FM-1 Wildcat in 1/48
This is the Hobby Boss kit which I picked from the stash as something easy... You've probably done that: Parts fit was excellent, detail sharp & restrained but the undercarriage; that's another story; very fiddly & the prop needed some work too. Anyway, all finished now & in retrospect, very enjoyable, so I'll keep my eyes open for a FM-2. I picked the Atlantic colour scheme just to be a bit different. Hope you like it
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Hello Tony,
Sharp and crisp.
Regards / Dirk.
Thanks Dirk. I've sometimes found Hobby Boss to be a little "dubious" regarding accuracy; but this one seems good & I'd certainly do their FM-2 if one came my way.
Very nice Tony! Good to see the Atlantic Scheme too!
Glad you like it David.
Yep...what they said, Tony. 🙂
Thanks Craig!
Very nice! I've been wanting to do something in an Atlantic scheme, and just picked up an extra Wildcat to add to the stash - so maybe...
Did you use pure white or did you dirty it up a bit?
Thanks Greg. My "whites" have varied over the years & my current choice is Valleho Surface Primer, airbrushed straight out of the bottle. It is not quite "appliance white", covers well & dries quickly. I dirtied it up a bit with dark grey pastels.
Great job, and it is nice to see the Atlantic scheme. U-boat hunters I believe?
Thanks Robert. My references mentioned that this is the reason for the white leading edges & the white prop cuffs: to minimise head-on visibility from sea level targets. Sounds reasonable...
Beautiful clean build Tony nice to see.
Many thanks Jim.
Very nicely done Tony. That Atlantic sea-search paint scheme looks really sharp. The FM-2 project sounds good too and I look forward to seeing it.
Thanks Jim.
Very nice looking Wildcat
Thank you George.
Tony, that's a terrific build of an often-overlooked variant of the Wildcat. Great job on the Atlantic paint scheme, too.
Thanks Drew. I'm starting to wonder what else might have carried this scheme: Grumman Avengers certainly & perhaps some land-based twins; I'll have to look...
That's very nice Tony! I like the color scheme a lot too. 🙂
Thanks Gary.
Nice looking Wildcat Tony. Love the colour scheme!