Hell-o-finish
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65 30 May 2023, 07:48
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Thanks Mark! I was making plans & decissions about that on the fly, basically an experiment to depict a worn surface without extensive (or any, truth be said... 🙂 ) chipping to distract the eye 🙂
30 May 2023, 08:06
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Fantastic paintjob and weathering - you're the master here, Slavo!
30 May 2023, 09:09
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A real beauty. All the subtle tones make that upper surface really outstanding. Although I am jealous of the underside. I always tend to get extra dirty in this area and I really like how yours appears.
30 May 2023, 14:42
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Stunning looking Hellcat Slavo. Youve done an outstanding job of distressing the overall paintwork... but not over done it 👍
I have had the "weekend" edition of this kit stashed away for a few years now that I have been putting off building, but will be chuffed if it turns out even half as good as this. Well done mate. Any ideas for what's next?
30 May 2023, 15:52
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That's a great example of how much a well done weathering makes a big difference!
30 May 2023, 18:28
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Splendid paint and weathering skills on display. Pic 12 shows off the detail wonderfully. Great camera work to boot..
30 May 2023, 19:39
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Thanks Robert, Nathan, James, Roland, Patrick, Marius, Richie, bug, Ludwig, James, Rui & Jennifer!
Really happy & kinda speechless to receive such a positive response & praise for this one - I basically mixed components & "atmosphere" of photos I liked with some of my imagination of a "warhorse" Hellcat & went along with that - not really a particular machine/replica but more of a (early) "Hellcat spirit" kind of representation 🙂
@Nathan - I got generally inspired by a particular "belly-up" mishap landing Cat on the deck photo for the underside & frankly, the white "asked for it"... 😉 I am not happy though with the panels - I actually put a grey mix in it - roughly in the "dark ghost gray" tone, but it still came out way too dark in the end in terms of contrast... must go way lighter next time!
@James - the profipack has PE (rather basic) & wheels (useful) - I guess weekend can get you pretty much as far & still make a great show. The "next big thing" would certainly be proper riveting - but "nah" - really 😉 what´s next - not completely sure, but not a prop for at least one build...
@Roland - certainly a lot of Oil was absorbed into the finish - due to the modern "odorless" thinners no smell really, but at least 1 headache I had en-route proves that "Oil was in the air" 😄
@bug - yeah - in clouds at night may work... 😄
@James, thanks for the photo-mention - I am still experimenting there, light intensity, background colors & all - basically a hobby within a hobby...
31 May 2023, 10:05
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Nice Slavo... you're a true artist, from 5th gen fighters to these kinda beauties... excellent 👍🏻!
4 June 2023, 16:53
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Thanks Jos - haha building props feels strange enough... Next one a jet for sure... + a couple of projects with my boy, that's fun too 🙂
5 June 2023, 17:43
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"The Year of the Cat"…indeed. So you do WWII as beautifully as modern, great finals!
6 June 2023, 06:43
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Top paintwork, shading and weathering. Venturing in the world of props was a great success ............
6 June 2023, 07:08
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Thanks Jan, Pietro, Andy, Neuling, Erik & Jeniffer - I am really happy you like my "propsworks" !! It felt alien enough, also kind of interesting, but I am definitely going for a Jet again, not sure which, but there are enough... 🙂
@Jeniffer - it´s not even "propper chipping" (silver on top of black, two tones, darker & lighter, base with a sponge + some brush-work on top to break the patterns up a bit more...) - really easy to do & would look good on a B-17 too I guess... 🙂 I did the "salt method" on the Wildcat, IMO that looks kinda better and is real "chipping" - never tried (don´t posess actually) chipping fluid or any other "chemical" methods
7 June 2023, 14:12
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Beautiful model! You are definitely talented also outside of east-bloc jets 👍 Is it just the photos that turned out darker?
7 June 2023, 16:55
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Beautiful finish! The finish of the top of the fuselage in particular really pops. I love how you varied the fading, shading and texture to get it just right. Faded dark blue paint with the perfect sheen. Very convincing. Congrats.
19 June 2023, 11:30
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Completed Eduard F6F3 profipack - OOB project. Waiting for .50 cals, will order reasonable ones at some point later... A nice kit, not 2023-level all over, but good & nothing really serious can be said against it I think... I felt like this is the kit where it´s all about the modeler what you make out of it - does not do the job for you (like the new Eduard Wildcat 😄), but als does not prevent you in any way to do great (much better than I did, really...) Almost lost it on the finish line but here we are... 🙂