russ c Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Hi Everyone, Thought I`d share some pic`s of my latest effort, hot off the kitchen table My attempt at representing an early Pacific War Wildcat with the over painted smaller markings peeping out Built almost completely OOB as usual.... ...from Hobbyboss`s 1/48 F4F-3 (Late) kit Additions include the usual: Brake pipes, Ignition Harness and Seat Belts Improved the canopy sit by sanding down the fuselage until it sat comfortably on the rails Decals are a mix of: a Yellow Wings Decals, some from the stash and some from the kit and finally a group shot of my trio of Early Pacific War builds, thought there`s a Vindicator in the stash to join them one day Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ 64 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 That's delicious Russ. A fine meal you cooked there! And the 3-course menu tastes perfect, too. I've got an old Monogram model built in 1977 which I hope I find the time to boil up again next year (at least that's the plan). If I could come near yours I would be delighted, but I'm not a 5-star cook like you. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Looks great, Top Notch Weathering & Fading ! Group pic is beautiful, btw. what product did you use for the perforated carrier deck? Hans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Fantastic looking Wildcat. Love the group photo too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijs302 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 an nicely painted and weathered wildcat ,a great trio i really must try some early us navy maybe an airfix wildcat ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 6 hours ago, supersonic said: Looks great, Top Notch Weathering & Fading ! Group pic is beautiful, btw. what product did you use for the perforated carrier deck? Hans Thanks Hans, I`ve only got one piece of actual carrier deck and it wouldn`t have been big enough for the group shot. So I improvised with some Eduard 1/48 PSP, it`s not perfect but if you stand back on a dark day and squint, you can hardly tell. Cheers Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Yet another corker there Russ and as usual you have selected an interesting scheme and then nailed it. The US Navy early war (well US early war anyway!) collection look amazing together and I look forward to you adding to them in the future. Cheers mate Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Nice work! I do like those HB F4F kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelingEdmontonian Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Amazing, and the setting makes for great photos! What have you used for the aircraft carrier decking? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Wonderful Wildcat Russ, I love the realistic weathering, and what a great early war USN collection! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 On 7/7/2021 at 4:12 AM, ModelingEdmontonian said: Amazing, and the setting makes for great photos! What have you used for the aircraft carrier decking? Thanks ME, the carrier deck ( wooden with the lift ) is a injection moulded item from Eduard that you just need to paint. as it`s not big enough for the group shot I improvised with some PSP sections ( same thing, injection moulded Eduard ) I got them from Hannants. Hope this helps, Cheers Russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Great job Russ on the early Wildcats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Another beauty Russ! Great looking Wildcat sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Lovely finish as ever Russ, and a great trio! Must get round to an FAA Martlet... Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Wow Russ. I don`t which one I like the best. Okay, I give. I like ALL of them. Very nice!!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 That is really a nice filghtdeck display! I really love each one of them. Great work as always Russ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Excellent build and presentation, love the weathering ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I'm quite a fan of the HobbyBoss Wildcats, they do have slight issues but build up really well as yours shows. A great trio from an interesting time in US Navy aviation history. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Very nice Wildcat- can't top what the others have said, Russ, but ditto! That F2A sure looks like it was rode hard and put up wet! Just out of curiosity, what kits did you use for it and the TBD? Very nice trio- four-oh job on all three! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 26 minutes ago, 72modeler said: Very nice Wildcat- can't top what the others have said, Russ, but ditto! That F2A sure looks like it was rode hard and put up wet! Just out of curiosity, what kits did you use for it and the TBD? Very nice trio- four-oh job on all three! Mike Thanks Mike, the Buffalo is the Tamiya kit, modified a bit and the TBD is the Great Wall kit Here`s some links to both if you`re interested Thanks again, Cheers Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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