pivokrevnik Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) ... Edited September 17, 2019 by pivokrevnik 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 What a great build! Neat, clean, exact, as behoves the subject. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankymodeler Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 WoW!!! A beautiful bit of modelling Sir! Excellent attention to detail, and fine petite work. I actually thought it was in 1/48 scale until I read your description! Eric aka The Yankymodeler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Looks great, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Beautiful little F3F! Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 That's a neat piece of work, I bet it's tiny in real life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcclure Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I always love to see another well executed Yellow Wings bird - super job. Cheers, Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 What's to criticise (other than the original design of the aircraft!), that's a very tidy looking model indeed. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 US Navy forever!!!! Never too many yellow wings on BM!!! Your model is clean and beautiful. Just right! I would possibly have not down toned the black bands on the fuselage and cowl so much compared to the upper wing, but that is just my taste. Well done. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Your F3F looks exceptional! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXPrompt Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 I would possibly have not down toned the black bands on the fuselage and cowl so much compared to the upper wing, but that is just my taste. Well done. JR No need to be gentle - thats not just your taste, but unfortunately a fact... I am aware of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 nice work and great finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S48 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 wow, WoW, WOW!!! Really nice done, I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Oh, was that cowl meant to be black? I was going to ask, just because it seemed surprising to find dark grey there. Beautiful job on the model! bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 I repainted the cowling and fuselage strip with black. There are two original photos left for comparison. I think the black-grey which I originally used is dark enough - btw the upper wing stripe is painted with the same color! Problem is, I had to repair one place on starboard side of fuselage, where wash ate through the silver color. During the following sanding and polishing, resulting ultrafine silver powder was probably rubbed into the colored places. Other culprit might be dirty airbrush - silver residue which got mixed with final varnish. I am not sure. You can see it on the Red Rippers sign, too - that is unrepairable unfortunately. I tried to polish it away or wash it away with warm water, but it didn't help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotorheadtx Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 That's not a model..........you hit a real one with a shrink-ray-gun. Brilliant work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Portly perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 THAT IS ONE SPECTACULAR, STUNNING Grumman F3F-3 :Tasty: KUDOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Very nice, Sir! This one really has 'the look' about it.... How did things go with the resin interior parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Old Man, the only problem is the crude, oversized seat. Cockpit floor and side consoles fit fine - I remember lot of dry fitting was needed, but that's normal with any shortrun. I have read many people try to thin down the fuselage sides or the consoles, but you really just need to bin the seat As a replacement, I think any US bucket seat from that period would do. I replaced the stick, kit part is size of a scale lamp post. And I also cut away the headrest, it makes puttying and sanding the bulkhead so much easier. Then I made a new headrest, larger. Kit part is far too small. If you are interested, here is my Work in progress, it's in Czech, but maybe the pictures could help a bit.. http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=86309&hilit=F3F&start=15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 72nd? Are you serious? That looks more like 32nd. Gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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