Darby Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Recent arthritic finger problems have had an impact on modelling and many other things of late. They sometimes seize up or grip just goes occasionally without warning. Anything that has been attempted of late has ended in disaster. A recent Swordfish which took a while and was ready for rigging fell from my grasp with nasty results. So after laying off any builds I had a go at this one which again took longer than what most people can do. Just a build to keep the mojo going and trying not to let the finger problems get the better of me. Upper surfaces was a bit of my own mix as well as the lowers (FS police won't stop me sleeping at night). Had a bit of a paint reaction on the underside for some reason but hopefully the patch up is hardly noticeable. It also crept onto the upper so the trailing edge of the starboard wing looks a little paler than the rest. Canopy framing looks better in the flesh. I have a spare so may replace this later. (Actually just noticed in the phots I've left some slivers of masking tape in places). Anyway, here it is. 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Looks gd buddy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_the_drummer Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Great job, and inspiring perseverance... That's a smashing build - looks just right to my eyes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Looks great to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Nicely done, looks great in those colours. Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 not bad for a bloke with nee fingas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Top notch!!! Superb Wildcat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Despite your health problems, you have still produced a lovely, clean and tidy model Wildcat! Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 very healthy looking wildcat, great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) Look's a little beauty Darb's! Edited March 15, 2017 by stevej60 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Great looking Wildcat- would never know you'd had any difficulty from the clean crisp finish. That head on shot looks very convincing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Your model is really nice – I think the colours and markings are great. The look of the Wildcat is growing on me and I should probably get a kit... Is this a new tool from Airfix, and would you recommend it? Regards, David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Excellent model. I'm at the painting stage on mine and hope it turns out as good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PZRGREN Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Superb build and excellent finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 That's a great looking Wildcat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Not bad for an old timer! lol. I too have difficulties with arthritic fingers so I appreciate your torment and applaud you for getting this one finished. It does look pretty good to me, in all honesty. I actually wondered if it was 1:48 for a moment, so you are still coming up with the goods. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) 11 hours ago, stevej60 said: Look's a little beauty Darb's! Just what I was going to say, especially so with the hassles you've had, not that it is obvious to us anyway. Steve. Edited March 16, 2017 by stevehnz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 That looks very very good. Doubt I can emulate that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Hello,Darby - I'm sorry about your arthritis but it certainly hasn't had a negative effect on this fine-looking build of your 'Wildcat'. Beautifully finished and the restrained but effective weathering looks spot on to me. 😉👍 All the best,Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 19 hours ago, Dazey said: Your model is really nice – I think the colours and markings are great. The look of the Wildcat is growing on me and I should probably get a kit... Is this a new tool from Airfix, and would you recommend it? Regards, David Tis indeed the Airfix one. My second attempt at one of these. The undercart needs careful dry fitting and alignment and the tolerances getting the fuselage halves together are a little testing at times. If you bear this in mind then it's not insurmountable. The upper surfaces were a mix of Medium Sea Grey and Grauviolet would you believe and the lowers Lichtgrau (Sssh! The FS police are everywhere). Exhaust muck was a light spray of some Humbrol 32. panel line were grey pastel applied with a well worn micro brush and lighter greys rubbed by finger (one of the more flexible ones) onto the upper surfaces. Paint chips were a silver pencil and a 6B graphite pencil stick. Thanks for all the kindly words chaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 hm. All I'm getting is broken links. Then again, I can't see my own post-image photos either. Its been on and off all week like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 16 minutes ago, SoftScience said: hm. All I'm getting is broken links. Then again, I can't see my own post-image photos either. Its been on and off all week like that. There was a message on Postimage the day I posted these pics about a server causing a problem in various parts of the orbiting sphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 ...and now I can see them again 14 minutes ago, Darby said: There was a message on Postimage the day I posted these pics about a server causing a problem in various parts of the orbiting sphere ...and now I see them again. Must be the server in my part of the "globosphere" Very nice work, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Nice one Darby ! BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Gruntfuttock Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Looks good to me and your tales of woe make me 'glad' my arthritis is only in one knee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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