Eduard F6F 3 Hellcat USS Princeton

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Жыл бұрын

Greetings everyone, join me for this full build video of the Eduard F6F-3 Hellcat in 1:48 scale! Flying off the deck of the USS Princeton.
Please let me know what you think in the comments below and if you enjoyed the video please consider subscribing and pressing the bell icon to be notified of upcoming videos.
I am currently taking commissions and if you are interested please email me at hammerheadmodelmaking@gmail.com
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Пікірлер: 111

@johnlong7178 6 ай бұрын

Incredible work, thanks for sharing your building techniques. I’ve been building since the early 1960’s. This being said, you have managed to teach an old dog new tricks! Thank sir. Please keep up your great work.

@HammerheadModelMaking 6 ай бұрын

That makes me so happy to hear, glad I could pass along something new!

@ralphford4302 Жыл бұрын

Very nice work on the camo and weathering and an excellent presentation of your thoughts and processes. Thanks for shairing

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@DutchDaveModels Жыл бұрын

Very nice build of this iconic airplane. Also the base looks great. Excellent!

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@simonbowen4254 7 күн бұрын

Really enjoy your videos mate!

@HammerheadModelMaking 7 күн бұрын

Glad you like them!

@The_Male_Modeller Жыл бұрын

Lovely build! 👍🏻I built Revell's, Italeri's, Airfix's (old) and Eduard's 1/72 Hellcat and Eduard definitely won out as the best of the bunch!

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@JuanGarcia-up2gz Жыл бұрын

Awesome build my friend keep up the good work

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@themodellingmuppet Жыл бұрын

Great build 👏 I've got my own one to make and this has given me lots of good pointers 😊

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Awesome, its a decent kit, enjoy!

@jaimehernandez204 Жыл бұрын

Amazing !

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@GiorgioBeltrammi Жыл бұрын

Great job!

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Ralle1968 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!😍👍

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@tonygary7611 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@piotrm9429 Жыл бұрын

Very nice build. Super

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@enki1598 Жыл бұрын

I was impressed with how you work with oil paints👍👍👍👍👍🙂

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm still learning them, but really happy with how they are turning out.

@markusv311 Жыл бұрын

Aazing Hellcat, congrats. Looking awesome. Built this kit this spring too and had lots of fun. Subscribed my friend👍 Your carrier deck looks terriffic to, would love to see a makinf of this😎

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Glad you enjoyed your build! I'm sure I will have future project that will need carrier decks, so I will keep in mind to film my process for that!

@joebringas4807 Жыл бұрын

Awesome build bud

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@wonderbreadmodelsandhistor1566 Жыл бұрын

spectacular...just picked up this kit and the hobby boss to do one with folded wings.

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Nice, I will have to give the HB one a try just for the folded wings.

@alessandro1305 Жыл бұрын

Great job man! I never used that technique to do chipping, i have to try it ;)

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Its my new favorite way of doing it.

@xjetpilot 6 ай бұрын

I would love to see how you create the bases for your aircraft. Didn't see a video for it on your channel. This build was nice Brett. Update: DISREGARD, found the "Bases 101 video".

@HammerheadModelMaking 6 ай бұрын

I do plan on doing a video just on carrier bases this year!

@unknownentrappment_ed3522 11 ай бұрын

Thanks

@HammerheadModelMaking 11 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you, thats very kind of you!

@MrWiking61 Жыл бұрын

very realistic model😃

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@iangoldstraw6002 Жыл бұрын

Most of Princeton's Hellcats lost their "teeth" once the carrier was lost, as the survivors were allocated to other squadrons within the fleet, and thus were painted over.. Nice kit and informative video as i have a bunch of various 72nd scale Hellcats to do

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I wasn't aware of that. Good luck with your Hellcats!

@marekkoutny368 Жыл бұрын

Eduard is the best!

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

I agree.

@hissycatbuilds Жыл бұрын

Beautiful build. I have a weakness for WW2 carrier base aircraft. =)

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thanks, so do I!

@kg2995 Жыл бұрын

Free hand cammo jobs are absolutely legit. More skill involved and less time spent scraping tape or tacky crap of the model.

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, yeah, the less masking I have to do, the better!

