Eduard 1/48 F6F Mk.I Hellcat - Step by step video build.

Ty for taking the time to present this very interesting video.

It was a pleasure to watch your techniques . Curious that you use canopy glue on the PE and liqid cement on the rear glass. How do you keep it from frosting the glass ?

Thanks Jay. 

I use canopy glue with PE when I don't need much trenght and I anticipate longer adjustment time. 

The liquid cemet Mr. Cement S works great with clear plastic, you just need to take care of few things.

As You can see the parts are masked and that helps. Also Cement S is thinner than the regular plastic cement and flows nicely into the joints, You just have to be carefull not to spill it/flood on the clear part. It also evaporates very quickly. As the vapors are the most likely to cause issues I hold the detail so that the vapors can go away without making contact with the plastic. 

I hope that I have expressed myself clearly. English is not may native language :)

Best regards

M.

Hello everyone. 
Episodes two and three are ready.

Episode two will take You through the upgrading, assembly, painting and weathering, of the Prat & Whitney R-2800 Engine that comes with the kit.

For your better viewing experience it is in 1080p from now on.

Episode III - Assembly, will walk you trough the various steps of assembling the scale model. Along with that you will see how some scratch built details affect the overall appearance of this scale model.

Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe.
Best regards
M.

Thanks for your kind words Ultra!

And Hi all, it's time for the new episode - ep.4 -  Paint

I hope you enjoy the video and if you havent subscribed yet, plaese do so.

Best regards and happy modeling

M.

Hello everyone

Here are the last two episodes of the build.

Hope you have enjoyed watching it.

Best regards

M.

A very in-depth tutorial how to do things.  I enjoyed it very much.  Thank you for teaching us especially me your techniques!  It’s very informative.

Your friend, Toshi

Wow, nice job! I'm building the same kit. Your videos will be like my instructions as I build it. Thanks for making them!

Thank you guys for your kind words. 

Best regards

M.

Thanks lawdog, my first airbrush didn't have a lid at all, so I had to be carefull (I have had s#*t moments). No 2 have a lid and I use it when i do not forget about it :). I will give the black base a try.

Best regards

M.

Probably half of those views on youtube are from me haha.   Been watching these over and over for help on my own build.  Great series and I look forward to the next.  End result is...insane.

So sory fo replying so late, for some reason I don't get notifications when someone writes a comment.

In this case the wheelwells are in the same color as the rest of the underside so I had to mask them only for the invasion stripes an I used sponge and masking tape.

This - https://youtu.be/cDR1IzugZHk - should answer your question about masking the cockpit.

Sometimes I use a toothpick dipped in masking liquid, when it dries it is still tacky and can hold small parts so you can put them in place. When I want to paint small parts I will either superglue them to the stick or drill a hole (if possible) and put the stick inside.