Hi guys, this is my F6F-5 Hellcat (1:48 Hasegawa) with Aeromaster decals…
I hope you enjoy it…and please criticize it…
Cheers
It´s a beatiful build, great job[tup]
I´m not in a skill level to give criticism about a build like that, but you asked for it!
If I have to say something it looks a little clean, but maybe that´s the way you want it.
Thanks for sharing, keep it up![:D]
Best /Johan
Fabio the cat looks great one thing tho are the exhaust pipes missing?
Jason
Hey, Fabio!
That’s a pretty nice model, mate.
How did you get on with those resin 1/35 Chev tires?
Thank you guys…
Gilmund, the exhaust are clean because my intention was made this kit OOTB …
Jay, the exhaust pipes in this kit are short, they don´t appear out of motor cowling…
Hi Lee, how are you?
Still not Lee, but I go to use them as soon as possible…
Cheers
Well here tis:
1: you didn’t show any exhaust streaks coming from the exhausts. They are from the moments that the engine is started till it goes down. Either by the wrecking ball or by enemy fire.
2: Where are these exhausts?
3: If this is supposed to be a carrier deck, I don’t think that it should be a plain wood type of deck. It should be painted at least.
4: The wing leading edges as well as the leading edges of the props should show some wear.
5: The props should have decals showing who the manufacturer is.
On the plus side, it is a beautiful Hellcat and would look nice even if you don’t put anything more on it.
Well Vance, that was costructive!
Fabio,
I think you have a fine hellcat there. So much of the final finish is personal preference. Some like it weathered up and some like it very nice and clean. I tend to be one who leans toward the clean end of things. A wash in the tires might bring a little life to it, but again that is purely one person’s opinion.
One thing I do notice though, and it is mostly because I have photographed and then noticed this about my models too is that (especially in the 3rd picture) there looks like some pretty good dust or something on the wing. [:D]
Again, your build looks very well done and now you may decide to dirty it up a little or not…
Nice work.
Leon
That´s it Vance, you have reason…I didn´t know that the exhaust goes down…thank you to inform me…
The deck in the reality was a Japanese carrier deck, because I didn´t find a US carrier deck here in Brazil, and I made this one.
And the decals showing who the manufacturer is I forgot…
I´ll try to fix it…
Thank you very much
Cheers
Very nice clean build. I prefer my shelf sitters clean also. As far as the prop goes, not all birds in service had the logo on the prop. It adds a little to the model detail, but isn’t neccesarily incorrect.
Regards, Rick
Fabio,
This is a very clean build, and you definitely have assembled and painted it very well. I’ve read some of the responses in this thread and I think some of the constructive comments can be attributed to this being a Navy bird. These Hellcats were work horses and in just about every reference photo one can find there is some measure of weathering on the plane. Exposure to the ocean climate and the wear and tear of constant combat air patrol put some wear on these fighters. The Navy Blue scheme is difficult to accent and the correct color at scale is difficult to acheive.
Nice job
Steve
Thank you Rjk and Crockett…after I change my airbrush, I tried to paint without weather, because I ever paint with weather only for a test…I think that it was good…
The decals of props I really forgot…
Cheers…
Gee… another mystake…how it could so clean if it have some destroyed japanese aircraft marks??? I´ll have to remove this marks 
Nice looking Hellcat Fabio[tup][tup] I’ve just finished one myself but painted in the tri colour scheme…How did you like the Hasegawa kit[?] i personaly think it’s a fantastic kit to build…
Fabio, you have made a fantastic model. I, too, lean toward the clean because I have never mastered advanced weathering techniques, and I have this irrational fear of ruining what could be months of hard work with one pass of the airbrush. I tend think of my models as having just come from the factory or, failing that, having just recently arrived int he comabat zone and have only a little weathering, beginning with exhaust stains and gun gas residue.
But, a marvelous build and regardless of the criticism, I think it’s an outstanding base. For all we know, the plane is sitting on the dock waiting to be loaded onto the carrier.
TOM
Fantastic, Fabio!!!
Thank you very much Harrison and Sharkskin…
Harrison, I think the Tamiya and the Hasegawa is the best I can get…
Exist others, but very expensives for me…
And I never make a kit of Dragon, but sounds like is good too…
Tom, that´s it… on the dock…great Idea :)
Cheers
Looks great, Fabio! The most important thing about modeling is that you enjoy it; results are secondary. If you want to do some weathering, you might try pastels rather than airbrushing. Any mistakes are easily corrected.
Thanks for sharing the photographs!
Mark
Nice job Fabio, didn’t know you built planes too. Sorry for this ignorant question, but what is that paint scheme called. I thought most if not all carrier birds had a two-tone scheme.
Nice looking Hellcat. I think the paint job looks perfect as it is. To be totally realistic, it could do with some exhaust staining, but I wouldn’t worry too much about it at the moment. Navy aircraft were pretty well maintained so there wouldn’t be alot of wear visible on the real thing. If anything, the leading edges would be fresher paint than the rest of the aircraft from touch-ups. I really like Hellcats and could go on about them for days, but I’ll stop there.
I’d say they are right where they should be, hidden by the cowling.
tigerman The Navy used an overall glossy sea blue scheme from March of 1944 on all fighter aircraft.
Thanks for sharing the pics.