resin Carrier Deck is from Australia...check out (Eureka 1/32 aircraft carrier wooden deck) you can still find them on Ebay for about 25.00..Also there are PE tie down strips available on Ebay as well if you're scratching one up....cheap. Edited June 16, 2020 by williamj lawman56 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) Thanks so much for the compliments gents,sincerely....The Hasegawa kit is another one of those "Forgotten Models" Still worthy and hiding right in front of us.. Edited June 16, 2020 by williamj Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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williamj Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, coogrfan said: Looks like I'll have to be more careful with my word choice..LOL.... And don't look at it too long or you'll have a grand mal seizure . Edited June 16, 2020 by williamj Martinnfb and coogrfan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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