Before starting this model, I determined that I wanted to capitalize on the options offered. I wanted one wing folded with flaps up, and the other wing extended with flaps down and gun bays open. While the wings could be folded and unfolded manually (normally hydraulically), I am well aware that the flaps work in unison on both wings. This is my disclaimer on displaying the model in an “unnatural” way! Let’s see what grief I get from this decision, especially at a contest!!!

Oh, yes, and I used those fantastic Uschi van der Rosten mottle templates to provide a patchy finish to the paint On the market for 80 years now, the Airfix brand has been one of the leaders in modeling in Great Britain. It is none other than the oldest manufacturer of plastic model kits. The British company was founded in 1939 by Nicholas Kove,a Hungarian businessman. In the early days, Airfix only manufactured inflatable rubber toys. This CAD screenshot image clearly shows the incredible level of detail which has been incorporated into the new Hellcat kit

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A figurine is a miniature-sized statuette that reproduces an animal subject or fictional character to scale. It is important to choose the scale of the figurine to ensure the realistic effect of the scale model. The Airfix catalogue offers products in a wide variety of scales:

This change of mind return policy is in addition to, and does not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law including any rights you may have in respect of faulty items. To return faulty items see our Returning Faulty Items policy. The Airfix 1/24 scale F6F-5 Hellcat has been a welcome surprise to many large scale model builders, especially those interested in US carrier based aircraft. Just about every join is too tight, so most joins need to be altered by sanding and trimming to fit Accomplished modeller and Airfix Product Designer Paramjit built this beautiful representation of the new 1/24th scale Hellcat, which was displayed on the Airfix stand at the Shropshire Model Show Another view of Paramjit’s latest impressive Hellcat build, featuring the scheme worn by Lt. Carl A Brown Jr. when he downed five Japanese Zeros in the same sortie, to gain the coveted ‘Ace in a day’ statusGoing to be doing it in the "Operation SUNFISH" scheme, (only just because I think the other schemes look less interesting, just being blue [;)]) Then used MIG washes - starship grime and dark wash - I like these products as they are actually quite oily. Let them dry and then work them in using a soft brush with a small amount of turpentine or white spirits Adding a little colour, this screenshot shows engine air intake detail and how the fuselage will accept the fully constructed engine Exploded view of the engine assembly detail, which would almost make an attractive model display in its own right The big question was, could Airfix follow up on the home run they hit with their masterful Hawker Typhoon. i’m here to tell you that from what I’ve seen so far, the answer is a resounding YES!

This next series of images help to illustrate how Chris developed this Hellcat fuselage side piece from the basic, accurate shape, gradually building up ‘layers’ of additional surface detail Thats it for now.............more to come..............thinking I have lots of 'free time' due to the current corona situation Skill level: 4 (expert). Dimensions of completed kit: length of fuselage 16. 7 in X width of wingspan 21. 4 in. Number of parts: 572.The surface texture is quite rough so a good sanding with Tamiya sanding sponges (or similar) will go a long way - I did not quite sand enough ...