Model Aircraft – August 2019

and the seat and front instrument panel. The
interior was then painted using Tamiya Cockpit
Green, and a dark green oil wash was used
to raise the details, and I also picked the iner
points such as the instruments and switches,
with a paintbrush and using various colours. I
then started work on the sub-assemblies such
as the cowling and the rear stabilisers. The
wings and the smaller assemblies were then
glued into place once and I took care of any

seams with a wipe of putty and some sanding

sticks. I then masked of the canopy and

painted the insides with the same Interior Green

I used for the cockpit earlier. As I was building

this kit with the canopy closed it was then glued

into place using PVA.

I was now ready for the painting stage, and

Manufacturer: Eduard

Scale: 1:4 8

K i t Ty p e: Plastic injection moulded

Kit Number: 8 4135

F6F-3 Hellcat ‘Weekend Edition’

MODEL AIRCRAFT AUGUST 2019

WEEKEND HELLCAT!

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