Heller 1/72Hellcat
Heller 1/72Hellcat
Not a fan of Heller kits but it turned out OK.Painted in acrylics with a brush.
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Re: Heller 1/72Hellcat
Whether you like their kits or not, this one has turned out well. The finish is really very good indeed.
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Lovely paint finish. Hard to believe it's a brush job.
What brand paint do you use, please?
David
What brand paint do you use, please?
David
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Quite funny. I just posted in the Heller thread that Hellcat isn't very good and then I see one right here. You did a good job on it.
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Spot on job Celt; very tidy finish on what can be a rough kit!
Best wishes
Jim
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"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Re: Heller 1/72Hellcat
The Hellcat looks very sharp.
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
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Thank you kind sir.Lone Modeller wrote:Whether you like their kits or not, this one has turned out well. The finish is really very good indeed.
Thank you sir,I used Humbrol acrylic gloss paints.dwomby wrote:Lovely paint finish. Hard to believe it's a brush job.
What brand paint do you use, please?
David
Yes the kit is not the best,but it was a present,so I was determined to finish it.Good job it has a dark colour scheme,the copious amounts of filler is well hidden.Saxon wrote:Quite funny. I just posted in the Heller thread that Hellcat isn't very good and then I see one right here. You did a good job on it.
Thank you,much appreciated.iggie wrote:Spot on job Celt; very tidy finish on what can be a rough kit!
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Many thanks kind sir.jssel wrote:The Hellcat looks very sharp.
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nice one
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Thanks,much appreciated.Marek wrote:nice one
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Re: Heller 1/72Hellcat
Respect for your patience with this kit! Spent some time sanding and filing away, eh ?
Its engineering is really cumbersome, so I binned wings and fuselage and kept some of the "detail" parts for my Frog and Matchbox Hellcats!
Its engineering is really cumbersome, so I binned wings and fuselage and kept some of the "detail" parts for my Frog and Matchbox Hellcats!
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Playing Tetris taught me: If I clean up too much, my kits disappear.....8-(
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Hi Crashpilot,it was one of the worst fitting kits I have ever completed,the decals were great though.I have binned better fitting kits,its only because SWMBO bought for my birthday,that I persevered with the horrible thing.Crashpilot wrote:Respect for your patience with this kit! Spent some time sanding and filing away, eh ?
Its engineering is really cumbersome, so I binned wings and fuselage and kept some of the "detail" parts for my Frog and Matchbox Hellcats!
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SWMBO must be pleased!
cheers,
David
cheers,
David
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Hi skypirate,she says its very pretty.skypirate wrote:SWMBO must be pleased!
cheers,
David