Eduard 1/48 Hellcat Dual Combo

[Guest]

Hi,


after a long break from posting (my last and first posts were on my Hurricane in November) i have decided to put up my build of the Eduard 1/48 Dual Combo Hellcat. i have only started the 1st hellcat so far, and i am building the first decal option, i believe no 132 of No 800 squadron, based aboard the HMS Emperor on May 8th 1944. i was going to airbrush the model, but i have being havens problems with my airbrush so decided to use my trusty humbrol flat brushes.


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work begins


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the cockpit is coming together:


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work starts on the fuselage:


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assembling the engine:


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attaching the engine on:


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there are lots of photo etched parts in the dual combo version of the kit, such as the engine manufacturer's logo:


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the undercarriage is painted up:


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the kit includes masks for the transparent parts, and the resin brassin wheels:


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attaching the canopy:


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the masks on the canopy:


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the painted canopy:


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the camouflage painted on and the propeller painted up:


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the arrestor hook is down:


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the state the model is currently in, with the landing gear on.


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i will be posting more as i make more progress in the coming week, and will keep posting.


Will

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[Guest]

Looks Good, will be following this Build ...


John.

[flyjoe180]

Looks Good, will be following this Build ...

You won't have much following to do at this speed.


Nice job so far Jimbo.

[Guest]

That's looking good so far mate.


scott

[Guest]

Got this kit as well with a whole load of eduard stuff in the stash as well. Nice work


John

[Guest]

Looks good so far

[Robert1968]

That looks very good and you flat brushes are making quick work on this kit .


I have eduard hellcat in my stash but never got round to it just yet.


Looking forward to more


Great build so far


Robert

[Guest]

thanks for all the kind feedback.


as predicted by flyjoe180, you didn't have to wait long. just now i finished putting the decals on. i will be making a diorama for this aircraft on the deck of the HMS Emperor. the only issues are the other hellcat in the set has to be a MK2, and the only other aircraft that flew of the Emperor is a MK1. also, i want to have it just hooked on the arrestor wire, but it doesn't have a pilot. any suggestion would be appreciated. i was surprised and happy that, whilst i was doing the decals, two Spitfires were circling my house at fairly low altitude, which was pretty cool! (i only got a photo of one of them)


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the spitfire:


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[papa 695]

Nice work Will

[PhilJ]

thanks for all the kind feedback.
as predicted by flyjoe180, you didn't have to wait long. just now i finished putting the decals on. i will be making a diorama for this aircraft on the deck of the HMS Emperor. the only issues are the other hellcat in the set has to be a MK2, and the only other aircraft that flew of the Emperor is a MK1. also, i want to have it just hooked on the arrestor wire, but it doesn't have a pilot. any suggestion would be appreciated. i was surprised and happy that, whilst i was doing the decals, two Spitfires were circling my house at fairly low altitude, which was pretty cool! (i only got a photo of one of them)


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the spitfire:


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That's funny Jimbob I saw a spit with invasion stripes fly over my house while I was working in the garden today in Kent, hellcat is looking very nice mate

[Guest]

thanks for the comment. hopefully i will soon have some kind of base to photograph it on. i live in kent too. they make a fantastic noise!

[PhilJ]

thanks for the comment. hopefully i will soon have some kind of base to photograph it on. i live in kent too. they make a fantastic noise!

Yes they do unmistakable, you know what it is as soon as you hear it a mile off

[takeslousyphotos]

That's looking great........ "The [Hell]Cat's Whiskers" in fact.

[Guest]

[Guest]

Great looking Hellcat


Cheers Brian