Chris D. Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Finished my Trumpeter 1/32 Hellcat - found some great pictures of this particular AC and unit at Peleilu in 1944. After I had finished assembly at which point I discovered that it was an early -5 with the side windows (surprisingly every profile, decal and kit gets this wrong). The wheels were also the diamond pattern - dammit! At least I was able to put in the short barrelled 20mm and put tape over the MG aperture and paint the radome blue (both wrong in the instructions). Painted with Tamiya Sea Blue using Montex masks. I kept it easy with the weathering to avoid a quilted look, photos showed that the finish of the AC was not extremely weathered. SapperSix, Bruce_Crosby, Rocat and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STWilliams Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Beautifully clean build, and some great research as well, good work all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Chris Super work on the hellcat. Fit and finish look great :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Awesome Hellcat! Great job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconspit Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 ...yep... great looking Hellcat..., that worn out dark sea blue looks spot on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Nice build. Looks goooood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 That is sharp! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Really nice build! I love nightfighters ....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Very sharp looking Hellcat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I sure like what you've done. At times subtle beats dramatic. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Sweet! Looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Nice build! And the aircraft ain't bad, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Very tidy finish - much to admire here Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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