**** DONE: GB-59 1/24 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - WW2 PTO V

[Totalize]

The oil canning looks like Airfix got it right there. Too bad they had to muck it up with bad fuselage mating areas. But this is something I am sure you will effectively deal with Don.

 

[Donivanp]

Little update..
I have a couple bottles of Tester's enamel dark sea blue left in inventory so I stated by mixing near 1:1 with thinner in fresh Tamiya mixing jars.

which brought the viscosity to a workable level. I shot half of each wing and part of the fuselage.

 

[Donivanp]

Forgot how intense enamels can be,,,,

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[rochie]

Colour looks good to me

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Liking.

 

[fubar57]

Very nice colour

 

[Wayne Little]

Looks good to me too.

 

[Donivanp]

Working seams on fuselage and while that's drying I started the engine build.

There is a lot of clean up needs to be done!

Test fitting, TIGHT fit.

The push rods don't line up. Everything is keyed so that's a minor problem. Very tight fit and nearly broke off a push rod.

Tamiya black panel liner helps the cylinders stand out.

Still a lot to do here.

 

[fubar57]

A nice looking engine

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looks great Don, almost had me thinking it was the real thing.

 

[N4521U]

She's a beauty!

 

[A4K]

With all. Pretty awesome looking kit Don.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Wayne Little]

doin great Don.

 

[Crimea_River]

Enjoying this build.

 

[Donivanp]

Enjoying this build.

Thanks all, the engine, still not complete, is like six pages itself. Here's what it's starting to look like.

 

[A4K]

Awesome!

 

[Ralph Haus]

This is like building 10 kits at the same time (time and parts wise). Awesome!!

 

[N4521U]

Looks like very nice kit detail.
Doin well!