Hobby Boss F8F Bearcat 1:72 Jolly Rogers

[@williamporter7596]

Thanks for the review. It does look like a decent kit to build and a good replica. The extra detail is easy enough to add if the builder wishes and I will follow your example. Your version came out very well.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Much appreciated, thanks for watching!

[@modelglue]

I've really enjoyed browsing your channel and watching your videos. I aim to try and your narration style but i have such a tough time being as natural as you without bungling my point! Great job, thanks for the effort you put in. - Jeff

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you for the kind words Jeff, its greatly appreciated. It took me a while to find out what works for me regarding that narration, at first I would carefully script out everything I was going to say, but I found that I sounded too much like a robot when I did that. So I switched it so that now I do that narration in real time unscripted, for most videos I record it in 1 take. I do make a few errors when speaking, but I find I'm able to more naturally articulate what I'm trying to say when I do it this way. It may not work for everyone, but it works for me! Thanks for stopping by! Brett

[@BayouChilehead]

That model definitely nneded the detail you added!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Ha ha, yeah, it was a little lacking.

[@jozuavanlangenhove6586]

Nice work and kit, i have the old revell monogram.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for watching, I’d like to build a larger version of this one.

[@iangoldstraw6002]

​@@HammerheadModelMaking Academy do a Bearcat in 48th, and I think Trumpeter do one in 32nd

[@jonathanhudak2059]

This one turned out Beautiful, I love it! It looks like a really nice kit and obviously builds up well. I may have to get one now lol! Thank you 👍

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you for watching! I hope you are able to acquire one, they are out of production now and not easy to come by.

[@ernestobelo1074]

I have built the same kit, yes it is a simple and fast kit, but still beats the old Monogram. Very nice job.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

thanks man!

[@HarryBird]

Great video, have recently got back into model making and find your commentary a great mix between informative and relaxing to watch. Can’t wait for the next build

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Welcome back to the hobby!! Glad to have you and thanks for watching!

[@TommyEvans12]

I ordered that cockpit green with the wash you recommended. I have to agree it is a great color. I have used Tamiya yellow green in the past but I am going to build a 1:32 Trumpeter F6F5 Hellcat and after searching pictures I like that Ammo Mig green better. Enjoying your channel thanks

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Awesome! Good luck on your Hellcat build!

[@good2us1]

Nice job, great video! I've always liked the navy blue color scheme of the past. Keep up the good work!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for watching!

[@sari9290]

Como siempre magnifico.Un saludo.España.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you for watching!

[@kevinhedrich6026]

Nice build of a basic kit!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Much appreciated friend!

[@randycheow4268]

Can’t wait for Devotion to be released this November as the Bearcat was also featured even though the Corsair is the real star of the movie

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I am very much looking forward to that movie, it will be great to see all the warbirds in it, but yeah, I'm excited for the Bearcat, it needs more love!

[@guaporeturns9472]

They made it into a movie? Great book!

[@chrissakal532]

You know, on that CTA sheet there is an option for a F6F-5P that I think was on the same cruise as your Bearcat (F.D.R's shakedown in March of '48). I thought it was a cool picture and am really considering getting the Academy Hellcat and doing it.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Oh Interesting! I might have to consider that myself.

[@chrissakal532]

I actually did the new F6F Hellcat Detail & Scale. I found a picture of that Hellcat taking off from the F.D.R. and included it in the F6F-5 section. It even has an old, white, F6F-3 drop tank! I especially like that one because the markings are a lot like what was in the old Monogram Corsair back in the late '80s.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@chrissakal532 Woah, thats awesome, nice find!!

[@chrissakal532]

@HammerheadModelMaking It's a long story, but I went to Pensacola and Connecticut to get all new photos, wrote new text and corrected Bert Kinzey's inaccuracies. If you wanted to do another Hellcat, there are a lot of really cool options: there was a French one that had a bunch of bomb markings. Then there are the drones if you feel like painting and weathering reds and day-glo orange. And I did go ahead and order an Academy Hellcat to do that Jolly Roger's photo bird!

How did you do the preshading of white prior to the blue topcoat? I just tried it for the first time and it didn’t go very well. I’m using an Iwata Eclipse, .35mm needle, Vallejo Air white, about 20 psi. The paint had lots of overstay, I wasn’t able to have a nice fine line of paint. Not sure if it’s the pressure, paint too thin or thick, wrong size nozzle, etc.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I hate to say this but its really just a lot of trial and error. From your description I would say you don't have the paint thinned enough, I find the almost all Vallejo paints need to have some thinning. I use X-20A as my thinner and start with about 15-20% thinner. I find that is a good ratio to start with, then you'll just need to adjust from there to suit your needs.

Ok thanks. I’ll try thinning the paint a little more.

[@willthorson4543]

Nice build. Bearcats were never used in combat by the US. France used them in Indochina though and they got beaten up.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you, yeah, it's too bad too, they were a neat aircraft.

[@JamesChechele]

Probably would have seen combat. Had the invasion of Japan took place.

[@iangoldstraw6002]

Bearcats were not used in combat during the Korean war . But they were used by the French in IndoChina...Nicely finished Cat though !!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@tomalexander4835]

awesome stuff. gonna use this to help me build a late war f6f. did you put any clearcoat on after the weathering?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks Tom, for this build, I didn't use any clear coats after weathering. Normally I would drop a matte coat or satin coat, just to seal it all in, but for this one I didn't do a lot of weathering, just basically the exhaust, so I just left it in the gloss coat.

[@Enevan1968]

something I noticed in this and other clips, is that the concept of "scale colour" apparently has gone out the window... or am I mistaken? Good job on this kit, BTW

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I would say not so much that it was thrown out the window as it was never something that I was really interested in trying to replicate.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

The Optimist sees the donut the pessimist sees the hole

[@robertjensen1438]

Just a comment for the algorithm

[@michaeldenesyk3195]

FYI, The F8F was not used during the Korean War. Great Kit. The French used it in Indo China 1946 - 1954

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for the clarification!