F6F-5 Hellcat
Eduard Profipack with 3rd Party Details
- Subject:
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
US Navy (1794-now)
VF-20 (Lt. Leo Bob McCuddin)
Oktober 1944 World War 2 - USS Enterprise (CV-6)
FS25042- Maßstab:
- 1:72
- Status:
- Fertiggestellt
- Gestartet:
- September 11, 2022
- Fertiggestellt:
- September 25, 2022
This kit was an impulse buy at the hobby shop. Fitment was great. Details are fine and robust - many panel lines stood up to filing and sanding. I ended up buying 3rd party details as I went along.
The radio antenna was flimsy, broke off and flew to never never land. I made a new one from plastic sheet and it's very sturdy. The plastic machine gun barrels are also flimsy. I replaced them with Master brass barrels. I screwed up the kit landing gear covers trying to get them thin enough and bought replacements by QuickBoost.
I was going to go heavier on weathering but once I had the glossy blue paint down I fell in love, and kept the weathering quick and simple. The kit was a blast.
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