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RAM F6F-3

Started by Old Wombat, May 03, 2016, 09:13:11 AM

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Old Wombat

Started this a bout a week ago. Going to be pretty much an OoB build with a colour scheme inspired by PantherG (below).




No pic's yet & I'm only in slow-build mode (as I'm trying to finish off my armour projects, too), plus I may buy a couple of detail pieces to lift the end product a bit.
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Captain Canada

That's going to be sweet !

:cheers:
CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

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DogfighterZen

Yes, sir! That scheme looks really good! :thumbsup:
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Old Wombat

Thanks, guys! :thumbsup:

To fill in a bit of time:

I forgot to mention it's HobbyBoss 1/48 scale. I've just ordered the detail bits & paints from BNA Models, so they should be here early next week (I hope).

Spent ages cleaning this the other day because it felt oily & I could even see oil/release agent on it, scrubbed it like crazy. Forgot to wipe it down with metho, though, & the Tamiya white primer I sprayed on everything yesterday ..... Well, let's just say I'm not f@%&*^g happy. Looks like I'll be carefully sanding & re-scribing panel lines & fastener holes for the next few days.

Few interesting errors with the kit that I've found, so far;
- oily, lots of oil (release agent?), enough to actually damage the surface of the kit in some places (luckily nowhere I couldn't fix it easily);
- no gun barrels for the .50's (in the BNA Models order);
- no cowl flaps over the lower exhaust pipes (not even lines marking them), which I'm fixing at the moment;
- chin vent is closed off, it should open onto the lower cylinders (fixed);
- fit is good but not great, so I see some careful, minor PSR work in my future; &
- a few ejector pin markings in easily seen places (like high up in the cockpit), most of which I've fixed.

All that said, though, it's actually quite a nice kit, so far, with, I think, a better than average fit & good detail.

Cheers! :cheers:
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NARSES2

I've discovered a lot of what I consider excess oil/release agent on a few kits latter and it's proved a it of a  :banghead: to remove at times
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Old Wombat

This is on hold until the beginning of next month, when it will resume as (one of?) my entry(ies) in the In the Navy GB.
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

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