Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat Tamiya 1/48 - FINISHED!

Started by Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges · 47 · 2 years ago
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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Yep, let's do it! And you do it in a marvelous way, my friend @mvtb!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Very nice decalling, Marcus @mvtb

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    Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Thanks to you all guys!

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    Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Correcting insignia off centre,protecting the centre e airbrushing the extra white borders:

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    Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    A peculiarity of these Wildcats is that most they had the prop cuffs in aluminum,so here we go;

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    Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Finally,Vallejo Matt varnish dilluted with water applied in some layers:

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    Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    The last shots after some light weathering - hope you like it:

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    Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Thanks for visiting!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Looks wonderful, my friend @mvtb!
    Congratulations!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Excelent Wildcat, Marcus @mvtb
    Just to be sure, you dilute your varnish with ordinary water?

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    Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Tks guys!

    John,yes.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    @mvtb, thanks Marcus. Might give that a try, I'm using Vallejo thinner most of the time.

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    capt. R said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Wildcat turn out great!

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    Gary Brantley said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    @mvtb, That Wildcat looks great! 🙂

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    Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Tks my friends!