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Josh Patterson
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Year of the Cat F4F Wildcat

December 30, 2017 · in Aviation · · 9 · 1.3K

Got too busy with the holiday season and also wanted to get one of these posted before the year was over. So, there's no antenna as I couldn't wait for some EZ Line. I should've taken the photos yesterday when it was a little overcast to diffuse the light a bit. Instead I took them today when it was sunny and -2 degrees F! (That's -19C for the metric people!) Needless to say I only took a few!

The kit was is the 1/48 and I have to say was a joy to build and I just love doing the tri-color scheme! It's nice to finally have a for my Navy lineup. Hopefully I'l get the F9F Panther finished up in the next couple of days followed by the 74sq Lightning.

Upon viewing this article on the site, I see the photos are quite blurry! I'll replace them when it warms up a bit!

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9 responses

  1. Those Tamiya Wildcats are sweet little kits, aren't they?

  2. Thanks for posting the Wildcat. It's a great little kit. Yours really looks great and thanks for building something for the Year of the Cat GB. Have a Happy New Year.

  3. That's nice. An F4F in tri-color isn't that common (FM-1's more so), so that makes it stand out. Tamiya Wildcat's a real honey.

  4. That's a real beauty, Josh! I love the tri-color scheme, too.

  5. Nice Wildcat Jeff. Happy New Year!

  6. Real nice Wildcat!

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