72nders Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Hello all, this is my latest completion, Arma Hobby's 1/72 F4F-4 Wildcat, built in the markings of John.L ."Smitty" Smith's aircraft, White 2 (Guadalcanal, 1943). This kit was the most complex one I've built yet, there were lots of small and thin parts for the internal structure and landing gear (which I broke by accident, but managed to fix by inserting a metal pin to reinforce it). The detail in the kit is great and the engine is fantastic. The model was painted with Ak real colors acrilycs; the decals used are the kits', though I modified the numbers because this scheme doesn't come in the box. The model was weathered with a silver pencil, tamiya weathering powders and tamiya enamel washes. The aftermakets used were eduard PE and brass tube for the gun barrels. The figure is from the CMK set, US Navy F6F Hellcat Pilot and Mechanic Hope you enjoy it! Oompa Loompa 43 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slowbuild Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Lovely build - very sharp, neat, really impressive! I like the figure too, we forget the scale of the machine without a reference. Dave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 What a brilliant build. You really can't tell its a 72 scale model, which i think is one of the highest compliments i can pay. I just love it. Brilliantly staged and photographed. -d- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 21 hours ago, Oompa Loompa modelers said: Hello all, this is my latest completion, Arma Hobby's 1/72 F4F-4 Wildcat, built in the markings of John.L ."Smitty" Smith's aircraft, White 2 (Guadalcanal, 1943). This kit was the most complex one I've built yet, there were lots of small and thin parts for the internal structure and landing gear (which I broke by accident, but managed to fix by inserting a metal pin to reinforce it). The detail in the kit is great and the engine is fantastic. The model was painted with Ak real colors acrilycs; the decals used are the kits', though I modified the numbers because this scheme doesn't come in the box. The model was weathered with a silver pencil, tamiya weathering powders and tamiya enamel washes. The aftermakets used were eduard PE and brass tube for the gun barrels. The figure is from the CMK set, US Navy F6F Hellcat Pilot and Mechanic Hope you enjoy it! Oompa Loompa Super. Alain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Impressive result. Very clean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 What a beautiful Wildcat! I like the weathering effects you have applied. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Lovely looking Wildcat, excellent work ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72nders Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 Thank you all for your kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Geez those colours looks amazing Great build and finish Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Nice one. Missed it the first time around, really pleased to see it now, it looks splendid. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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