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**** DONE: GB-59 1/48 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat (Late) - WW2 PTO V
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Such a helpful group. We should get together for a beer some time.
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fubar57
General
I would definitely start drinking again for that opportunity.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Have to arrange a virtual get together as you local pubs a long hike from here.
A4K
Brigadier General
...and here
N4521U
Colonel
And here!
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Here Here!
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fubar57
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Stencils are done and a right pain in the keester they were. You could barely see them on the backing paper and I was using 3X cheaters and a visor. They are very tiny but legible. Let them dry, gloss coat, weather, flat coat, breakie-offie bits and done
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice and neat George. 
A4K
Brigadier General
With Vic, love it Geo.
Looks good so far George!
Totalize
Tech Sergeant
Nicely executed. Top notch. Photos are great too.
Looks fantastic Geo.
They were very hard to see, at first i thought I'd made a mistake saying i had them for you
They were very hard to see, at first i thought I'd made a mistake saying i had them for you
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fubar57
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Weathering done top-side. The tail surfaces look rough as all of my current flat coats failed me big time. I removed all three and I couldn't repaint without losing decals. In PG today with the family and while they shopped I went on a desperate search. I found two that I haven't tried before and I tried them on the wing walk-ways by the fuselage. They look grey but that's the flash. Un-coated in front. Two coats and the one on the right seems to work the best so far
Another test area as this would be the easiest to repaint if things went sideways; not the best photo
The clear coats
That looks pretty good Geo, well done.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
What Wayne said.
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fubar57
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Thanks down-underlings and thumbs. I decided to bite the bullet and coat the uppers to see the flat effect in big scale. I used what I thought tested the best and used The Army Painter Anti-shine Matte Varnish. I was not disappointed. Unless I can find what Wayne uses with cheaper shipping, this will be my go to flat. I'll do a larger test with Vallejo on the bottom
This shot shows the result better; a few spots missed as well as a bubble
I'll let this dry and start weathering the bottom
