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Dmitry Stropalov
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F6F-3 Hellcat (Eduard 1/48)

June 27, 2023 · in Aviation · · 32 · 457

This is recently re-issued 8227 ProfiPack with a well-known in this scale. I wanted to try new aftermarket offerings, so I've added 3D printed wheel bays and bronze legs. It's nice additions to the quite old kit, especially the wheel bays with excellent details. Everything plays together really well. For national insignias and numbers I was using custom made masks, everything the rest is HGW wet transfers (stencils) and kit's decals.

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  1. Excellent construction of the model and a very good paint job! I liked it a lot, congratulations.

    PD.: I have the doubt if construction is written. Is it correct or a bad translation?

  2. @starfar - Very nice work Dmitry. The paint and detailing is really good. I really like that the 004 looks hand written. Is is a decal or did you actually paint it that way? It's very realistic and seems like it would have been just spray painted on in the field quite frequently.

  3. What a wonderful result, Dmitry @starfar
    A not so often seen scheme on a F6F.
    I do like how the national insignias with the custom made masks turned out, what did you use for that.

  4. That is a really pretty build. I love the paint colors and weathering. I have used lighter washes on darker colors and like the way it looks. You really have beautiful build there. Nice work on the masks too.

  5. Excellent work on your Hellcat. The painting, decal application and weather finishes are amazing!

  6. Excellent work as usual Dmitry @starfar
    The “breaking” of the topside blue is just perfect

  7. What a great looking Hellcat and paint Dimitry @starfar. Love the choice of markings. This kit is not that old. Scalemates says Eduard’s F-6F-3 was a new tool in 2008 but I’m sure it was based on their F6F5 that came out in 1996.

  8. Fantastic result on a not that often seen scheme, Dmitry! Excellent!

  9. This is an excellent result. I like it!

  10. Very nicely done, Dmitry. The wheels, struts and bay detail are all excellent...cool Hellcat!

  11. Very neat build and finish, Dmitry, I especially like the way the yellow tips of the propellor blades show up in your pictures, very clever.

  12. One of the best Hellcats I've seen. Your paintwork is outstanding.

  13. That is a real beauty, and like others, I love that scheme! What era was it? I don't know that I'd seen that before. I am going to HAVE to build one in 1/72!

  14. I've just done one of these re-releases. the new resin wheel wells really improve things. I also used a Bitskrieg prop to replace the kit prop, which is very wrong.

    Nice result on this, @starfar. I like the oddball scheme.

  15. Well done, Dmitry

  16. Wow, this is an immaculate paint job, I was staring at it for a long time, well done.

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