Dig the chipping job!
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Hobby Boss F6F-3 Hellcat
- Thread starter Greg Kimsey
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Greg Kimsey
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Sanding stick work LOL...it was terrifying!
Greg Kimsey
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Well, it's critique time. There are certainly some issues! Other than adding a mechanic I think it is finished. It got a little shot uo in the process. I practiced making bullet holes on the little Mustang carcass. I now know that I should make them before assembly to grind down the thickness of the plastic from the inside with a dremel. That would have taken fore-thought! Anyway, see what you think...
And here is my bullet hole reference
And here is my bullet hole reference
I really like your paint job Greg, you can really see your artist skills here.
As for the bullet holes I think what you have is a bit large, that looks more like someone took a large, REALLY large gauged weapon to it from the side. You have to remember the angle of deflection that an aircraft would be taking when being shot at by another aircraft. You've already pointed out that the skin of the aircraft is really thin so we'd need to thin out the area where damage would be. I've seen folks cut out an entire section and replace it with brass to get that effect.
I'm interested in this poor K-29 aircraft and what it went through to got so beat up.
As for the bullet holes I think what you have is a bit large, that looks more like someone took a large, REALLY large gauged weapon to it from the side. You have to remember the angle of deflection that an aircraft would be taking when being shot at by another aircraft. You've already pointed out that the skin of the aircraft is really thin so we'd need to thin out the area where damage would be. I've seen folks cut out an entire section and replace it with brass to get that effect.
I'm interested in this poor K-29 aircraft and what it went through to got so beat up.
Greg Kimsey
Well-known member
Dang it, I thought they were too big!
centaur567
Well-known member
Really great job!! I'm surprised that K-29 didn't get pushed over the side. Gary S.
Greg Kimsey
Well-known member
I read that these planes are tough. One pilot was quoted "I was flying a hole where a plane used to be".
centaur567
Well-known member
That's why Grumman was called "the iron works". Gary S.
So my understanding is the Naval Aviators were not assigned specific aircraft and the score cards were not that widely used. I've read that there's a photo of Joe Foss sitting in a cockpit with kill flags and that aircraft was just setup for the photo op. I wonder if this is it? Why else would the WAVE be sitting in the cockpit with that cap on?
Greg Kimsey
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Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
I love the weathering on your Navy blue scheme, looks fantastic! 
I agree with MP on the holes though, a lttle on the large side.
Ian.
I agree with MP on the holes though, a lttle on the large side.
Ian.
Greg Kimsey
Well-known member
Thank you! Do you think the holes are still too large after filling and redoing?I love the weathering on your Navy blue scheme, looks fantastic!
I agree with MP on the holes though, a lttle on the large side.
Ian.
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
sorry, I missed the updated image. Yeah that looks better but maybe fill in the silver circles a little with some smal ragged blue edges?
Greg Kimsey
Well-known member
Awesome, thank you!
Rhino
Super Moderator
IF memory serves, this is one of Butch O'Hare's airplanes. This is a F6F-3, circa 1943. The black and white picture doesn't make the red surround on the national insignia look very red, do it? This Hellcat was flown to the Grumman factory in Bethpage, NY to show the factory employees how much damage their product could absorb and still bring it's pilot back to the ship. We are led to believe the WAVE posed in the cockpit was the pilot that flew Butch's well ventilated mount to the Grumman plant. Not only tough, but forgiving and easy enough for a girl to fly.
IN YOUR FACE Imperial Japanese Navy pilots! A similarly perforated Zero may fall into the ocean with all the grace of a flaming hunk of newsprint.
O'Hare was who I was thinking about but that pr shot was in a Wildcat. I saw a colorized photo of this. I'm kinda doubting she flew that in wearing that uniform.
Rhino
Super Moderator
One should think not. The photo of the dazzling WAVE in her dress uniform must have inspired lots of Americans, just as the war in the Pacific was beginning to show the IJN was not, after all, invincible.
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jeaton01
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Ha Ha, Chris, you better be checking your six for Jackie Cochrane's ghost!
