Decal session #1 done!
Propellers' Painted yellow tips, Flat black with a mist of Grimy black on top. Clearcoated it then weathered it using soot and silver
Drop tank. Only 2 decals...
Undersides done! I'll clearcoat it tonight to seal it all in.
Tomorrow, the topside decals will commence.
British Fleet Air Arm Hellcat Mk.I
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“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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It's coming along nicely!
Mike
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Re: British Fleet Air Arm Hellcat Mk.I
Very nice!
Thanks,
John
Ain't no reason to hang my head, I could wake up in the mornin' dead.
John
Ain't no reason to hang my head, I could wake up in the mornin' dead.
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D-Day invasion stripes decals and insignias applied to top wings, D-Day stripes to fuselage done. Tail marking done. Tomorrow, a coat of clear to seal it in before painting the stripes to tone down the bright white and black using Off White and Weathered black. Stripe repainting will be done soon after clearcoat dries and cures.
Pics forthcoming.....
Pics forthcoming.....
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Invasion stripes repainted!! Before and After pics....
I found it easy to repaint D-Day stripes is by using the decals as a guide.
Decal Invasion stripes...
Repainted Invasion stripes...
Decal stripes...
Repainted....
Decal stripes...
Repainted...
Repainted underside stripes...
All is left is to spray a coat of clear to seal in the stripes in preparation for the last bits of decals. Once that's done, a final coat of flat clear to seal it all in.
I found it easy to repaint D-Day stripes is by using the decals as a guide.
Decal Invasion stripes...
Repainted Invasion stripes...
Decal stripes...
Repainted....
Decal stripes...
Repainted...
Repainted underside stripes...
All is left is to spray a coat of clear to seal in the stripes in preparation for the last bits of decals. Once that's done, a final coat of flat clear to seal it all in.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: British Fleet Air Arm Hellcat Mk.I
Wow,stripes came out great.
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Re: British Fleet Air Arm Hellcat Mk.I
Thank you, Tony. With the discovery of how the D-Day stripes were never laser straight or neat as shown in various photos, decal stripes were all wrong portraying them as laser straight, bright white and stark jet black.
I used Vallejo Off White and Floquil Railroad Weathered Black. Now that I ran out of the weathered black, I’ll have to find a substitute color or mix my own.
I used Vallejo Off White and Floquil Railroad Weathered Black. Now that I ran out of the weathered black, I’ll have to find a substitute color or mix my own.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: British Fleet Air Arm Hellcat Mk.I
Thanks,
John
Ain't no reason to hang my head, I could wake up in the mornin' dead.
John
Ain't no reason to hang my head, I could wake up in the mornin' dead.
Re: British Fleet Air Arm Hellcat Mk.I
Those look to be spot on! Nice work. Well done. Take 2 dollars out of petty cash and get something nice for yourself.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Almost to the finish line! Final decal session done. I installed the radial engine to fuselage and cowling. The cowling I'm not going to bother gluing in place since it snaps in place. Easy enough for me.
All is left to do is a final coat of flat clearcoat, minor weathering, and install the fiddly bits, bombs, rockets, drop tank, and landing gears.
All is left to do is a final coat of flat clearcoat, minor weathering, and install the fiddly bits, bombs, rockets, drop tank, and landing gears.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn