ccoyle Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share #121 Posted July 11, 2022 The tail wheel and arresting hook are completed. The hook is scarcely visible at all and will probably never be noticed by a casual viewer once the bird is upright. I believe all I have left to do are gun barrels and aerials. I'll have to double-check, of course, but I think this puts us close enough to being done to warrant the next batch of photos waiting until the big reveal. Cheers! AJohnson, lmagna, Paul Le Wol and 14 others 17 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share #122 Posted July 12, 2022 And now, the BIG REVEAL! But first, some finishing remarks. Last bits were indeed the gun barrels and aerials: two whip aerials, two mast aerials, and the wire aerial between the two masts. The whip aerials needed to be quite thin, so I dredged up a skill I haven't used in many, many years -- stretching styrene rod over an open flame. You may notice that one of the wheels is a bit canted. I tried and tried to remedy that, but to no avail. It's in no danger of falling off -- just crooked. I have a huge amount of surplus parts left over from the kit, unlike anything I have ever run into before with a card kit. As for GPM, well, what can we say? I finished it, but it wasn't the most fun I've ever had with a kit. I won't be sending any more hard cash GPM's way in the near future. The finished model is the largest plane I have yet built -- it doesn't fit on any of my shelves! 😳 And now, enjoy some pictures! Cheers! amateur, CDW, Veszett Roka and 32 others 18 17 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted July 12, 2022 Share #123 Posted July 12, 2022 Turned out a beauty! Very nice work Chris. Richard44, Dave_E, lmagna and 9 others 12 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted July 12, 2022 Share #124 Posted July 12, 2022 Chris… this thing you do with paper is just amazing! However you grade yourself on this one, to me it’s an achievement few of us are capable of. Simply outstanding! 👍😀 mtaylor, lmagna, Canute and 8 others 11 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 12, 2022 Share #125 Posted July 12, 2022 It looks awsome Chris - Superb job. OC. Dave_E, ccoyle, Egilman and 8 others 11 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted July 12, 2022 Share #126 Posted July 12, 2022 Absolutely stunning! Dave_E, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 6 others 9 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted July 12, 2022 Share #127 Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) Very Very nice, and a completed GPM kit to boot! I've watched a lot of people start one of these kits and eventually bin it over the years... (me included) Completing it is an accomplishment itself.... Beautiful job my friend, very impressive... Gonna try a Halinsky next? I heard the Thunderbolt was a particularly interesting build (the engine alone I believe has over 100 parts, it includes a lot of choice words in it's workflow as well) {chuckle} But they are a lot more accurate in their appearance... You are definately a card master.... Edited July 12, 2022 by Egilman popeye the sailor, thibaultron, Dave_E and 8 others 11 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prowler901 Posted July 12, 2022 Share #128 Posted July 12, 2022 Outstanding! Beautifully done, sir. 👍 Canute, Dave_E, popeye the sailor and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted July 12, 2022 Share #129 Posted July 12, 2022 Brilliant work Chris! 👏 I hope your friend has big shelves in his new house when he moves! popeye the sailor, Dave_E, ccoyle and 6 others 9 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veszett Roka Posted July 12, 2022 Share #130 Posted July 12, 2022 Brilliant work Chris, hats off! popeye the sailor, AJohnson, Canute and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted July 12, 2022 Share #131 Posted July 12, 2022 Looks perfectly Hellcat to me. Outstanding work and thanks for the detour to following my first card plane build. Cheers Rob mtaylor, ccoyle, popeye the sailor and 7 others 10 Quote Current builds: Shelby Cobra Coupe by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12 McLaren Mp4/6 - Ayrton Senna - Fujimi - 1/20 - paused Duchess of Kingston - paused Finished builds: F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 1/32 USS Arizona 1/350 Eduard Caudron C.561 French Racing Plane 1/48 Nachtigall on Speed Arado 234 B-2N by DocRob - 1/32 - Fly Renault RE20 Turbo - Tamiya - 1/12 P-38J Wicked Woman - Tamiya - 1/48 AEG G.IV Creature of the Night - WNW - 1/32 "Big Tank" Crocker OHV motorcycle by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share #132 Posted July 12, 2022 Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen! 8 hours ago, Egilman said: Gonna try a Halinsky next? I heard the Thunderbolt was a particularly