ASW Wildcat
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Project inventory
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push rods are too short - lengthened with punched out disks
Ignition ring misses two ports; added from stretched sprue
Ignition ring misses two ports; added from stretched sprue
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Anyz spark plugs und braided lines for the front row
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added a duct to the intercooler intake
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built up and painted
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ignition wires in place
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replaced seatbelt hanger with eduard PE and copper wire
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Trumpy gunsight vs. the one from Tamiya's Spitfire
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soldered seat
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bronze green applied
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small stuff painted
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IP up close
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shaved of the electrical box to get a decent fit
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doable seam
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seatbelts painted, drybrushed and washed
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reinforcing the wing joints
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gettin the upperside right is crucial
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Weapon bay as Trumpy imagines; would be ok in 1/72
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top: Trumpy
bottom: CMK
bottom: CMK
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caomparison between the original spar (F4F-3), Trumpy and eduard
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F4F-4 bay compared to the eduard instructions
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eduard's PE isn't fitting at all
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new scratchbuilt spar and test fit of the PE
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all the PE parts seem to be too short by 1-2 mm
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lots of rescribing and rivetting to
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less than perfect fit
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went with the closed gun bays
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starboard wing good to go, seam on the port wing needs some attention - once more
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the dreaded wheel well issue
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even worse from inside
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nope not fitting
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added styrene from a tape template
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same for the starboard side
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smoothed out to a circle - much better
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now the wheel can sit in the right (lower) spot
Need to at the vertical cutout at the top and fill in the seams
Need to at the vertical cutout at the top and fill in the seams
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fnished up
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undercarriage assebled (with lots of clean up)
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moulded on pipes and hoses removed
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brake lines and generic tubing added
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looking staight trough the windows
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this should do fine as the main fuel tank
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wheel well and undercarriage painted with Grumman Grey
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the stock tailwheel assembly - needs to be inserted before closing the fuselage halves
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adding stretched sprue
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some sanding and filler required on the seams
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and cutting a slot - not it can be added at the end!
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same up front
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managed to get a slight step on the underside as well;
filled, sanded and now good for rescribing
filled, sanded and now good for rescribing
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black base on
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had to rework the wingroot seam
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underside as well
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new canopies fresh from the chinese factory
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one already scratched..
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tried to keep a balance between random and accenturating the panels
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marbling is 90% done
the Wildcat awaits its Insignia white
the Wildcat awaits its Insignia white
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masks drawn and ready for cutting
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squiggly base for the dark grey is on
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What to choose for ANA621?
Gunze H57, Tamiya XF24 or AK RC247?
Gunze H57, Tamiya XF24 or AK RC247?
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ANA621 applied - I used 2/3 H57 and 1/3 XF-24
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Well, something went wrong here 😄
Will respray the grey
Will respray the grey
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not perfect but okayish
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Masks pulled
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gloss coat is on
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replaced the antenna mast with a brass strip
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decals are on!
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washing applied
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neutral grey for the white parts and a darker grey for the upper parts
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a little repair on the insignia
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underside coated with a semi gloss
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weathering: exhaust and slight gun stains
aaaand of course damaged the white paint near the exhaust...
aaaand of course damaged the white paint near the exhaust...
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one step back: the paint on the hub came off with the mask
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slight gun stains over the flat coat
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the a open canopy is a no fit
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overall standing right now
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Kommentit
51 14 March 2021, 10:19
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You're welcome! I'll pick up the pace as soon as the TF-104 is finished
17 April 2021, 07:05
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That's MRP-132 Interior Bronze Green.
Grumman's Bronze Green is kind of a mystery. I just liked the different blueish hue
25 August 2021, 20:50
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I have this kit sleep in my warehouse , the materials of the model used not very good I think.
12 December 2021, 13:17
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I'd let it sith there a little longer - maybe somone will release a new tool Wildcat.
Ideally the same quality as the small scale kit from Arma Hobby 😉
12 December 2021, 15:09
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Happy that you like it as well - I'm in the process of applying decals.
Will post new photos later today 😉
30 April 2022, 07:36
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Fantastic paint job. I have a hard time getting such a fine paint line for the stippling effect …
16 October 2022, 10:50
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After all that beautiful work, would you recommend this kit or just go with the new Eduard 1/48 kit? Thanks,
16 October 2022, 10:52
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@Paul: I haven't build or seen the eduard WIldcat in the flesh, but if it's anywhere near close to their other recent releases, it'll be lightyears ahead of the Trumpeter one 😉
17 October 2022, 07:37
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Thank you very much Olivier - nice to see you here as well!
Thanks Clifford. I have to admit, that I'm quite happy with the result myself.
17 October 2022, 07:38