AWESOME "When Hell Freezes Over!" Groupbuild...

pzl66

Manstein's revenge:

 

pzl66:

 

(not glued just dry fitting)

 

Sweet---you're making Fermis look snail-slow...

 

 

I have to give alot of credit to the well engineered kit. To those who think Revell doesnt make great kits should build one of these, hell Accurate Miniatures thought it was great too to put their name on this particular kit. Yet another kit the proves Revell is well worth the money. 

Testors glue sticks very well. Not the blue tube though...

GAWD, I hated that stuff...  Had to buy a tube to get the wife offa my back about "glue-fumes".... Decided to get a different wife instead of buying a second tube of it...

BTW... I don't have to get all over that post, Manny.. I already knew it, heh...

...yes...

Hans von Hammer

GAWD, I hated that stuff...  Had to buy a tube to get the wife offa my back about "glue-fumes".... Decided to get a different wife instead of buying a second tube of it...

BTW... I don't have to get all over that post, Manny.. I already knew it, heh...

wow, yeah, that blue tube stuff was awful. Made me decide to move out and go to school so I could get the good stuff again.

late night/morning cellphone pic:

pzl66

late night/morning cellphone pic:

What's going on in here???

Manstein's revenge

What's going on in here???

Manstein's revenge

What's going on in here???

....that's what's hap'nin!

fermis

Manstein's revenge:

What's going on in here???

 

 

 

....that's what's hap'nin!

fermis

Manstein's revenge:

What's going on in here???

 

 

 

....that's what's hap'nin!

OK...

Beautiful work Fermis...pre or post shading?

Hercmech

Beautiful work Fermis...pre or post shading?

Thank you Sir....little bit of both.

Came out great however you did it!

fermis

OK...

 

Awesome work Fermis!! Cant wait to get more bench time with my diver. Picked up another airbrush dual action and tested it on a scrap model... Really excited to get mine to exterior paint phase.. Now I want to maintain the excellent finish done by the airbrush, is there a good gloss coat to run through the airbrush that is enamel or should I stick with the spray can version of it??

I know alot of people use future but I really dont want to run anything water based / acrylic through my brush...

This will also be my first pre-shade but I will also do panel wash as well.. Time to step it up!!

Nice work Fermis! (as allways...)
Making me eager to build one myself!

With regards, Ninetalis.

Fermis....

fermis

I love your wing folds and want to.. err, OK, I got nothin'

A question though. I was checking around a couple of years back getting ready for a Corsair, and it looked to me like the undersurfaces of folded wings got the topside blue as well, only the fuselage underside & center wing panel kept the white. Was that a Corsair-only setup??? Inquiring minds want to know.

fermis

OK...

 

Awesome Helldiver Fermis!!! you just changed the scale withouth lost your detail level

Thanks dudes!

VanceCrozier

fermis:

 

I love your wing folds and want to.. err, OK, I got nothin'

A question though. I was checking around a couple of years back getting ready for a Corsair, and it looked to me like the undersurfaces of folded wings got the topside blue as well, only the fuselage underside & center wing panel kept the white. Was that a Corsair-only setup??? Inquiring minds want to know.

I know, the pics are decieving. The lower/outer wing portion is actually "intermediate blue". With the lighting, and my cameraphone, I couldn't really get it to show up looking like anything but dirty white.

Here's a shot at the bench.

fermis

Thanks dudes!

 

 

VanceCrozier:

 

 

fermis:

 

 

I love your wing folds and want to.. err, OK, I got nothin'

A question though. I was checking around a couple of years back getting ready for a Corsair, and it looked to me like the undersurfaces of folded wings got the topside blue as well, only the fuselage underside & center wing panel kept the white. Was that a Corsair-only setup??? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

 

I know, the pics are decieving. The lower/outer wing portion is actually "intermediate blue". With the lighting, and my cameraphone, I couldn't really get it to show up looking like anything but dirty white.

Here's a shot at the bench.

Ahhhh gotcha. Interesting bench pic - dive brakes hanging out to dry?!

bsyamato

fermis:

 

 

 

 

I have to agree Manny, that is a great pose.

My status is getting the Helldiver ready for some paint.. Primer and preshading coming up tomorrow I hope!!

still working on some bomb bay door issues, getting closer to paint:

pzl66

still working on some bomb bay door issues, getting closer to paint:

 

Dunno if its a kit problem or just my particular kit but with bomb bay door closed there was a gap far to big for the scale so made two pieces of flate PE to bring the gap to an acceptable seam.. Waiting on the filler to cure so I can sand down the filler to a smooth surface. My issue is just a waiting game. Should be ready to sand after work today. Was hoping to lay down some paint tonight.