Taming a wildcat

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August 17, 2023
Let's try and paint cockpit pieces before assembling. MRP-131 interior green.
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August 26, 2023
Cockpit is compete, here a view of the seat
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August 26, 2023
And a view of the instrument panel
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August 26, 2023
This model is a pleasure to build. Even though the landing gear was tricky to put together, it all matches perfectly, just follow the manual. Only problem so far was a grid in the lower front part of the cockpit, which had to be shrank or the body wouldn't fit together.
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September 2, 2023
Engine construction is complete.
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September 4, 2023
Painted and after a wash
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September 16, 2023
Pieces start to come together. Most preshading is now done, might do a bit more in more brown shades before putting real colours on.
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September 16, 2023
Paint is on, more than a few spots left to fix.
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September 17, 2023
Painting is complete, coming up next are the decals.
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September 23, 2023
Decals are on. The insignia on the side didn't work on the first try, had to replace them. Luckily there were extras of almost exact same size.
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October 1, 2023
A nice cozy oil bath.
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October 1, 2023
And the oil wash on the upper side is there.
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October 4, 2023
Oils completing the picture on the lower side.
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October 22, 2023
Finished! Will take some time until I can take final photos.

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46 17 August 2023, 16:13

Palo M
Let's try to build something relaxing - heard this wildcat goes together very well and it's only 3 sprues and a few large pieces. PE, which I don't enjoy, are included, but I'll be careful with choosing what to use.

17 August 2023, 16:24

Marcel Klemmer
Very nice👍

4 September 2023, 21:13

Palo M
Thank you Marcel. This kit goes together so well, I haven't used any putty yet, just a bit of surfacer and melted sprue to fill in a small gap.

5 September 2023, 09:39

Palo M
Aaand just lost the wing light clear piece to the carpet monster. I guess every model needs some mishap.

9 September 2023, 21:08

Rui S
Looking good, indeed 👍

16 September 2023, 11:10

Palo M
Thank you, Rui.

16 September 2023, 11:17

John
Nice job indeed! The carpet monster is forever hungry though...

16 September 2023, 14:07

Vishnu
I have a question. I've noticed when doing aircraft, some people prime in black and then lighten the panels, then put the main paint over top. Others will prime a light coat and then blacken the panel lines before applying the paint job. I'm not sure which is better? Any suggestions?

16 September 2023, 14:44

Palo M
Hi Vishnu. This is the first model in a long time, where I didn't use any primer. The light paint is directly on the plastic. On previous models, I used dark paint when I had a light primer or light color when I had dark primer 🙂 . I now have a quite large stash of black Mr surfacer 1500 cans, which are IMHO excellent and thus will use light paint over it to lighten panels.
This one is an experiment to see how the model looks without primer, as I expect details to be a bit more pronounced.

16 September 2023, 15:13

Doubtingmango
Love the interior work

16 September 2023, 16:13

Palo M
Thank you, Doubtingmango (excellent username 🙂 )

16 September 2023, 18:46

Doubtingmango
😁👍🏻

16 September 2023, 19:21

Palo M
This was a fun build. The first propeller plane I did in more than 20 years. The kit quality is incredible. I did not enjoy the antenna wires though 🙂

22 October 2023, 21:09

Frank Meyfroot
Beautiful work , love the colors and the cockpit

11 November 2023, 20:20

Neil
Lovely work 👍

17 February, 19:45

Jennifer Franklin
Very nice work.

17 February, 21:43

Palo M
Thank you, Neil and Jennifer - can only recommend this one, if you are into WW2 machines - and based on your albums, you are 🙂 . Beautiful detail and fits together very well. No aftermarket needed.

18 February, 01:40

Jennifer Franklin
Thank you, Palo; I will keep this model in mind for the future.

18 February, 01:54

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