Eduard Weekend Edition F6F-3 Hellcat

[Willem]

First completed build of 2016 and was started on New Year's Day.

Painted using the Hataka US Navy Late set which proved a bit of a handful. My first go at a really heavily weathered airframe as the aircraft is depicted as it may have appeared towards the end of a four month tour on Ondonga in the Solomon Islands.

White 13 'MY OWN JOAN II' BuNo 25813 of Lt C K 'Ken' Hildebrandt, VF-33, Christmas Day 1943.

Hildebrandt used this aircraft to shoot down four 'Zekes' and a 'Hamp' during his squadron's spell on the Solomons between August 1943 and January 1944.

[Avgas]

Very nice Will, liking that a lot.

[Gav0909]

Looks really nice mate. Whatever issues you had with paint hasn't taken away from the final model. You should be proud of that one.

[whiskytangofoxtrot]

Very nice! Finish looks great, as does the weathering!

[Smiffy]

Very nice Helcat indeed, great weathering too

[Goose]

cool job

see you on the next one
Goose

[Willem]

Many thanks guys.

Another big US radial-engine fighter on the way (if work would just calm down a bit).

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[DJKn]

Ill be in the Chat Room a lot this weekend, especially during the Clemson game.

I hope some of you will join me.

[Willem]

Ill be in the Chat Room a lot this weekend, especially during the Clemson game.

I hope some of you will join me.

Eh?

[DreeBee]

Hey Wil,

Looks great. Great wheathering..

Could you tell me what colors you used..

Greetzzz,
André

[Sturm]

Lovely bird, I like that base a lot.

[HIghAltitudeScale]

Very nice, love what you did with the weathering.