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Benevolens Magister
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**** DONE: 1/48 Hellcat Mk. II - Aircraft in Foreign Service WWII
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Repainted the blue and stripped the masks only to find lots of blue had crept under the masks in spots. Also, the tape (yes it was Tamiya tape) stuck to the flat white like sh!t to a blanket so you'll see some glue from the tape that will need to be washed off. Obviously plenty of touch ups in my near future!
Just realized as I'm posting these pics that I forgot to peel off the mask on the vertical stab so next batch of pics will show that.
Just realized as I'm posting these pics that I forgot to peel off the mask on the vertical stab so next batch of pics will show that.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Bit of a PITA, but it's looking good Andy, and the sheen already looks the part.
Looks great so far Andy!
dneid
Staff Sergeant
Wow, I can't say that Tamiya tape has let me down...... YET. Looks very nice, Andy.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Well done.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks guys. The Tamiya tape in question is the 40mm wide stuff which I've found to be very different than the narrower stuff. Nonetheless, the narrow stuff stuck hard as well.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
That seepage is a bit of a pain and onto the white as well, maybe the tape is a bit old Andy and though not noticeable, slightly more brittle than usual. Like T I also like that blue sheen but by the time I'd have finished such a model, my sheen would be looking somewhat worse for wear.
Never had any trouble with the tamiya tape but there's always the chance of an issue just when you don't need it....
Still good work Andy, won't be a difficult fix up for you my friend...
Still good work Andy, won't be a difficult fix up for you my friend...
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks guys. Masked off the white areas, retouched the white, then sprayed some Future on to get sheen on the strips, and finally stripped all the tape again. Life is good. Pics when I get the decals started.
Wildcat
Major
Good stuff Andy!
fubar57
General
Coming along nicely, despite the minor issues.
Geo
Geo
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Cheers everyone. Having now cleaned up the runs on the white stripes, the main decals were applied today. Stencils will go on next.
fubar57
General
Very nice. I've never seen that style of fuselage roundel before.
Geo
Geo
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Very cool!
suitably impressed...
fantastic Andy, i plan on getting another Eduard Hellcat so i can do that scheme with the decals left over from my dual combo kit
