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Try emptying your cache if postimg.org plays up; it sometimes resolves any problems
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I am not a fan of Heller kits but their decal sheets have improved.
iggie wrote:Try emptying your cache if postimg.org plays up; it sometimes resolves any problems
Thanks for the advice iggie,I will try it.
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I have put the decals on and it turned out ok,I left on the stencil decals as they are too small for my chubby fingers to cope with.
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Finished my Hellcat,this kit was no stranger to filler but my wife,who bought me the kit likes it.

All paints were acrylic and slapped on by hairy stick.
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I don't know how you're able to brush paint gloss colors without losing your head. I would go absolutely bananas trying to get an even finish.

Wouldn't it be easier to apply flat colors, and then apply a thin coat of Klear (which is very easy to do)?
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Softscience wrote:I don't know how you're able to brush paint gloss colors without losing your head. I would go absolutely bananas trying to get an even finish.

Wouldn't it be easier to apply flat colors, and then apply a thin coat of Klear (which is very easy to do)?
Hi Softscience,it would be easier,but I have no original Kleer left and the new formula sucks really badly,so I had no choice. :)
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Nice one Celt, that looks great in those French Navy markings. I wouldn't have fancied applying gloss paint by brush either. I don't like applying gloss paints by airbrush. In fact, I just don't like gloss paints very much at all and avoid them whenever I can. Kudos to you for getting a decent finish 8-)
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I have a few aircraft models that are in that stage between being in the stash boxed and full of potential and the final stage as beautifully made on the shelf; sadly the middle stage they are in, is known as 'unloved, abandoned and out of favour' projects as they could do with the paint stripping off and starting again, so I would like to know what oven cleaner works best for you Celt on getting rid of acrylic and enamel paints.
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ShaunW wrote:Nice one Celt, that looks great in those French Navy markings. I wouldn't have fancied applying gloss paint by brush either. I don't like applying gloss paints by airbrush. In fact, I just don't like gloss paints very much at all and avoid them whenever I can. Kudos to you for getting a decent finish 8-)
Thanks,much appreciated.I dont normally like gloss paints either,but my wife bought me the kit for my birthday and I was determined to finish it as well as I could.
LarryH57 wrote:I have a few aircraft models that are in that stage between being in the stash boxed and full of potential and the final stage as beautifully made on the shelf; sadly the middle stage they are in, is known as 'unloved, abandoned and out of favour' projects as they could do with the paint stripping off and starting again, so I would like to know what oven cleaner works best for you Celt on getting rid of acrylic and enamel paints.
Hi LarryH57,Mr Muscle gets enamel paints off but wont work on acrylic paint.I use brake fluid for acrylic paint and it works very well.
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Nice job on paintscheme and the markings.
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Marek wrote:Nice job on paintscheme and the markings.
Thanks,much appreciated.
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Very good work!!

I made this same kit when I was a kid, and I remember this with much affection.

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Ural wrote:Very good work!!

I made this same kit when I was a kid, and I remember this with much affection.

regards
Thanks,this was the first time I have completed a Heller kit,my previous efforts hwere binned. :sad:
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Very nice looking Hellcat Celt - I like the look at those French Navy markings, it gives me an idea for my build - it would make a nice pair with my Corsair.
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That looks really sharp celt 8-)
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