Taming a wildcat
Let's try and paint cockpit pieces before assembling. MRP-131 interior green.
Cockpit is compete, here a view of the seat
And a view of the instrument panel
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.
Engine construction is complete.
Painted and after a wash
Pieces start to come together. Most preshading is now done, might do a bit more in more brown shades before putting real colours on.
Paint is on, more than a few spots left to fix.
Painting is complete, coming up next are the decals.
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.
A nice cozy oil bath.
And the oil wash on the upper side is there.
Oils completing the picture on the lower side.
Finished! Will take some time until I can take final photos.
Kommentarer
46 17 August 2023, 16:13
Palo MLet'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
Palo MThank 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 MAaand just lost the wing light clear piece to the carpet monster. I guess every model needs some mishap.
9 September 2023, 21:08
VishnuI 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 MHi 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
Palo MThis 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
Palo MThank 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
