Jim62
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Just wrapped up this Hellcat. It's the Hobby Boss kit and was not to much trouble other than some poor fit on the underside of the wings. Fortunately I put my builds on a base so the issue is not visible.
Like all my builds this is OOB. I use Tamiya Acrylics and what little weathering I do is done with painting techniques, pastels, and colored pencils. All the markings are painted on using masks I cut out on a cricut machine. I got tired of never knowing if I could trust the kit decals and painting them is more fun anyway.
I did the base as well and ground out the individual boards with a dremel tool just to give me a flight deck look. Far from correct and many errant grinds but it works for me on my shelf LOL. I colored it up with some pastels with a little deck tan and thinned down red brown tamiya paint.
Like all my builds this is OOB. I use Tamiya Acrylics and what little weathering I do is done with painting techniques, pastels, and colored pencils. All the markings are painted on using masks I cut out on a cricut machine. I got tired of never knowing if I could trust the kit decals and painting them is more fun anyway.
I did the base as well and ground out the individual boards with a dremel tool just to give me a flight deck look. Far from correct and many errant grinds but it works for me on my shelf LOL. I colored it up with some pastels with a little deck tan and thinned down red brown tamiya paint.
