Smudge Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I have finally managed to get something finished. This is Hasegawa's 1/72 F4F-3 Wildcat 'Yellow Wings' boxing, which has AeroMaster Decals. It's quite an old kit now dating back to 1995, but the decals went on fine, and despite my misgivings, all the trim and stripes fitted perfectly. The subject I chose is Bureau No. 1850 of VF-41 from the USS Ranger, 1941. This took me quite a while as I found masking the colours a bit of a challenge. I used Colourcoats enamels for the Chrome yellow and Willow green US Navy colours, and Vallejo Aluminium for the laquered fuselage. It was all a bit too glossy so I gave it a coat of matt varnish to tone it down a bit. Hope you like it. The Wildcat turned out to be bigger than I had thought. Here she is with her sibling, an old Airfix Hellcat. Hopefully that has brightened up your day, It certainly adds some colour to the collection Thanks for looking. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 They both look good together 👍 I really need to do some yellow wings for my collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) Very nice & clean build. Cheers, Michael Edited February 11, 2018 by WildeSau75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Very nice result! The US pre-war machines as really very colorful, unususal for all military machines ever, I think. Although I like much more WWII schemes... Regrads J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 That's a great build, very neat paint finish. 1995 an old kit? Used to be a time when I thought a 1995 mould was a brand new tooling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, WildeSau75 said: Very nice & clean build. Thanks, I couldn't bring myself to 'weather' it. She's brand spanking new 2 hours ago, JWM said: Very nice result! The US pre-war machines as really very colorful, unususal for all military machines ever, I think. Thank you. Yes, they certainly were amongst the most colourful and flamboyant. I have a few more in the stash, including a F2A Buffalo. Can't resist em. 13 minutes ago, Knight_Flyer said: 1995 an old kit? Used to be a time when I thought a 1995 mould was a brand new tooling I think of it as a fairly new, modern kit. But it's 23 years old! (I won't mention the Airfix Hellcat) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 41 minutes ago, Knight_Flyer said: That's a great build, very neat paint finish. 1995 an old kit? Used to be a time when I thought a 1995 mould was a brand new tooling I related to this much more than I would have liked, Flyer. Great little Wildcat. You know I don't think I've seen a pic of the yellow winged birds dirty. So your weathering is spot on. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Great looking Wildcat there Smudge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Very nice indeed. I love the old yellow wing schemes. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Very nice build! You did a great job with the decaling, BTW! Not a big fan of the pre-war Wildcat schemes myself, but you have done a bang-up job on this one! Nice touch, dropping the elevators, too. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boffin Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 That's very nice indeed. I have that boxing - I may move it up the queue George 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funguseater Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Nice build, I like that colour scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 A little beauty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Nicely built & a great scheme. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Thank you for all the positive comments, guys. Much appreciated. 22 hours ago, boffin said: I have that boxing - I may move it up the queue George I can recommend it. Not quite as much internal detail as the new Airfix Wildcat, but I much prefer the restrained surface detail. Plus the 'yellow wings' option of course. I do have a couple of the Airfix kit's, however. The folding wings are a nice option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) Well done, Iain. Think my retinas are a bit seared. Edited February 13, 2018 by Jackson Duvalier "retina" is singular. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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