Model Build - Eduard Weekend 1/48 F6F 3

Been slacking recently with blog post's and model uploads. I've still been building but not been able to find the time to upload anything. There are a few to upload but most of them will be "finished models" as opposed to actual builds. Will be uploading more progress builds as time goes on.

On to the latest aircraft. One I'm rather happy with. Eduard's F6F. Being only the weekend build, it misses out on the extra "goodies" that come as standard with the profi packs. This however, does not hamper the kit in any way. I found it an absolute joy to build. Went together really well, no hiccups and great instructions.

As for the paint job, my airbrush died at the last moment (luckily) but apart from that, went smoothly. I decided to go for my own blend of colors and the result is really pleasing. So much so that I'm going to use the scheme for my next 1/48th the F4U Corsair. First off the body was painted with alclad's semi mat aluminium ALC-116 and covered with AK's heavy chipping. Then came the job of adding colour..... The underside was a mixed blend of two colours XF2 and XF8 (the tiniest blob of XF8 to stop the white from being so stark) Then the mid tone XF18 and finally the top tone XF50. Each where then post shaded and rubbed with water to reveal the alclad. Giving the impression of chipped paint. Once the decals were applied the model was weathered slightly and sealed.

Overall I am happy with the end result and look forward to building another.... this time with blog posts!

Thanks for reading!

Cheers