@mckaylundtuttle7962 Жыл бұрын

Love the channel. I’d be interested in seeing more 1/72 models. Especially a f18 and other early era jets My current list of to build…. All 1/72 Airfix p51 Airfix Doolittle b-25 Gwh f-14

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I have a number of 1:72 scale kits in the pipeline for the channel, I only wish I had more time in the day to get kits done! First world problems! It looks like you have a good line up of kits to build, both the airfix P-51 and B-25 are great kits, I've enjoyed them a lot. I would love to build the GWH F-14, looks like it has outstanding detail! As for early jet era aircraft, I have an FJ fury planned coming up and I'll have to add an F-18 to the line up. Maybe I need a low viz Jolly roger Super hornet in my collection. -Brett

@mrwdpkr5851 Жыл бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking If your taking request for 1/72 early jet builds the Sabre is my favorite . Would love to see a Korean war F86 build .

@rigeek 10 ай бұрын

Those drop tanks were very thin and they shipped with Wrigley chewing gum to patch little fuel leaks... And yes it was pink on the ground and lighter when it froze at altitude.

@HammerheadModelMaking 10 ай бұрын

That's a super interesting fact about the gum, reminds me of the Rocketeer movie!

@rigeek 10 ай бұрын

Also remember that they left handprints and wear on the propellors when they pushed the oil out of the sump to keep from blowing cylinders

@demodudes 6 ай бұрын

Could you do us all a favor and say Umm more.. it really is engaging as all get out!

@HammerheadModelMaking 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, definitely something I'm working on, public speaking is definitely not my forte but I'm working on being more conscious about it when recording my audio.

@neilhaas Жыл бұрын

I have the die cast model maisto tailwinds. Nice fighter plane.

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@hattrick8684 Жыл бұрын

I really didn’t want to like this, it was 666, I was 667. Im new to the hobby, I build ships, but still can extrapolate techniques from airplanes… besides I may build a few eventually. Really glad I found your channel.

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

lol, glad you found the channel too!

@SchmidtJim Жыл бұрын

Great video as always! Caught your mention of the figure but not the base - is it aftermarket? Look forward to the next one!

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The base was scratch built by me. I used white ensign photo etch for the tie down strips. Balsa for the deck planks and plastic for the elevator rim.

@SchmidtJim Жыл бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking - it’s as astounding as that plane! Well done!

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

@@SchmidtJim thank you sir!

@user-cd4cq3tb5f Жыл бұрын

굿 셀,,,굿 럭키....

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@kerrywilliams5086 10 ай бұрын

What color red from Vallejo did you find to match the teeth decal?

@HammerheadModelMaking 10 ай бұрын

I believe it was Vallejo’s Flat red from their Model Color range.

@walterhammond290 Жыл бұрын

The white staining from the exhaust is actually from the tetraethyl lead that they used to create the super high octane aviation fuel.

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clarification!

@walterhammond290 Жыл бұрын

Very good & nice job on the Hellcat !!

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

@@walterhammond290 much appreciated!

@ChuckMahon 7 ай бұрын

What is the glue/adhesive used to assemble wings to the fuselage?

@HammerheadModelMaking 7 ай бұрын

I used some extra thick CA glue from BSI-inc.

@chrisslatlem9361 18 күн бұрын

Concerning the stretched sprue....I now avoid Tamiya liquid glue like the plague..its sooo hot. Mr. Cement is much better. Not as hot and doesn’t melt your details. The drawback is that its liquid active bonding state doesn’t last as long so you must work quicker...but it never melts your details.

@HammerheadModelMaking 18 күн бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the tips, I'll look into getting some Mr Cement.

@DavidRLentz Жыл бұрын

What are the differences between the Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat U.S. Navy Carrier- based Fighter and its successor, the F6F-5?

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

The most obvious visual difference between the -3 and the -5 are the small windows behind the cockpit. They were eliminated on the -5 model. I believe that there were other minor differences with the engine. Also, other -5s were eventually upgraded with 20mm cannons, and some had a radar mounted on the right wing for the night fighter version. But, for the most part, they are pretty similar.

