Erwin Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) Hi all, I was going to keep this untill the next GB. But with a new COVID lock-down in Belgium,I might as well start now. Plenty of other kits to go into the GB's. Edited November 11, 2020 by Erwin Alex, Greg W, Fanes and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 I started today by cleanig some of the parts and minor glueing... AlbertD, turbo, Starfighter and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Good to see a start on it, pay very close attention to the instructions! I came close to shooting my self in both feet by jumping around in construction, the karma for my careless attitude almost got me. Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 56 minutes ago, chrish said: Good to see a start on it, pay very close attention to the instructions! I came close to shooting my self in both feet by jumping around in construction, the karma for my careless attitude almost got me. I plan to do the wings first.Then fuselage and engine last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Good to have another Hellcat build going. I’ve been stuck trying to get a figure built for my cockpit. Can’t wait to see how your build progresses! Peter Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 A lot of detail inside the wing that can't be seen,unless I keep the pannels open. AlbertD, vvwse4, Greg W and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) Progress so far. As I'm going with a closed build,all the detail inside the gun bay and wings don't have to be painted first. Only the wheel bays get painted. The flaps are dryfitted. Did all the cockpit parts that go in the same colour. Edited November 1, 2020 by Erwin AlbertD, Greg W, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 The wings are done... Fanes, RadBaron, Gazzas and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) Looking good. I have this kit, and one thing I'd strongly recommend is taking a look at the videos on YouTube posted by Nigel's Modelling Bench. There is quite a few videos by Nigel and they're worth a look. There's a few pitfalls to avoid in this kit which he points out, though unfortunately, he hasn't finished his build. He's also done a few resin parts which you might want. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0MZzzx_JpM Cheers, Michael Edited November 2, 2020 by Dpgsbody55 Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 I only had to paint the front of the engine. So,this wasn't so much work. All the pannel went on without any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) ... Edited November 6, 2020 by Erwin AlbertD and Fanes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 WOW! That’s fast! going good! Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Holy cow, you’re moving fast! I just finished painting my cockpit before decals. Hoping to get them down this weekend. Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 7 hours ago, easixpedro said: Holy cow, you’re moving fast! I just finished painting my cockpit before decals. Hoping to get them down this weekend. I'm not moving fast. I just don't spend a lot of time on inner painting like it should be done. It's all about the "overall look" in my builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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