British Fleet Air Arm Hellcat Mk.I
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Looking good there Tom! Those are some correct looking field applied invasion stripes. And an interesting touch to them on the right side of the fuselage.
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Yeah, that is interesting on the right side. I don't know the purpose of that.Stikpusher wrote:Looking good there Tom! Those are some correct looking field applied invasion stripes. And an interesting touch to them on the right side of the fuselage.
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Re: British Fleet Air Arm Hellcat Mk.I
Been trying to add a simple sprue line wire between antennas. This is my 5th attempt. Letting this dry overnight before nipping off the excess ends. Used gorilla glue, liquid glue and finally regular Testors glue. What a headache.
Other than that, she is done. Go to Completed thread....
Other than that, she is done. Go to Completed thread....
“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 usually the last small things that vex us. And stretched sprue antennas can be quite touchy. One trick that I learned to tighten those up if there was too much slack was to hold a just extinguished match about an inch or so directly below the stretched sprue line to take out the slack.
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Re: British Fleet Air Arm Hellcat Mk.I
Hellcat's looking good!
Antenna wire is always tricky. I use elastic thread which has challenges of its own. The tension means you have to hold it in place while the glue sets (usually CA). One many occasions, the glue bond isn't strong enough and the antenna line goes springing off.
Antenna wire is always tricky. I use elastic thread which has challenges of its own. The tension means you have to hold it in place while the glue sets (usually CA). One many occasions, the glue bond isn't strong enough and the antenna line goes springing off.
Yes to this tip but take care not to get the heat too close!Stikpusher wrote:It’s usually the last small things that vex us. And stretched sprue antennas can be quite touchy. One trick that I learned to tighten those up if there was too much slack was to hold a just extinguished match about an inch or so directly below the stretched sprue line to take out the slack.
John aka JKim
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