scvrobeson Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Took you less time than expected, given the complexity of the kit. All of the time and effort definitely has paid off, it's a beautiful build Chuck. Now, size-wise, where does this rank among your other completed builds? Matt chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissFighters Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Really great work, Chuck. I have appreciated being able to observe the process very much. Thank you. chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Chuck - what a masterpiece! To me it looks flawless; to you, well you built it so you know where to look. Looking forward to the RFI post! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ax365 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Another stunning build, Chuck. I've followed from the beginning but without much comment. 'The flaws are minimal.' We are always our own worst critic. Your patience and dedication to the craft are beyond words. I wish I had half the 'game' you have. I look forward to your full spread of photos. Thanks for sharing your journey with us...again. Take a breather and enjoy the top down weather. Not sure if your little roadster is out yet but the Mustang will be coming out shortly. Enjoy your summer and I await your next project. Take care and stay safe, Chuck. Mike chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) Thanks Guys! 10 hours ago, ax365 said: Another stunning build, Chuck. I've followed from the beginning but without much comment. 'The flaws are minimal.' We are always our own worst critic. Your patience and dedication to the craft are beyond words. I wish I had half the 'game' you have. I look forward to your full spread of photos. Thanks for sharing your journey with us...again. Take a breather and enjoy the top down weather. Not sure if your little roadster is out yet but the Mustang will be coming out shortly. Enjoy your summer and I await your next project. Take care and stay safe, Chuck. Mike Thank you so much Mike. Your kind words mean a lot! On 4/11/2022 at 11:35 PM, scvrobeson said: Took you less time than expected, given the complexity of the kit. All of the time and effort definitely has paid off, it's a beautiful build Chuck. Now, size-wise, where does this rank among your other completed builds? Matt Thanks. How about this pic, next to a 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire? As mentioned, I'm now DONE and took a few pics today, which are now in the RFI forum here: 1/24 Airfix Hellcat, Kicked Up A Notch Now a few more selected pics to close out this build thread.... Hellcat wheels actually toe in a bit... Thank you everyone for your kind words of encouragement, tips, and info to make this build so much fun. Cheers, Chuck Edited April 13, 2022 by chuck540z3 levier, ax365, scvrobeson and 27 others 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 This is another sensational build Chuck, and as always a valued resource not just for building the subject aircraft, but for modeling in general! Thanks for sharing your work. Cheers, Tom chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Masterbuild of a masterpiece!! Well done Chuck! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Looks literally outstanding! Fantastic work Chuck! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha As Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Great job! The model looks great!!! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Another fabulous LSP, Chuck! In particular I think that you really rose to the challenge of making the whole model visually engaging, which I have always feared would be difficult with a late model Hellcat due to that over-everything dark blue color scheme. Kudos, enjoy the brief Canadian summer ;-) and I'm sure I'm not the only one who's looking forward to seeing what you will build next! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Another spectacular build Chuck. Wow. Oliver chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Fantastic modelling once again. Cheers. chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos07 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Incredible work Chuck! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) Good heavans Chuck, that is brilliant!!! To all reading this, if you have lost your Mojo, just read a thread like this. BAM, Mojo back. Awesome. Edited April 15, 2022 by Gerhard chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 Thank you everyone for your kind, supportive and funny replies. I have to admit, however, that this model was a struggle the last few months, mostly because I was just getting tired of it and wanted to get on with something new. I could have rushed the ending I suppose, but I've learned the hard way that this is a very bad idea. You can flush 10 months of good work down the drain with 1 month of so-so finishing touches, so I soldiered on and tried to give the ending the same attention to detail as I did at the beginning of the build. It seems to have worked very well and I am very happy with the final result. As some of you know, I always follow a prop build with a jet and I'm looking for ideas. I've made two F-4's, two F-14's, two F-18's, an F-15 & F-16, an A-10, a CF-104 and an F-5 so far and I'm not inclined to build any of those subjects any time soon, although an F-16 Adversary has a chance, since I have the coveted Tamiya Thunderbirds kit and lots of decals. I don't have an F-86 Sabre yet and with a bare metal finish, I think I'd like to go nuts with literally thousands of HGW decal rivets that I used on my CF-104 model, that turned out looking fairly accurate. Any other ideas? Although I won't likely be modelling steady again until the fall, I like to plan early with the purchase of the kit and aftermarket enhancements, along with lots on research on my new subject. Thanks, Chuck Buster99, TAG, levier and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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