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Eduard 1/48 F6F-3 Ditching


colt6

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Hi Gentlemen, I'm already on my next project and hope it will end with an success. Lol

 

I saw this picture and fell in love with the scene:

 

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And I had an Eduard 1/48 F6F-3 Hellcat leftover and bought a frame in my vacation. The escaping pilot I found from Verlinden

 

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So lets make the first cut

 

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And dry fit testing

 

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Great thing with Eduard are the separate rudders and flaps

 

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But its strange, the flaps are not mean to set in a lowered position, so try to build the inside with a little putty

 

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The Eduard PE seatbelts are not bad in 1/48. 

 

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Okay: primered and pre shadow

 

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First blue

 

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Second blue

 

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Decals

 

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Weathering with Flory washes, I love them

 

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A little jump now, but I think you guys now better than I how to do all this little stuff. Thats so far I'm now

 

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As ever: sorry for my lousy english  :ph34r:

 

 

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Here the story goes on: First time to work with Crystal Resin from Pebeo

 

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And now lets start a little with the waves and the bubbles in the water, just with Acrylic Gel and white acrylic color

 

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It's a little a fight for me: I didn't know exactly what I'm doing! Lol

 

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So thats all for this sunday.  :wacko:  Hope it comes well at the end

 

Arno

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WEEKEND!!!!!! smile.gif Still fighting with the foam, It's to white and then ten min later it's me to blue. So it's an try an error for me. Lol But you know: it's my learning diorama. Anyway, today I bought Water Effects from Vallejo and I love this stuff, I think it work's great:

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Before it drys it's snow white.

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I know: I have too much foam! see: I learned something. Lol


So anyway, let's start with the pilot! Oh my good! For me 1/48 it's sooooooo small

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Arno

BTW: Thanks for your nice words gentleman, that really helps!!!!!!

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Painting my GI Joe and realize: I need moooooooore training with figures!!!!!!!!!But anyway happy with the Verlinden Pilot, I think he fits perfect.

 

 

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Please don't look at his face:

 

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Thanks Arno

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Gentlemen. After finishing the last few things like the antenna wiring and a few wet spots, I declare my ditching dio as finished. Maybe I will try the head and the face once again.

 

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My first water dio, but for sure not my last. Must say that it was just fun and learned that next time I will try a different way, so that it more looks like water.

 

Thanks

 

Arno

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