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Seeing as I have now finished the Phantom, pictures to follow shortly after the matte coating has been completed. In the meantime I decided to start another aircraft, but this time something slightly different. I suppose you could say this is similar to the Metal Earth kits you can buy, the difference with this is obviously the detail but also this doesnt fit together with tabs that you have to fold and twist so looks much neater. Here we have a Jasmin Models 1/48 F6F-5 Hellcat that is primarily made of Photo etch with some additional plasitc molded parts. The photo etch is fantastic with lots of lovely detail, however the molding on the plastic parts could be better and they will need some clean up. I will be building this as is out of the box, I may look to respray some of the plastic parts, perhaps just in a black primer to add some contrast to the finished build. Hope you enjoy this build  Construction has started with the cockpit davetwin attached the following image(s):
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Wow that is totally different  will be watching your build Dave  excellent start regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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Now that is very impressive! Will be watching your progress with this build.
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Cracking start Dave,
these kits really test your patience, but the end result will be a jaw dropper.
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Looks like a great kit. I didn't know you could get anything like it. If I didn't already have so many kits to build I would get myself the 1/72 Valkyrie Full PE Model. Are you going to build it with its' wings folded or out?
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That is one beautiful looking kit, very impressive. It should be a great build and I will be watching with interest.
Graeme
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that's some kit, will have to look into these  My Favourite Building:- 1919 https://forum.model-spac...=339517&#post339517 -
Current Build - 0-6-0 https://forum.deagostini...=351803&#post351803 Enterprise D - https://forum.deagostini...=posts&t=35768&
Built:-. HMS Bounty, RMS Titanic, MP4-23, Flying Scotsman, Aston Martin DB5, Honda CB750, Mustang, R2-D2, Jaguar, DeLorean, Testarossa, Stage Coach plus many plastic kits.
Dry dock no room to display:-. Bismarck, U96.
To build:-. HMS Hood. HMS Victory. Cutty Sark. SoS, Lancaster bomber. DR1 Triplane. JU-87. Plus many many plastic kits.
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I do like these kits and a great start Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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They are great kits, but the metal is quite soft and the instructions are sometimes a bit vague.They also have Tiny attachment points so if you are not careful previously glued bits keep pinging off as you add more detail.
Carl
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Really like the look of this one, the detail on the etch looks very nice too. For me personally, it's my worst nightmare but best of luck with it and hope you have some hair left when it's complete  Steve
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Looks a cracking kit Dave and you've made a fantastic start!! 
I hope that you enjoy your build and have great fun with it. You say you may paint the plastic bits black to give a different element to the build, have you thought about going further and painting the internals such as cockpit, engine, etc, in their proper colours, in much the same way as some of those full colour cutaway drawings that you see in aircraft reference books? Might be a nice idea but more work obviously?!
Kev 
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Now this has pricked my interest, certainly something different. Looks very detailed and I'm pretty sure am going to enjoy you put this together.... Great start..... Regards Alan
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Thanks all for your comments and stopping by I did consider painting the whole thing in a cut away fashion but in the end I decided I would keep it simple, if you can call this simple 
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The cockpit is finished and the framework is almost completed. At this point its all quite delicate and you have to be really careful not to bend all the frames, they will be reinforced with stringers further down the line. Its really starting to take its shape now and Im having a lot of fun building it although in some parts it is infuriating as you need 4 hands sometimes I still havent decided if I will do the open or folded wings, Im currently leaning slightly towards folded but will make a final decision nearer the time. Im finding it really difficult to take pictures of this because of all the reflections  davetwin attached the following image(s):
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It's looking great, those frames look extremely delicate. How about having one wing folded and the other out.
Graeme
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Bet your having fun with this one Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Now that does looks special... .. Great work Dave..... Regards Alan
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Hi Dave That looks like a real test on the eyesight and the patience but you are making a very neat job of putting this one together. Hope it continues well. Happy Modelling
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Fantastic work Dave, you really are making a top job of this, it will look awesome when completed - very well done indeed!!
Kev
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Thanks all for your comments Although it's very fiddly I am enjoying it immensely and yes, it is very hard on the eyes even with the optivisor as the light always seems to be shinning on the area you need to put the tiny tab the tiny hole
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