Eduard’s 1/48 Hellcat Mk.II
Hi everybody, first post here with Eduard's hellcat in 1/48.
Improvements were made to the rear landing leg, the machine gun barrels (hypodermic needle), the rocket cables and the exhaust. I also widened the wheels with plastic sheet as I read that they are narrow in the kit.
I intented to use this model mainly as a testbed for painting and weathering experimentation but it turned out to be one my best efforts...
The steps I followed for the external painting and finish were:
White vallejo primer where necessary, masked and the primed with black.
Sprayed chipping fluid
Intermediate blue
Chipping
Post shading and fading in various panels
Weathering with oils (burnt umber, ochre, black)
Gunze gloss varnish, decals, then varnish again
Exhaust and weapons stains
Pin wash with oils
Windsor & Newton Matt Varnish
Various fuel leaks, oil stains
Tonal differences with dry pastel
Scratches with silver and gray pencil
The antenna was done with EZ line.
Hope you like it!
Very nice. Welcome to the forum
Thanks George, happy to be here!
Wow, that's a beauty George. Welcome.
Thanks Gary!
Very well done! Nice photos, too!
Congratulations
Thank you Manuel. It's a cheap photobooth plus contrast and lighting correction in Photoshop
Very nice Job George ?.
Thanks a lot Michael
Nicely done George, and welcome to iModeler.
Thanks for the warm welcome
Excellent work, and welcome to the site. You will like it here... I'll be looking forward to seeing more of your builds.
I pressed the "like" button too !
George, Welcome to imodeler !, I really like these Royal Navy schemes, especially when they are done this nice !
Allow me to add my "welcome aboard" and congratulate you on an outstanding build and presentation, sir.
Welcome and WOW! Incredible, museum-quality work!
Beautiful kit George! Beautiful weathering . I am trying to finish mine...
Beautifully presented ‘Cat. Lots of subtle but important details, to me the key of making something look ‘real’ - kudos, George.
‘Liked’
Sharp looking Hellcat!
Helluva nice cat.
Very, very nice. Enviable paint work.
Simply splendid job George!
What a fantastic Hellcat, everything in it looks the part. Solid build with a splendid paint & wear and tear detail. I am genuinely impressed by your skills
This is a masterpiece! Also the photos/presentation is so professional! Congratulations!
Great Hellcat! That's one of my favorite kits.
Thanks everyone for your kind words and warm welcome. Glad to be amongst you.
That's gorgeous! Welcome aboard.