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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: Akinator98 on August 30, 2014, 02:37:22 AM

Title: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 30, 2014, 02:37:22 AM

Hi everyone, :-salut     

Here is my new project.This is F6F-5N Nightfighter.The kit is a 1/72 scale model, and it is from Eduard.
Kit contains plastic parts, color photo-etched parts and painting mask allowing to build one of the four
“Dash 5” the night version Hellcats markings, including one marking for British Hellcat NF Mk.II.
I hope it will be fast built. :))

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 30, 2014, 03:16:15 AM

First step:
I painted the interior of the Interior green.

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 30, 2014, 03:19:19 AM

Assembly of seat :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 30, 2014, 03:22:37 AM

Assembly of dashboard:

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 30, 2014, 03:28:26 AM

Cocpit is done and fixed for the fuselage. :-jump

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 30, 2014, 03:33:37 AM

Work on fuselage assembly, engine is next. :))
Enough for today, more tomorrow. :-salut

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: No.1 on August 30, 2014, 06:47:21 AM

My friend, you become really expert with this Eduard fine details, excellent job on kit  :-clap  :-tri  :-razz

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: draken35 on August 30, 2014, 07:37:51 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Second Air Force on August 30, 2014, 10:32:03 PM

Excellent and rapid work!

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 31, 2014, 05:18:46 PM

Thank you very much everyone! :)) :-salut

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 31, 2014, 05:27:50 PM

It is my progress today.
First, I painted all parts of engine. :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: No.1 on August 31, 2014, 05:38:02 PM

XF 16 is excellent basic paint for this and here you are more images of Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine ;)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: No.1 on August 31, 2014, 05:45:37 PM

And note that engine cowling interior is yellow :))

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2011/09/04/eduard-hellcat-172/

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 31, 2014, 06:00:03 PM

Than you No.1 for really good pictures and useful information. :-salut
When I finished the painting, I compiled the engine and fixed photo-etched part for the engine. :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: No.1 on August 31, 2014, 06:28:16 PM

Good work :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 31, 2014, 06:33:10 PM

Thanks! :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on August 31, 2014, 06:34:39 PM

I have one question for everyone.No.1 told me that engine cowling interior is yellow.But My instructions says me that engine cowling interior is interior green.Can someone tell me what to do?Is it the mistake in instruction or something else,and is it possible that engine cowling interior to vary from model to model(I build F6F-5N Nightfighter)?

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: No.1 on August 31, 2014, 06:38:43 PM

On link I have post is clearly seen yellow interior color. To claim 100% precise reply is not possible as well I am not sure that anybody sen all Hellcat's and can give proof of the paint of this area. Here you are image, I have seen em few more and all show yellow interior. See link above :))

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Second Air Force on August 31, 2014, 10:06:52 PM

Yes, zinc chromate yellow was common on the -5 except very late ones had black interior of the cowling. I agree that yellow would likely be the best choice.

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: modellius on August 31, 2014, 11:50:23 PM

zinc - chromate yellow is possible indeed

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on September 04, 2014, 10:50:42 PM

Thanks everyone for useful information. :-salut

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on September 04, 2014, 10:52:59 PM

This is my today progress.I painted engine cowling interior in yellow and fixed engine cowlings for the plane. :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: No.1 on September 04, 2014, 11:08:25 PM

Yellow :))

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Second Air Force on September 07, 2014, 05:19:32 PM

Nice!

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: draken35 on September 07, 2014, 06:54:22 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on September 29, 2014, 12:39:48 AM

Thank you very much everyone! :-salut

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on January 14, 2015, 12:30:32 PM

After a long time I continue work on Hellcat. :))
First time in my life i tried to do pre shading. :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on January 14, 2015, 12:34:42 PM

After that i fixed Machine guns and canopy.
Now plane is ready for painting! :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: No.1 on January 14, 2015, 01:25:19 PM

Good, lets see the rest soon I hope so :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Second Air Force on January 14, 2015, 11:10:10 PM

 :-ok

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on January 16, 2015, 09:40:54 PM

Thanks mates! :-salut
Today progress. :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: draken35 on January 17, 2015, 08:27:59 AM

Well done! ;)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on January 18, 2015, 10:53:45 PM

Thank you! :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Second Air Force on January 18, 2015, 11:22:05 PM

Excellent!!

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: modellius on January 19, 2015, 08:43:58 PM

great !

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on February 15, 2015, 04:42:04 PM

Thanks everyone! :-salut

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on February 15, 2015, 04:45:30 PM

This is my progress.
The next is a matte varnish. :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: No.1 on February 15, 2015, 04:50:17 PM

Fine ;) Lets see it completed :-ok

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on February 15, 2015, 04:51:28 PM

I hope it will be ready soon. :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Second Air Force on February 15, 2015, 04:56:20 PM

 :-ok :-clap

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: draken35 on February 15, 2015, 06:48:25 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on March 14, 2015, 01:13:27 AM

Finally this project is finished! :) :) :)

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Second Air Force on March 14, 2015, 05:52:27 AM

This is excellent!

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: No.1 on March 14, 2015, 07:25:05 AM

 :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: draken35 on March 14, 2015, 12:34:28 PM

Well done...

Title: Re: F6F-5N Nightfighter
Post by: Akinator98 on March 14, 2015, 06:44:40 PM

Thanks.  :-salut