1/48 Eduard F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter - Special Build

The F6F-5N Nightfigher is now finished. I had a brass nameplate made and used it as the front of the battery box. The box was built out of sheet styrene. The end caps just press in for battery access. The end cap on the right side is just temporary. I will be adding a switch to turn the lights off and on. The switch is on order and then once it arrives, I can design the end cap and I will 3-D print it for a better fit and to make the power switch not so noticeable. Overall this is a very nice kit with the exception of the decals. Even though I had to build it in a different order than the instructions due to the lighting, everything fit well.

The final pictures have different stages. The first ones are without the nameplate and light off. Then lights on with the battery sitting outside camera frame. Then the final photos are with everything on. The last photo was a Photoshop with a "sunset at sea" background. Thanks for following along and hope this encourages some of you to add lighting to your builds.

You can see all the photos and details from the start in my build log at 1/48 F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter

Very nice

Great stuff.

So cool.

Sweet!

Incredible

Lovely work!