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06-12-2009, 12:18 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: singapore
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| 1/72 Academy F6F-3 Hellcat (USS Princeton) Hey folks, This is the second installment of my "Battle of Leyte Gulf" builds. It's a 1/72 Academy F6F-3 Hellcat kit, finished in the navy tri-color scheme during WW2 in the Pacific. This particular aircraft depicts the mount of Lt. William E. Lamb, VF-27, USS Princeton, circa October 1944, which shows the "Cat Mouth" nose art of the VF-27 squadron.        Colors were Gunze acrylics, weathering with a combination of airbrushed and Mr Hobby pastels, decals were from the kit itself. A flat coat to finish it off. Aerials were nylon invisible yarn. The centerline tank straps were replaced with aluminum strips, while the .50 cal guns were replaced with brass pipes. The engine cowling flaps were also cut to allow for these to be opened more. Hope you folks like this weathered project as much I enjoyed building it... Last edited by wingnutz; 06-12-2009 at 07:14 PM. |
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06-12-2009, 12:47 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| It looks great and resembles a 1/48th scale kit rather than a 1/72nd... Top notch work... U really should try and join our PTO Group Build with ur next installment...
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06-12-2009, 01:08 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL
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| great job!... it's tough to get the weathering right. very cool and awesome subject matter |
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06-12-2009, 01:12 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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 | Wow, great work! And Dan's right, why not join in?
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06-12-2009, 02:59 PM
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| "World Traveller"  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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 | Excellent work!
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06-12-2009, 07:25 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: singapore
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06-12-2009, 07:29 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Well then, u better get ur ass in gear then, cause the Build started at the end of April.... There are many different Builds goin on right now, u should take a look in the PTO Section...
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06-12-2009, 08:11 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida
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| She's a mean bird mate, love the blood shot eyes and teeth. Must have had a bad night!
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06-13-2009, 04:57 AM
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| Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Or one hellova great night followed by a horrendously loud morning...
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06-13-2009, 06:55 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand
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| done the kit justice -well done
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06-13-2009, 07:26 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina
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 | Man, that's just fricken beautiful...........
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06-14-2009, 01:19 AM
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| Member  Join Date: Aug 2004
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| Very nicely done Wingnutz, that it is a superb effort in 1/72nd. Very nice indeed. Jim |
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06-14-2009, 05:56 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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|  Nicely done mate!
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06-14-2009, 03:57 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Emerald Isle
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| beautiful work wingnutz! 
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06-16-2009, 02:08 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: singapore
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| muchas gracias seņores... hope i did justice to this aircraft... |
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