Global Scale Modeller

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.

Very nice Will, liking that a lot.

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.

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

Very nice Helcat indeed, great weathering too

cool job

see you on the next one
Goose

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.

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

I hope some of you will join me.

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

I hope some of you will join me.

Eh?

Hey Wil,

Looks great. Great wheathering..

Could you tell me what colors you used..

Greetzzz,
André

Lovely bird, I like that base a lot.

Very nice, love what you did with the weathering.