Hasegawa 1/48 Scale F6F-3 Hellcat USS Essex - Finished - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

Ole

Member since
October 2018
From: Central VA

Posted by Ole on Sunday, January 27, 2019 7:34 AM

Thanks for all your comments! There's a bit of pre- and post shading on this one.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, January 26, 2019 11:32 PM

Nice! I’m a fan of the preshade technique too. Good call on the Montex, I use them all the time.

"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

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TigerII

Member since
June 2004
From: East Stroudsburg, PA

Posted by TigerII on Friday, January 25, 2019 2:39 PM

Really nice work. The preshading and panel lines are outstanding and I've always been partial to the early WWII light blue color of Navy and Marine Corps planes in the Pacific Theater.

Achtung Panzer! Colonel General Heinz Guderian

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ChrisJH666

Member since
January 2004
From: Brisbane Australia

Posted by ChrisJH666 on Friday, January 25, 2019 2:38 PM

Very nice build

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

Chris

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tempestjohnny

Member since
November 2003
From: Naples, FL

Posted by tempestjohnny on Friday, January 25, 2019 1:17 PM

Nicely done. Not often you see an Atlantic Hellcat

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Ole

Member since
October 2018
From: Central VA

Posted by Ole on Friday, January 25, 2019 12:07 PM

keavdog

Nicely done. Whose paint/color did you use?

Thanks, I used Mr. Color Blue Gray H367 for the upper surfaces, and I want to say H315 Grey for the lower.

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Ole

Member since
October 2018
From: Central VA

Posted by Ole on Friday, January 25, 2019 11:54 AM

Edwin

Great looking Hellcat! Like the preshading and panel lines on your plane. How long did it take you with this build?

Thanks a lot! It probably took a few weeks between other projects. It's not a huge parts count.

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Tickmagnet

Member since
July 2018
From: The Deep Woods

Posted by Tickmagnet on Friday, January 25, 2019 11:28 AM

Nice build

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goldhammer

Member since
August 2014
From: Willamette Valley, Oregon

Posted by goldhammer on Friday, January 25, 2019 9:45 AM

Nicely done. Have the same kit to do for a club GB.

Nice to hear about the fit.

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keavdog

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by keavdog on Friday, January 25, 2019 9:31 AM

Nicely done. Whose paint/color did you use?

Thanks,

John

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Edwin

Member since
January 2019

Posted by Edwin on Friday, January 25, 2019 9:26 AM

Great looking Hellcat! Like the preshading and panel lines on your plane. How long did it take you with this build?

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Ole

Member since
October 2018
From: Central VA

Hasegawa 1/48 Scale F6F-3 Hellcat USS Essex - Finished

Posted by Ole on Friday, January 25, 2019 7:39 AM

Here is another recently finished model. Great kit with excellent fit. The decals were crap and dissolved, so I went with Montex masks instead. No real modifications, just a clean straight forward build.