Academy 1/72 Hellcat FAA
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35 27 December 2021, 01:59
Gareth Windsor 著者Yes Erik. I bought this kit in the early 90's. I now have a 1:48 Hobby Boss and the 1:24 Airfix in the stash, so I thought I would start here.
27 December 2021, 04:47
Gareth Windsor 著者Yes Andy, kind of glad I didn't build it when I got it back in the early 90's.
7 January 2022, 03:34
Gareth Windsor 著者The primer went on last night. I've not used the light grey primer in a while and it has some harder bits in it, so the whole thing will need a bit of a rub down. As always it has also highlighted some flaws in my filling. Oh well.
13 January 2022, 14:39
Gareth Windsor 著者Ok, so I had posted a comment about the paint colour. It was a true story, just not this aircraft. I masked up and painted the white markings tonight. I used my new airbrush from Topnotch (company based in the UK) and wow what a difference from my old eBay brushes!
18 January 2022, 06:12
Gareth Windsor 著者Main colour down. Next step is to mix some white into the main colour and fade some of the top panels and aircraft skin. I don't want this too heavily weathered as the real aircraft wasn't.
19 January 2022, 22:28
Gareth Windsor 著者Gloss coated and first decals on. Using decals from the old Airfix kit and then the stencil markings from the Academy kit.
1 February 2022, 01:15
Gareth Windsor 著者Thanks guys. Yes Andy, I was in two minds about the rockets. This Hellcat has been pictured with the US "Zero Zero" rockets, but the British had modified their Hellcats to carry a different launching system with 4 rails under each wing. I'm up for a challenge, so I've cleaned them up (moulding wasn't great) and drilled the back out and supper glued the wire in. I think they will look good once they are on.
1 February 2022, 13:14
Gareth Windsor 著者Oil panel wash done. It needs a few days to dry properly and then I can hit it with the flat coat. Then it's the pigment and oils for stains and weathering before final assembly.
6 February 2022, 20:28
Gareth Windsor 著者I'll get some better pictures later, but I think she's done.
9 February 2022, 21:09
BohrmannVery nice build. May I ask how you did the engine smoke on fuselage ? Freehand airbrush ?
10 February 2022, 11:25
Gareth Windsor 著者Thank guys. @Bhrmann, I used Revell pigment powders free hand. I started with the sand colour first, then dark brown and finally a little black.
10 February 2022, 12:44
Gareth Windsor 著者Calling it done. Fun little build for sure. First time using the EZ line for the aerial and very happy with that. Colour conversion for Humbrol 15 to Vallejo's Midnight Blue I'm not too sure about. Perhaps if I had completely black based the model it would have been more accurate, but still happy with it.
10 February 2022, 17:05
Gareth Windsor 著者Thank's Andy. I think I have my mojo back, so it's time to finish my Sea Fang and FG.1 to clear my bench.
11 February 2022, 01:11
RuiVery nice. Initially I thought the blue was too bright, but now I see the end result and realize I have a lot to learn. Easily one of my favourite build this year! Bravo! 👍
11 February 2022, 07:04
Gareth Windsor 著者Thank you. Yes Rui Da Silva, I initially had my doubts about the paint, I don't think the lighting around the work bench helped. The filters and matt varnish really brought the right tone.
15 February 2022, 02:29
