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  1. JohnB
    Painting in progress. Still have the wings and tail to do but should have that done later today. Then I'll set it aside to dry thoroughly before over spraying with clear gloss in preparation for decaling.
  2. JohnB
    Looking really good Peter. As always, nicely done.
  3. JohnB
    I agree it builds up to be a good looking model as I've built 3 so far. Two USN trainers and 1 RLAF bird in Laos. Didn't have the warp problem with any of those. It's possible I'll re-visit it at some point but we will see! 🙄
  4. JohnB
    Even though it's a fairly old kit it still builds up well. Adding a after-market cockpit and wheels helps to bring it up some to present day "standards". Still, it's way overdue for someone to issue a GOOD Hellcat kit in this scale.
  5. JohnB
    Well along on this build. I replaced the kit cockpit with one from CMK. Much better, etc.
  6. JohnB
    Thank you Carl! All my cases are full so now I'm putting 'em on shelves. I hate to do that since they will get dusty but that's the way it is right now. 🙄
  7. JohnB
    Thanks Martin. Very much appreciated.
  8. JohnB
    Thanks Peter. I like that Jug too. Kind of stands out I think. (Sure would look good in 1/32.)
  9. JohnB
    LOL Phil. Thank you.
  10. JohnB
    Thanks!!!
  11. JohnB
    Thank you!
  12. JohnB
    Just for grins here are my finished models for 2023 (33!)
  13. JohnB
    Thanks Kevin.
  14. JohnB
    Here are a couple more photos from Britmodeler. Very interesting subject so I thought I'd add them here with the others.
  15. JohnB
    I hope you are right as we really do need a GOOD new tooled Hellcat in this scale. One molded with today's techniques should make a really great model. I was hoping Tamiya would start some to follow their Corsair line but it looks like we are SOL there.
  16. JohnB
    I figure you guys have all seen the photo of the Hellcat landing while on fire. I'm adding a couple more of the same incident that you might not have seen. The pilot was unaware he was on fire until after he touched down! LOL This will be my next subject but not as a diorama (which would certainly look cool!). There are a few more but I decided to just use these. Made a little progress on the rear windows this AM. I wanted to get those done first as removing the plastic for them can be very touchy. Luckily mine seemed to work out okay. Not perfect but acceptable.
  17. JohnB
    That was the first thing I tried Scott and wasn't able to get satisfactory results. A bit frustrating so I said screwit and put it back in the box. Not in the mood to contend with balky crap like that right now.
  18. JohnB
    All beautiful models and well done. You are catching up to me on the number of builds in a year! LOL
  19. JohnB
    Agreed Kevin, thanks! (I was trying to be very careful not to over do it. A lot of the weathering is a heavier than usual coating of Alclad Kleer Flat. (The thing about using that technique though is you don't quite know what you've got until it's had time to really dry. I've had it come out looking like the model was sitting in the desert after a sand storm! LOL Needless to say, that one had to be repainted, etc.)
  20. JohnB
    Thanks Kevin! That was the effect I was trying for and I think it worked out well. I'm glad you like it.
  21. JohnB
    Thank you Paul! Very much appreciated.
  22. JohnB
    I rarely toss a kit in the trash bin since if you do that any useful parts that you could use later on are gone. That's the reason I have so many spare parts set aside in boxes and drawers.
  23. JohnB
    This would have been my 4th KH T-28. Too bad it's proving to be such a PITA.
  24. JohnB
    BACK TO THE SOD! Way too much of a PITA to keep trying to fix.
  25. JohnB
    When I did some test fitting I found the fuselage has a bit of a warp problem. ðŸĪŠ The wheel wells were in place in the 1st photo but I was able to work them loose and remove them in the next 2 photos. I'll work on straightening it out at least to a workable degree. Now I remember why it was on the SOD (and it just might return there!).
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