War Games...Eduard 1/48 Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat, VMF-111, USMC

Started by Reinhard Spreitzhofer · 78 · 1 year ago
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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    After building two Flying Barrels and two Buffalos, my dad decided to add also a second Wildcat to the Hobby Boss one. But this won´t be a yellow wing subject.

    Kit arrived today and will be started immediately.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    A very nice kit, Reinhard @grimreaper
    Very special scheme as well, never saw it in grey before.

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    Louis Gardner said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    Reinhard Spreitzhofer (@grimreaper)

    This is an excellent choice ! I have some very good color pictures of this very plane in one of my books. I have never seen a Wildcat built up before with these markings. Going from memory here, these F4F's were part of the war games training exercises held in Louisiana, in either 1940 or 1941. The Eduard Wildcat has been praised online, but I still have not picked one up just yet. Maybe soon. I will definitely be watching this one for updates. Thank you for starting another build journal. Your dad's Buffalo looks great in the headlines section.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    Yet another amazing entry, my friend @grimreaper!

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    let´s get this thing started

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    Great start, my friend @grimreaper!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    A very good start, Reinhard @grimreaper

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    the earlier Wildcats a different interior green than the later ones
    used a selfmixed paint

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    Great rendition of the early interior green, my friend @grimreaper!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    Nice work and great mixture, Reinhard @grimreaper

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    cockpit mostly done

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    Nicely detailed cockpit, Reinhard @grimreaper

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    The cockpit looks great, my friend @grimreaper!

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    fuselage closed

    nice wheel well detail

    the multipart landing gear legs are rather fragile

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 4 months ago:

    Very nicely wheel well indeed, Reinhard @grimreaper
    Great progress.