Eduard 1/72nd F6F-3

[bish]

I have a bit of time to kill while i wait for supplies to finish my panzerwerfer. So i thought i would fill the time with a quick little OOB build. This is not my usual type of subject, but was a nice gift from a great friend and its nice to do something different now and again. I have heard really nice things about the new Eduard kits, and while i have a few, this is the first i have built. Looks a great little kit with a nice PE fret and some nice decal options.



I started with the pit, putting some of it together but leaving a few bits off for painting.



After a coat of primer and interior green, i did some light weathering, just a flory pin wash and dry brushing and got all the coloured PE parts fitted.









And with that, the pit was fitted, fuselage halves joined and wings added. This has gone together great and i haven't used any filler as yet.





I primed the wheel wells getting ready to paint them before masking and doing the underside. But then i realised that they will be white as we as the bottom of the aircraft, so i won't have to mask those.

Also got the engine together, painted with Alclad and a bit of weathering.



Thanks for looking, more soon.

[dupes]

Cool! Eduard is definitely the way to go when it comes to OOB builds.

[bbrowniii]

Looks really great. Makes me want to tap into one of the Eduard kits in my stash.

[dupes]

Aug 5, 2016 20:47:22 GMT -5 bbrowniii said:

Makes me want to tap into one of the Eduard kits in my stash.

TAP INTO IT

[Leon]

Off to a good start and looking really good Bish!

[wbill76]

Just the ticket Bish! Looking good so far, pit and engine have some nice details for the scale.

[Rick]

Starting off nicely Bish. This builds up into a very nice kit. Built it a couple years ago. Very easy build.

Rick

[bish]

Thanks for the comments guys. This kit is really nice, all went together without a bit of filler.

Should have the final coat of paint on tomorrow.

[bish]

Time for a short update, mainly been painting this week so that took a bit of time. All the assembly was done soon after the last update. This went together like a dream. I just needed a small bit of filler infront of the canopy, but i think that was more down to me. I really like how the wings fit especially, no filler at all there.







And then off to the paint booth. After some primer, i used Xtracolor white on the underside and the two blues are Humbrol. I left 2 days between each coat before masking and then finished off with Alclad gloss on top, as the Xtracolor is gloss anyway.











I am just taking a break from adding the decals, so should have that done tonight and then some detail painting.

[wing_nut]

Hey brotha Bush... I'm like what's happening there.

[nicusi]

Great kit, amazing that you didn't use any filler yet! Have fun, watching glady your topic!
Cheers,
Nicolae

[Leon]

Paint is looking good Bish!

[wbill76]

Smooth looking paint job there Bish! Got to love the look of the 3-tone pattern on these Pacific birds.

[bish]

Thanks guys. It is nice to have a kit that fit together so well.

[bish]

Time to call the hellcat done. Really enjoyed building this. A great little kit that built up so well and really nice to do something different and not worry about figures or anythign else.

I got the decals added which were really nice and used some black craft wire for the brake lines.









And to finish off, some very light weathering. I used some flory washes for the panel lines and tamiya smoke for exhaust staining. And after a flat coat, some Tamiya black weathering powder for the gun staining.













This is my last aircraft build of the year, and really chuffed with how its turned out. Time to get back to some heavy metal and black crosses.

Thanks for looking and all comments welcome of course.

[Leon]

Great finish on the Hellcat and base Bish!

[bish]

Thanks Leon.

[wbill76]

Looks like it's all set to launch off that carrier deck, nicely done Bish.

[bish]

Thanks Bill, just waiting for its driver, and it can be off.