Sneak Peak - Airstrike Toys - Series 3 - USS Tulagi Hellcat

AirstrikeToys · Post by **AirstrikeToys** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:18 pm

Finished with Series 3 - Plane #1 - F6F Hellcat - USS Tulagi.

I'm still working on the correct lighting to get the right color. As you can see the photo, not the model, has a yellowish tint.

Looking for feedback on the exhaust plume. I spent a lot of time researching this characteristic of the Hellcats and most I could find had a rust / black soot plume down both sides and under belly of the plane. Also, you can see the exhaust is applied after the decals so everything should blend well vs. have a stark white number over the weathering.

Lexington should be ready this coming weekend.

Thanks.

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MG40K · Post by **MG40K** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:43 am

Looks great!

B24guy · Post by **B24guy** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:28 am

NICE! Please bring on the British Hellcat! PLEASE!

gary1930 · Post by **gary1930** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:37 am

Looks great!
I had no idea Hellcats tangled with Krauts. But a quick Google turned up this:

http://navysite.de/cve/cve72.htm

AlloySkull · Post by **AlloySkull** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:41 am

Wow. That's just beautiful, it's making me salivate...

Buckyroo · Post by **Buckyroo** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:12 pm

COOL CAN'T WAIT!!!! :p51:

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:24 pm

gary1930 wrote:Looks great!
I had no idea Hellcats tangled with Krauts. But a quick Google turned up this:

http://navysite.de/cve/cve72.htm

I agree . I thought that the RAF were the only ones who flew the Hellcat in Europe. Thanks to this hobby you do learn something everyday.
Great looking plane !!

DocTodd · Post by **DocTodd** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:46 pm

Good looking plane.
T

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:17 pm

Looks

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:20 pm

Awesome!

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:45 pm

Beautiful plane!

AirstrikeToys · Post by **AirstrikeToys** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:04 pm

gary1930 wrote:Looks great!
I had no idea Hellcats tangled with Krauts. But a quick Google turned up this:

http://navysite.de/cve/cve72.htm

Thanks everyone. The other 3 should roll out faster since I have the weathering / exhaust figured out.

As for the Hellcat mixing it up with the Germans, it was a surprise to me too when I was researching the different fighter groups. The german kill marks was one of the primary reasons for picking the Tulagi paint scheme, besides the red cowl stripe. The historian for the USS Tulagi (Mr. Rochford @ navsource) was a big help too.

I'll post more pictures soon.

B24guy · Post by **B24guy** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:26 pm

Can we have a sneak peak at the British Hellcat scheme?

AirstrikeToys · Post by **AirstrikeToys** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:43 pm

B24guy wrote:Can we have a sneak peak at the British Hellcat scheme?

Persistent… I like that…

I will but it’s going to be a while. I have several more series to generate before the RN Hellcat makes it to the top of the list.

Thanks,
Patrick