Hellcat for Hell in the Pacific

[moon puppy]

The Tricolor scheme predates the solid blue scheme so only thing that could be bleeding through would be primer. Which would have been that Grumman Grey, light grey, it would have been darker than the White that's on the underside.

Maybe that's the thing to do, just chip it with light grey.

 

[phantom II]

Don't know for sure but it's not like they did not get grubby .

Cheers, Christian

 

[nerdling]

Interesting photos. Not sure what is going on with that wing Bob. My first thought was maybe oil being thrown back from a plane in front of the Hellcat on the deck

 

[jknaus]

I'd guess cordite from the guns and blow back through the ejection ports.
James

 

[chukw]

I'll vote for a variety of dirty things, as usual. Oily hands- just watch films of all those deck monkeys pushing things around in big groups. Slop from the planes in front as those mass launches were lined up- it was no car wash, ladies...

 

[phantom II]

I second that emotion Chuck

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

I'd guess cordite from the guns and blow back through the ejection ports.
James

All the way out the wing? But that is interesting, I use to say that you rarely saw the blast blow back because they would clean it quickly but that's not the case here. Maybe the fact that Carrier aircraft didn't have the maintenance schedule ground aircraft had. I remember reading about the Iwo Jima based Mustangs, the mechanic saying they kept their birds spotless because there was nothing else to do there.

Also think about the wing fold and taxiing while folded. Seen several shots where engines are running and wings still folded.

I think Chris is right that these carrier birds would not get cruddy like the land based ones would but still, lots of muck around the hanger and flight decks.

Think I'll try Chuck's Mopping? technique he showed us a while back on the Helldiver.

Thanks for the feedback guys. :drinks

 

[moon puppy]

Really thin buff and insignia blue

I'm likin' it, hope y'all do.

 

[phantom II]

Looking very nice Bob !

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Phil]

I'm likin' it, hope y'all do.

Definitely !! :drinks

 

[nerdling]

The weathering on that looks amazing. I love it.

 

[lupanzer]

Dear Bob.

...great painting job! ... nice fading effects

Best!

Luiz.

 

[Old Dog]

That's the ticket !

 

[reconron]

Hell,...[strike]Puppy[/strike] cat,I like it very much!


Greetings,Ron.

 

[Iron Mike]

Wow! Diggin' the fade, you nailed it! :drinks

 

[Paulw]

pretty worn paint,looking sharp Bob.

 

[moon puppy]

Thanks guys. Now you see why I went so far with the fading, it really gets lost when you get the clear coats on.

The top side stuff is not showing nearly as well as the underside. I've given both equal treatment, guess the dark colors get lost.

Still debating on how much chipping this would have gotten, I mean down to the metal chipping. I don't know for sure but I feel confident that the US Aircraft Carriers knew about FOD and took steps to prevent it. Not like dust and pebbles are getting thrown up all over the place. And you look at that reference photo I posted a while back, it's dirty yes,,,chipped up? Not so much.

Need to get the exhaust done over the wings, any suggestions on how to do that?

 

[Iron Mike]

Aren't you short one ground crew member?

I really like what you've done with this one! Might I suggest very thin Tamiya Smoke for the exhaust? Or dark grey pastel/chalks?

 

[MrT]

Looks really good Lunar Dog!

 

[nsmekanik]

Lookin really Good Bob