interesting build I do have a Halinski kit near the top of the build queue (the exact order of 'next projects' is always in a certain amount of flux), but it is not a Thunderbolt. I have purposely stayed away from P-47s due to their size -- bigger even than the Hellcat, as you know. I do have USS England to get back to, but for that I need to order some after-market parts, which I'm not ready to do just yet. In the meantime, I'm thinking about knocking out another Kartonowa Kolekcja kit, just to get the GPM taste out of my mouth! Egilman, AJohnson, popeye the sailor and 7 others 10 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted July 12, 2022 Share #133 Posted July 12, 2022 Quite nicely done, Chris. More food for thought. I can be distracted too easily. Looking forward to your next build. thibaultron, Egilman, popeye the sailor and 6 others 9 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 12, 2022 Share #134 Posted July 12, 2022 This is definitely a "wow" build. Hopefully, your friend will give it a place of honor as it's that good. AJohnson, lmagna, ccoyle and 7 others 10 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted July 12, 2022 Share #135 Posted July 12, 2022 Amazing work Chris! One of my favorite paint schemes too for the Hellcat. I still refuse to believe this is made in card - you’re a wizard! lmagna, Dave_E, popeye the sailor and 6 others 9 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted July 12, 2022 Share #136 Posted July 12, 2022 Amazing result. Even more amazing thinking that is made by folded paper! Truly enjoyable model. Congrats, Dan king derelict, Jack12477, Edwardkenway and 9 others 12 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64, Lady Nelson - Amati Victory 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted July 13, 2022 Share #137 Posted July 13, 2022 Nice! You've gone and done it again Chris 😊 Old Collingwood, AJohnson, Egilman and 7 others 10 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted July 13, 2022 Share #138 Posted July 13, 2022 Then you have to top that one Chris. Canute, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thibaultron Posted July 15, 2022 Share #139 Posted July 15, 2022 Well done, Chris! Canute, Old Collingwood, king derelict and 6 others 9 Quote Ron Thibault Shipjack Carrie Price from Pyro kit, with upgraded detailing and history. Going From A 2D Drawing To A 3D Printed Part Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted July 16, 2022 Share #140 Posted July 16, 2022 Very nice model 👍 thibaultron, Old Collingwood, Egilman and 7 others 10 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted July 18, 2022 Share #141 Posted July 18, 2022 Nicely done Chris. It's Summer so I've been away playing with the full sized toys, but the completion of your build is something that has been nice to check in on. ccoyle, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted July 26, 2022 Share #142 Posted July 26, 2022 Chris, Very nicely done! Edwardkenway, ccoyle, Dave_E and 6 others 9 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share #143 Posted July 27, 2022 Final pics of the Hellcat with its display base and plaque. lmagna, CDW, Canute and 19 others 12 10 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted July 27, 2022 Share #144 Posted July 27, 2022 OUTSTANDING! Nothing else to say. 👍😀 Old Collingwood, Canute, Edwardkenway and 4 others 7 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 27, 2022 Share #145 Posted July 27, 2022 the Hellcat looks awesome Chris.............very nice on her display base too! another superb project....looking forward to you next one! Dave_E, king derelict, Edwardkenway and 5 others 8 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted July 27, 2022 Share #146 Posted July 27, 2022 Nice presentation display, Chris. Egilman, Old Collingwood, Dave_E and 3 others 6 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 27, 2022 Share #147 Posted July 27, 2022 Really nice Chris. OC. Edwardkenway, king derelict, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share #148 Posted August 9, 2022 Wow! The Hellcat got selected as Picture of the Month at Paper Modelers. I was kind of shocked when I saw it there -- it's quite the honor. Prowler901, lmagna, Jack12477 and 10 others 6 1 6 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Grant Posted August 9, 2022 Share #149 Posted August 9, 2022 Next thing Chris you'll be speaking Polish ....😆 Edwardkenway, Jack12477, amateur and 7 others 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted August 9, 2022 Share #150 Posted August 9, 2022 2 hours ago, ccoyle said: I was kind of shocked when I saw it there -- it's quite the honor. Congratulations My Friend, a hard to get and well deserved honor... ccoyle, Dave_E, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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