F6F-3 HellCat Design by Marek (Size-Up)

[Loui]

Hi, This is my WIP pictures of F6F-3 HellCat by Marek. This Build are going to be (very) slow build
First, Honestly I don't know what scale my Size Up F6F-3 kit, all i know when i open(with foxit reader, page zoom 100%) and print the pdf file using 'Bullzip' and set the resolution to 600 dpi letter size...the jpg file came out 5100x6600(pixels).... Then i open it with GIMP.... And make a new image with 4100x5600 pixels, then i just cut n paste to the new sheet(image)..... Sooo there you go, scale?? What scale?... I have No Idea, LOL
and sorry for my poor quality Picts...
Here's my first Batch of Pictures. from the front


and... the back panel of Cockpit



from the top


....as ou can see the seat-belt looks stiff, i forget to crumpled(?)the paper.


The Wing, i made some cutting at the gun-bay section



I made the Ammo box from the pictures that i found in internet and the Guns is from Perry's Paper M1 Armored Car Kit. I resize it to fit inside the Gun-bay (not Glued yet) because i have to alter(cut) some section of the wing ribs for Gun Bay depth(?)



...and This when the "Fun" starts....at First, i was planning to build a folded wings with gun-bays...Yeeaaayy!! as you can see the red line. That line when Cut are exactly like the real thing...


so i Cut the wing rib....BUT... my skills are Not There yet, after several attempts involving a rubber, wires, blood, Sweat, etc ...
I decided to go with the KISS method (Keep It Simple Stupid) LOL!!...
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and also I decided to changes the Guns and Ammo box to more simpler and I'm Not going to alter the wing ribs, I just have to sanded it a bit... Simple guns and ammo boxes, made with cereal box


some parts...


I partially cut the 'main fuel' door so it can open/close








The ..eeemm, Fuel Tank part


and the Fuel Tank


That's All for now... Thanks for watching, sorry for my English
Best Regards,
Loui

[Paperwarrior]

Wow, looks pretty good so far. I look forward to seeing more of it come together.

[ashevilleangler]

Looks great to me. The folding wing thing requires a combination of design and build skills that I'm sure exceeds all but the best paper modelers. Keep at it.

Curt

[MacSongLi]

Loui,

You are doing an unbelievable job, and your added details like opening fuel tank doors are unimaginable. Best of luck with this one, I wish I had 10% f your skills.

Gary

[elliott]

Loui
You are quite the talented modeler. To even have the courage to attempt cutting through the wing ribs as you were doing is more than many of us would attempt, certainly not me. Keep up the good work; this should be a stunning model.

[rockpaperscissor]

Beautiful build. Will be following along.

[Loui]

Thanks all, for the encouragement. the model are big, big enough for me to cut the main fuel door, But I'm going to abandond the folded wing thingy...i give up,.... my skill just not there...
as i said there's going to be aKISS method... Keep It Simple St*pid hehe... besides, i forget to attatch the B rib... LOL!!!

[John Bowden]

Scale = 1/kacrut

"Scale......... scale........ we don 't need no stinking scale........." Aaron Murphy

[BILL AMOS]

John and aaron i work in two scales.....big and little..my measuring is called eyeballing it.this stuff is supposed to be fun i hate math bill amos