ASW Wildcat
Project inventory
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
Anyz spark plugs und braided lines for the front row
added a duct to the intercooler intake
built up and painted
ignition wires in place
replaced seatbelt hanger with eduard PE and copper wire
Trumpy gunsight vs. the one from Tamiya's Spitfire
soldered seat
bronze green applied
small stuff painted
IP up close
shaved of the electrical box to get a decent fit
doable seam
seatbelts painted, drybrushed and washed
reinforcing the wing joints
gettin the upperside right is crucial
Weapon bay as Trumpy imagines; would be ok in 1/72
top: Trumpy
bottom: CMK
bottom: CMK
caomparison between the original spar (F4F-3), Trumpy and eduard
F4F-4 bay compared to the eduard instructions
eduard's PE isn't fitting at all
new scratchbuilt spar and test fit of the PE
all the PE parts seem to be too short by 1-2 mm
lots of rescribing and rivetting to
less than perfect fit
went with the closed gun bays
starboard wing good to go, seam on the port wing needs some attention - once more
the dreaded wheel well issue
even worse from inside
nope not fitting
added styrene from a tape template
same for the starboard side
smoothed out to a circle - much better
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
fnished up
undercarriage assebled (with lots of clean up)
moulded on pipes and hoses removed
brake lines and generic tubing added
looking staight trough the windows
this should do fine as the main fuel tank
wheel well and undercarriage painted with Grumman Grey
the stock tailwheel assembly - needs to be inserted before closing the fuselage halves
adding stretched sprue
some sanding and filler required on the seams
and cutting a slot - not it can be added at the end!
same up front
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
black base on
had to rework the wingroot seam
underside as well
new canopies fresh from the chinese factory
one already scratched..
tried to keep a balance between random and accenturating the panels
marbling is 90% done
the Wildcat awaits its Insignia white
the Wildcat awaits its Insignia white
masks drawn and ready for cutting
squiggly base for the dark grey is on
What to choose for ANA621?
Gunze H57, Tamiya XF24 or AK RC247?
Gunze H57, Tamiya XF24 or AK RC247?
ANA621 applied - I used 2/3 H57 and 1/3 XF-24
Well, something went wrong here 😄
Will respray the grey
Will respray the grey
not perfect but okayish
Masks pulled
gloss coat is on
replaced the antenna mast with a brass strip
decals are on!
washing applied
neutral grey for the white parts and a darker grey for the upper parts
a little repair on the insignia
underside coated with a semi gloss
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...
one step back: the paint on the hub came off with the mask
slight gun stains over the flat coat
the a open canopy is a no fit
overall standing right now
Comments
51 14 March 2021, 10:19
Joachim F.You're welcome! I'll pick up the pace as soon as the TF-104 is finished
17 April 2021, 07:05
Joachim F.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
Power BaiI have this kit sleep in my warehouse , the materials of the model used not very good I think.
12 December 2021, 13:17
Joachim F.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
Joachim F.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
Paul MooreFantastic paint job. I have a hard time getting such a fine paint line for the stippling effect …
16 October 2022, 10:50
Paul MooreAfter 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
Joachim F.@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
Joachim F.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
