Hobby Boss 1/48 Grumman F4F-3 (early) Wildcat, VF-72 "Blue Burglar/Wasp Air Group"

Started by Reinhard Spreitzhofer · 60 · 9 months ago
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    John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 4 weeks ago:

    Nice work on the engine, Reinhard @grimreaper
    A good choice to mount the barrels at a much later stage.

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    wings and fuselage joined
    one has a different dihydral than the other one, corrected it by inserting some plastic sheet and do some filling

    starting with the landing gear

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Solid progress and good correction, my friend @grimreaper!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Nice correction, Reinhard @grimreaper
    Such a complex landinggear on the Wildcat.

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    Louis Gardner said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Reinhard Spreitzhofer (@grimreaper)
    Your Dad is making some very good progress with the Wildcat. I enjoyed building mine. I built it as a "Yellow Wings" plane that was on display at the Worlds Fair in 1940. The kit itself was a nice fit. The only thing I remember that gave me some trouble was the landing gear. It looks like you Dad has figured it out. Well done !

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    some more progress
    gonna do it wothout drop tanks, filled the holes with plastic rods

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    solid progress, my friend @grimreaper!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Nice correction on the holes, Reinhard @grimreaper

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    some selfmixed Lemon Yellow

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    John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    A very nice mixture, Reinhard @grimreaper

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    The lemon yellow looks really great, my friend @grimreaper!

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    and some selfmixed yellow for the wings

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Nice yellow on the wings, my friend @grimreaper!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Very nice yellow color, Reinhard @grimreaper

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    tail painted black, the main body with AK Xreme Metal White Aluminium

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