Wildcat progress
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Cockpit is finished. I used Mr.Color H58 as the main color.
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Eduard PE is used only for the instrument panel as the detail of the kit is so nice.
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Eduard PE seatbelts also used.
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Engine is painted with Mr.Color SM01.
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I really like the interior detail of the wheelbay of this kit. Mr.Color SM01 was used here also.
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Propeller and engine cowl is Alclad II Polished aluminium. The gear is Mr.Color SM01. Next is preparing the fuselage and wings for the Alclad II.
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Masking and painting of the engine cowl is finished. I used Alclad II Polished Aluminium over gloss black base. The yellow is Mr.Color H329.
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I started painting the yellow, then I masked for the black and painted it. Now it is masked for the aluminium. The black is Alclad II ALC-305 Gloss Black Base.
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Unmasked 🙂. Aluminium is Alclad II ALC-105 Polished Aluminium.
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Some masking problems at the low points of the fuselage have to be fixed.
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More low points that have to be fixed.
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The black line is not straight and it is thinner on this side.
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The black line is thinning at the end.
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A few small masking problems to be fixed.
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A masking miss that has to be fixed. Otherwise all is ready for a coat of aqua gloss.
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I've fixed some of the problem areas with the painted stripes.
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I also added decals.
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And painted the black stripes on top of the wings.
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Unfortunately, I managed to break off the rear wheel during handling, so I will have to fix that too. 😛
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The Wildcat is finished! 🙂
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Wildcat vs. Hellcat 🙂 The Hellcat is a much larger plane.
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Compared to its nemesis, the zero!
Comentarii
13 2 June 2018, 18:05
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Great Björn, you are doing a yellow-wing Wildcat! So please sign me in to that unusual and beautiful project!
2 June 2018, 18:07
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I've started building the Hobby Boss F4F-3 Wildcat. Cockpit is finished and all the small parts too. Next step is a gloss black on the fuselage and wings in preparation for the Alclad II Polished Aluminum.
2 June 2018, 18:08
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You are fast, Roland!😉 Yes it will be a yellow wing version. I just love that paint scheme. I hope I can make it justice. 🙂
2 June 2018, 18:11
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The masking and painting is finished. My strategy this time was to start with the yellow, then the black and finish with the aluminium, as this meant I wouldn't have to mask over the Alclad II. It went pretty well, but I have some problem areas that I have to clean up before spraying the aqua gloss.
5 June 2018, 10:47
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Thanks Wim! 🙂
I like the kit. It's got quite a lot of nice detail in the cockpit and the wheel bay and engine. The panel lines and riveting is also really nice and crisp. I didn't have any major fit issues, so not a lot of sanding and the only putty I used was in the wing joins to the fuselage where I put some plastic putty to fill the gap. The front part of the canopy sits a little high, though, so I am going to address that, but it is a small fix. So overall I like it so far. We will have to see how the decals are.. I haven't used any yet.
5 June 2018, 12:48
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Nice cat Björn, Good Job, i like the times of the yellow Wing Planes. I See you have the same Problem with the small Black Lines then l. After Manny Not so cool sprayjobs, l spray the Lines on the planes at last. First the Stripcolor dan l Tape the Strip with a Little smaler tapestrip and spray the small Lines in matblach. At last i spray it with a cot of Tamiya gloss.
5 June 2018, 17:55
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Wonderful paintjob on this pretty scheme, metal and yellow look very crisp !
5 June 2018, 18:42
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This scheme and your skills do not disappoint! It simply looks gorgeous!
5 June 2018, 19:20
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very nice little Wildcat! I would have sprayed black first as you can then simply use thin stripes of Tamiya tape 🙂 ... and to keep them spaced equally I use another strip of Tamiya tape as a guide which is removed after masking.
5 June 2018, 19:31
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Thanks guys! 🙂 I'm glad that you like it!
And thank you Hans and Thomas for the advice. 👍 I'm here to learn and to improve my skills so it is really helpful when you guys share your technique. 🙂
6 June 2018, 19:40
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Thank you Sören! 🙂
Todays work: I fixed a few of the problem areas and added the painted stripes on top of the wings. I also added the decals. Next will be some light weathering.
6 June 2018, 19:54
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Tack så mycket Hans! Det var snällt sagt😉.
So the Wildcat is finished. It is a nice kit that I thuroughly enjoyed building and painting.
7 June 2018, 16:10
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What a beauty, wonderful the Yellow Wing Scheme 👍 👍 👍, sure to be with me again soon at the workbench 🙂
7 June 2018, 20:08
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Thank you Erik and Roland! 🙂
I wonder what is next.. I just bought a Mustang III, but I'm also thinking about building another Zero. They are both Tamiya kits so they should be nice to build as a summer project.😉
9 June 2018, 10:29
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You are an accomplished builder and this is a beautiful example of what makes modelling worthwhile.
I built mine just like this except wheels up. This was a tough application to do this. It looks ok but I wish kit makers would include that provision with every kit.
11 March 2022, 02:40
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Progress pictures from my build of the Hobby Boss F4F-3 Hellcat.