Hellcat for Hell in the Pacific

[moon puppy]

Thanks guys, I'm seeing some fuses that may be shaped like this, just don't have the fins on it. Think I can rig some fins and take it from there. Saul what's that fuse on the front of that thing? The seam would be because it's a light casing bomb, I think...been known to be wrong before.

 

[jknaus]

I would guess a barometric fuse and the seam would be were the case splits so individual incendiary bomblets spray out.

This might help http://www.ammunitionpages.com/download/535/An_introduction_to_US_bombs.pdf

http://www.303rdbg.com/bombs.html

James

 

[maus]

Beautiful work on the cockpit. lloking forward to seeing everything together and painted.

James

 

[lupanzer]

...great job on cockpit

:drinks :drinks

Luiz

 

[moon puppy]

I would guess a barometric fuse and the seam would be were the case splits so individual incendiary bomblets spray out.

This might help http://www.ammunitionpages.com/download/535/An_introduction_to_US_bombs.pdf

http://www.303rdbg.com/bombs.html

James

Thanks James, I found some other PDF files and I'm incline to think this is a M233 fuse. It does not have an arming vane but when released, the arming lanyard is attached to a rotor that charges up the fuze, like a pull crank lawnmower.

So, paint it metal and wire it.

 

[moon puppy]

the Mk 233 U.S. Navy Fuze

I know, way more info that you need but I've never seen a fuze that didn't have a vane on it. this one arms just by pulling the lanyard and rotating the rotor

 

[Iron Mike]

Cool! Glad to see you back at the bench.

 

[moon puppy]

Thanks for all the positive waves man..

I broke out the Sotar to get the color demarks looking good and it really helps. I was thinking how am I going to fad and weather this thing being 3 colors, so I stopped thinking and started doing.

Here we are with your basic Tri-Color camo scheme. I'll get the Vallejo colors I used, came in a set of USAAF/USN colors.

Added Buff to the intermediate blue

I did a progressive fading job, added a little buff, squirted..little more, squirted more..little more...you get the picture. Then I started bringing it back to highlight the points that would not be faded. Like around the rivet lines.

I have not done the dark blue yet, if this looks like crap I want to go to plan B before doing the dark blue.

Question is, is it overdone?

 

[jknaus]

I like it. I'll bet the harsh changes will meld beautifully with a dullcoat and some weathering
James


Just had a thought, try shooting a mist of highly thinned down original colour over it to meld it all.

 

[chukw]

I like that, Moon- really nice work!

 

[moon puppy]

Just had a thought, try shooting a mist of highly thinned down original colour over it to meld it all.

Thanks James,

I did hit it once with it, will do it again, maybe a filter? :dance

Thanks Chuck

 

[sharkman]

Wow, that looks nice MP!

Maybe do try another misting as James suggested just to tone it down a hair!

Your tri scheme really came out nicely though!

 

[moon puppy]

Thanks Warren, let's see how she looks now.

I tired to blend the fading of the dark blue with the intermittent blue, to keep the level of fading consistent between the two colors. Think I was hit and miss

I'll get some more shots of the demark lines

 

[sharkman]

I'd say it looks like a hit from that picture!

I think you did well with the faded look....

:drinks

 

[jknaus]

I like it. Very nice shading
James

 

[moon puppy]

I wonder if I could have done the same thing coming over the base colors with a really thin buff and build it up?

 

[Iron Mike]

Looking good!

 

[phantom II]

I agree with Jame's comment however I think that the dark blue surfaces need some fading as well.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

More fading or you looking at the earlier picture?

 

[phantom II]

Sorry Bob, that one must have sneaked by me while I was pecking out a message

Cheers, Christian B)