I build planes too. Started this at the Hanger 18 meeting last week, its the 1/72 Haseagawa F6F-3/5 to be built as a F6F-5P from VMF-512 first aboard the CVE-107 USS Gilbert Islands around April 1945 as EE70 before the unit added the carrier markings. I am saving that for a larger scale, one day. My main research comes from http://www.adamsplanes.com/VMF-512.htm and William pointed me to this link for the -5P info https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/80965-f6f-5p-confusion/
My understanding is it is a simple conversion. One hole for the one camera port side, one panel over from the back of the wing. I did that but forgot about the flaps. Doh!
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For my closed cockpit of which you cannot see much, Tamyia XF-67 Nato Green is close enough for me.
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Looking good. Keep working on it, even if it's just a little at a time.
I was just looking at my Has. 1/32 F6F-3 as a possible next project down the road this year.
Bill L.
This is my Hanger 18 project, so I plan to decal the pit and fix the erred camera hole.
Since it will be awhile before we can head back to Hanger 18, so I decided to continue on with the build at home. I am ready to close up the fuselage.
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looking good :)