@normansmith8184 Жыл бұрын

Superb result sir. I have the eduard kit in my stash so I know where the references will be coming from! BUT can you help me, as my Princeton F6F-3 has given me a massive headache in that I like to know who flew the planes I build (but not to this standard regrettably). White 11 flew off Princeton early on the morning 0f 24th Oct. 1944 but had to relocate to USS Essex, Princeton having been stricken by the single bomb from an N4Y D-3. I have googled until I'm blue in the face and cannot find the identity of the pilot even though this bird was unusually marked f11 on the fuselage. Can you help please, it's my tribute of respect to these brave pilots. Congratulations on great work, from England.

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, unfortunately my little bit of research yielded no results for White 11. Couldn't even find a picture of it. Not sure where else to search, but I wish you luck!

@normansmith8184 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. I found a picture of 11 after it landed on USS Essex but got no further, grrrr! However, I will succeed. Please keep up your amazing work.

@normansmith8184 10 ай бұрын

I have a successful postscript. The pilot was Flt. Lt. Haberman, who 2 days prior to Princeton being hit had a mid air collision with another Hellcat but made a safe landing. Once again, great build.

@spookyno1401 11 ай бұрын

What type of oil paint do you use for exhaust stains and other oil stains and how long does it take to dry?

@HammerheadModelMaking 11 ай бұрын

I use a brand of oil paints called Masters Touch, from my local art supply store. Usually, I will apply the oil paint to a small patch of cardboard, to let it leech out the linseed oil first, usually about an hour or two before I apply it to the model. Then, once its been applied to the model, I will usually give it until the next day before moving on to the next step.

@spookyno1401 11 ай бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking OK thanks. I used abteilung for exhaust on mine and even a day after if I even slightly touch it there will be a finger mark or it will kind off wipe off.

@HammerheadModelMaking 11 ай бұрын

@@spookyno1401 interesting, I’ve only heard good things from that company.

@spookyno1401 11 ай бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking It may have been me putting too much on at once and not waiting long enough. I have also heard only good things about them.

@wonderbreadmodelsandhistor1566 Жыл бұрын

what super glue do you use by chance?

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

I use the BSI line of hobby super glues, specifically, their Maxi-cure line: bsi-inc.com/hobby/maxi_cure.html These can be found in most hobby shops or on Amazon.

@crendonh Жыл бұрын

Did you make the base? If you didn’t, please post some information about it

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

I did make the base myself. Its a mix of bass wood, styrene, and etched metal for the tie down strips. I have plans to do a video on how I made it, but it will be a little while before I am able to get to it.

@themodellingmuppet Жыл бұрын

Re-watching for inspiration 😁what is the liquid mask you use?

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

I use a liquid mask product by MIG.

@themodellingmuppet Жыл бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking Great thank you 😁 I've recently bough the mig wash you always use and I'm going to use it on my next project 👍

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

@@themodellingmuppet Excellent! I love that stuff!

@themodellingmuppet Жыл бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking I look forward to testing it.

@The12348567 Жыл бұрын

What is the piece of rubber you used for chipping?

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

the piece of rubber came with a liquid mask product I purchased at an arts and craft store, I can't remember the exact product, it's been a while, but you could easily use a piece of rubber eraser for the same function.

@The12348567 Жыл бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking Thanks for the reply. Love your work.

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

@@The12348567 No problem, thanks for watching!

@thevortex6754 Жыл бұрын

Part of the reason why exhaust stains were so prominent on the Hellcat, Corsair, P-47 and all the other aircraft that used radial engines, specifically the P&W R-2800 Double Wasp was because radial engines would end up burning oil, idk why, but they did and that was a limiting factor for their range like the P-47, they would go through so much oil. So you using some actual oil for the exhaust is both historically accurate and just 🤌

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the additional info, I'm always happy to learn more about these amazing machines!

@romulusmare Жыл бұрын

is it just 360p?

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

Looks like KZfaq is being slow and still processing the HD version.

@LukaRuizHidalgo-pd2tz Жыл бұрын

were did you shop the base?

@HammerheadModelMaking Жыл бұрын

I build the base from scratch. I used strips of balsa wood for the deck planks, some Photo etch for the tie down strips from White Ensign models, and evergreen styrene for the elevator outline. This was all laminated onto a wooden base I purchased from a local woodshop.