F4F-3 Wildcat
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Cockpit area
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To get the wings to fit I shaved a lot off
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My finished cockpit before putting the glass on.
Commentaires
26 February 2013, 21:46
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Nice job! How easy do you think it would be to hack out the cockpit in order to replace with aftermarket? I think the kit also lacks the lower windows where the pilot could monitor the landing gear - true?
2 May 2013, 21:17
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I don't particularly like HB for the lack of true modelling chalenges, but it's good for a quick build... You did a nice job here 🙂
3 May 2013, 08:18
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Hi Bill - It looked like the cockpit was not molded in - a piece was inserted in there. I think you might be able to get it out. There is no detail int he cockpit at all except a chair and stick. I painted on the instrument panel and added seat belts. The kit has lower windows but they go into a sealed area and not into the cockpit. I painted the area black to hide that fact. I will update the album with an image of the cockpit area so you can see.
6 May 2013, 02:13
Album info
Built OOB but had to modify the wings to the F4F-3 standard. The wings provided in the kit have 6 guns. Also they have the panel lines for folding wings even though this model did not have them. I chose not to fill the lines. I used Starfighter decals and they worked great, although the wing stripes would not line up. I painted in the missing areas both on the front and back of the wings wings. Next time I will use the Hasagawa kit.