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1/72 Hellcats(Dragon-Eduard)

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 8:38 pm
by Fermis
Got the Dragon kit finished, others to follow shortly.

Marked as LT Richard E. Stambooks bird, VF-27, aboard the USS Princeton, 1944.

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Re: 1/72 Hellcats(Dragon-Eduard)

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 9:19 pm
by Manny1943
Another wingfold!!! Sweet!

So how does the Dragon kit stack up to the Eduard offering? The World Wonders...

Re: 1/72 Hellcats(Dragon-Eduard)

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 9:27 pm
by Fermis
Manny1943 wrote:Another wingfold!!! Sweet!

So how does the Dragon kit stack up to the Eduard offering? The World Wonders...

Better detail...especially with the main gears. A bit more difficult to build....seams in the gearbay areas that are impossible-ish to take care of, and had to scratch a new part (big blocky looking thing with lightening holes) in the gearbay/wingfold. If ya want a trouble free build, go for the Eduard...if ya want a wingfold, go for the Dragon!


#2...Eduard "weekend" kit.

Marked as LT C. K. "Ken" Hilderbrandt, VF-33, Ondongo, 1943.


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On to #3!!!

Re: 1/72 Hellcats(Dragon-Eduard)

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 10:13 pm
by Manny1943
Sweet. A pic of this Hellcat with that Judy for size comparison would be kinda nice...and all...just sayin...

Re: 1/72 Hellcats(Dragon-Eduard)

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:26 am
by mlp
Fermis factory line, one better than the other. Man you are a machine

Re: 1/72 Hellcats(Dragon-Eduard)

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:49 am
by Fermis
Thanks guys!

...and, here's the last one of the batch!

Eduard "Profipack", marked as LT Wm. C. Moseley, VF-1, USS Yorktown, 1944.
I've always been a fan of "spray painted" #s on the nose of Navy birds, but this is the first one I've done.

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Comparison shot for Manny...

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Re: 1/72 Hellcats(Dragon-Eduard)

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 10:59 am
by Manny1943
Wow those are all cool...I wonder which one is your favorite?

Re: 1/72 Hellcats(Dragon-Eduard)

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:42 pm
by Manny1943
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Re: 1/72 Hellcats(Dragon-Eduard)

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 12:56 am
by Manny1943
Fermis wrote:Thanks guys!

...and, here's the last one of the batch!

Eduard "Profipack", marked as LT Wm. C. Moseley, VF-1, USS Yorktown, 1944.
I've always been a fan of "spray painted" #s on the nose of Navy birds, but this is the first one I've done.

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Comparison shot for Manny...

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