BiggTim Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I actually started this kit somewhere around 10-12 years ago, and had big dreams of super detailing and the like. But after fits and starts for a few years, I got overwhelmed by the all the scribing and gun bays, etc., and shelved it indefinitely. Last year, when I re-joined this forum, I was inspired by many of the builds I saw, and decided I should resurrect it. Then I bought my first Tamiya kit (Corsair), and decided to use this kit as "practice" for some of the techniques I have learned here, so I could use them on the Corsair when the time comes. A quick run-down on the particulars: Hasegawa F6F-5E Night Fighter kit # St-101 (built as F6F-3 standard fighter) Eduard's old, small PE set for a few cockpit details and a couple of tail wheel parts Master gun barrels from Victory Models a mix of Montex paint masks and Techmod Decals Mr Surfacer 1500 gray primer Alclad II Duraluminum basecoat (for chipping) Model Masters enamels (airbrushed) Model Masters clearcoats (rattle can gloss base for decals, flat with airbrush) RB seatbelts Scratchbuilt,: - most of the pit, except for a few PE parts and a few kit parts spruced up - tail wheel, except for PE arms with holes, doors were my first try at using brass sheet - gear bays - didn't go too crazy here, just some ribs and stuff, wiring and tubing, drilled out the kit wheels to make them look better - added a bunch of wiring and some aluminum tubing exhaust pipes to the engine Weathering: - really wanted to see if the chipping technique I learned on Doogs website would work with enamels instead of acrylics, so after priming (with gray, not black) I put down a coat of Alclad and then hairspray, then color. I chose not to paint the yellow primer. I found that window cleaner and a toothbrush did a pretty fair job of chipping the blue off, so I went with that - learned a really cool thing about rivets - if you scribe, then prime, then sand smooth, then poke your rivet lines with a compass needle in a pin vise, then paint over them, you can lightly wet sand the whole plane w/ 1200 grit after the glosscoat, and the rivets will show up very slightly. Maybe you all knew that, but I didn't! Worked out great, very subtle. - all pf the shading was done with pastel chalk and a stiff paint brush after painting, before final matte coat. So, here is round one: tucohoward, Girlscanplay2, allthumbs and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 Round two, some detailed photos: alain11, red baron, Urs and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) This one shows the rivets nicely: and one more for the road!! It was fun, hope you all enjoy! Tim Edited August 9, 2015 by BiggTim joe, Whitey, Girlscanplay2 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Tim, I really like it! The finish looks great, will look brilliant on your corsair! Cheers Jim BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Wow, that is really fantastic, Tim! I love it. May I publish it on the website? Kev BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 Sure, Kev, go for it! And thanks for the kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Man that looks just fantastic. The labour of love was definitely worth it. Inspirational...! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Great work, Tim! Really like it. Cheers, D.B. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I enjoy , very nice !!!!!!!!!!!!! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urs Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Ohh, strangely a not often built model though it was well uswd in the war. You did a great build here and fabulous paintjob. Likes it very much.ðŸ‘ðŸ‘👠logan181 and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Stunning! You've taken a decades old kit and turned it into a masterpiece. Congrats, Rich BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Congratulations, a very convincing and subtle weathering job, great build. J. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Fascinating model - I guess that's exactly what the original looked like - hats off !!! Lothar BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 That is one very well done Hellcat, great job! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 What a fantastic piece of modelling. Sincerely, Mark BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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