VNAF F8F
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The real thing
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The real thing
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Kit box
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Kit sprues
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Starting on the cockpit assembly
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Cockpit area painted black. Will let it dry, mask the areas to remain black, then paint Interior Green in the lower portion, per standard USN post war practice.
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Black base then Tamiya Yellow Green as Yellow Zinc Chromate in the wheel wells.
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Humbrol Acrylic Interior Green airbrushed on to the lower portion of the cockpit tub
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Painting begun on engine
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More paint and decal work in cockpit. Used Kits World 3-D print decals for the seat harness
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Wings and fuselage assembled!
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Wings, vertical stabilizer, and engine glued on, plus a few small bits as well
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Test fit of cowling on airframe
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Horizontal stabilizers glued in place
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Seam clean up on the tail. The was quite a seam and step there ?
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Final form taking shape. This sure does look like a bear!
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Left side exhausts drilled out and added
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Right side exhausts drilled out and added
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Bomb racks modified and added, rocket stubs added, ordnance load assembled
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Acetate gunsight reflector lens added
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Acetate gunsight reflector lens added
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Canopy & windscreen masked and glued into place
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Flat black for anti glare
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Light gray base before NMF
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Aluminum paint on
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Gloss coated
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Decals on
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Decals on
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Better view of the markings
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Replacement gun barrels made from brass tubing
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Replacement gun barrels made from brass tubing
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Panel wash on topside
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Panel wash on underside
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Guns & 5” HVARs painted & installed
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Guns & 5” HVARs painted & installed
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Flat coat on, masks removed, topside view
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Flat coat on, masks removed, underside view
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Finished
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Finished
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Finished
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Finished
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Finished
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Comentários
21 1 November 2021, 22:42
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Thanks Karl. Nothing too fancy going on with this one in the way of aftermarket or scratch work. It's mostly the kit as is.
16 June 2022, 03:51
Album info
Hobbycraft 1/48 build