Academy 1/72 F6F-3

[Steve Hutchinson]

hi Adam

That definitely looks like a plane LOL

The body of a Wildcat but straight wings

Have fun masking, it took me ages but is quite therapeutic, once you have finished!

A cocktail stick and a fresh blade are a good starter

Have fun

Steve H

[Vincent Power]

Nice work on the Hellcat Adam. Rescribing the panel lines must have been tricky on such a small model.

Vincent

[Adam Durrant]

Nice work on the Hellcat Adam. Rescribing the panel lines must have been tricky on such a small model.

Vincent

I won't take credit for "rescribing" the panel lines, I just did Gary Wickhams trick of deepening them all with a scriber so they won't disappear under the paint!

[Adam Durrant]

Paint on using Mig WWII Pacific Theatre set. Couple of coats of Klear and then decals. The Academy decals are very thick so sanded the edges slightly and a few more coats of Klear.





Panel line washes are Tamiya, grey for the dark blue and black for everything else

[Mark Aldrich]

Really nice looking!

[Steve Hutchinson]

Hi Adam

That is a really nice paint and panel job, well done

Looks like you're nearly there and a good finish too.

Have fun with the last bits

Regards

Steve H

[Philipp Gross]

How on earth do you sand decals?

Has the dark blue colour a slight metallic finish or is that an optical illusion? Either way, looks really good

Philipp

[Adam Durrant]

I’ve got some polishing sponges and you buff the interface between the carrier film and the clear coat.

Just standard Mig paints, still a bit shiny from the Klear. I did preshading, but I’m way too heavy handed with airbrush so none of it shows through.

[Adam Durrant]

I'm done. A bit of ham fisted weathering, but I'll call it good







Images sent to you Phil, not the best quality, but see what you can do!

[Philipp Gross]

Photos received Adam

I might edit them a little, but please expect no wonders

Philipp