jonbryon Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Just finished this today. It's Hasegawa's 1/48 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat finished in Mr Color 71 and with the kit decals. The cowling is by DMold and the wheels are True Details - sadly they solidly stuck in position before I could rotate them so the flats are correctly orientated. I also lost a pylon stub during polishing. More details at https://jonbryon.com/hasegawa-1-48-grumman-f6f-5-hellcat/. Thanks for looking Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DONG Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Nice !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 GREAT Looking finish!! Brandon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Amazingly smooth gloss finish. How did you do it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Thanks guys. 4 hours ago, Mstor said: Amazingly smooth gloss finish. How did you do it? It's Gunze GX100 sprayed on fairly heavy with an Iwata RG-3. I then cut it down with Micromesh 2400 and 3200 followed by polishing with Tamiya Coarse and Fine compounds with a cotton pad. It's not a perfect finish by any means - I did not use the Finish compound and I did not get rid off all the orange peel. I also decided to go for a gloss finish late in the build, so could not sand and polish around some of the surface detail or protruding parts (like the rocket pylons). But then it's not mean to be a car showroom sort of finish! Cheers Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 You might not think its perfect but I think it looks amazing. The thinness of the gloss makes it look like the real thing, not a model with a gloss coating. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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