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Hellcat for Hell in the Pacific

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

James
 
jknaus said:
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
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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. :pilot
 
the Mk 233 U.S. Navy Fuze
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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
 
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.

Hellcat07.jpg



Added Buff to the intermediate blue

Hellcat08.jpg

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


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

Hellcat09.jpg


I'll get some more shots of the demark lines
 
I'd say it looks like a hit from that picture!

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

:drinks
 
I wonder if I could have done the same thing coming over the base colors with a really thin buff and build it up?
 
I agree with Jame's comment however I think that the dark blue surfaces need some fading as well.

Cheers, Christian B)
 
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