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Kamikaze Killer...1/48 General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, VC-93, USN

Started by Reinhard Spreitzhofer · 42 ≡ · ↻ 1 year ago

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Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 2 months ago:

Well, after the Eduard F4F-3 didn´t make it to finish, my dad dares a new attempt with the recently released Eduard FM-2.
Gonna do a seablue scheme but don´t know which one yet.
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Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 2 months ago:

Excellent entry, my friend @grimreaper! Looking forward to your chosen scheme!
John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 2 months ago:

Great entry, Reinhard @grimreaper
Definitely looking forward to it.
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 2 months ago:

some more cockpit progress
instruments are provided as PE and decals, my dad chose the PE parts
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Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 2 months ago:

The PEs look very realistic, my friend @grimreaper!
John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 2 months ago:

Looks really good, Reinhard @grimreaper
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 2 months ago:

cockpit tub done and fuselage already closed
although my dad read several build reports by fellow modellers where they warned about paying attention when installing the turbo charger not to have it the wrong way around, my dad did it wrong 😄 but luckily he could correct it
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John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 2 months ago:

Looks very good with the fuselage closed, Reinhard @grimreaper
Glad your dad was able to correct the position of the turbo charger.
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 2 months ago:

Looks great so far, my friend @grimreaper!
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 2 months ago:

wings mounted
dad was too fast and forgot to drill the holes for the rockets...doing it afterwards is always a bit of a guessing game..
same procedure as with the Hellcat nighfighter, glueing on the one piece rocket-stub and then cutting off the rockets

also already some work on the engine
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John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 2 months ago:

Looking good with the wings on, Reinhard @grimreaper
Seems like you located them already, but for next time, you might be holding to wings against a strong light source, maybe that way you can locate the thinned areas for the rockets.
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 2 months ago:

Great progress, my friend @grimreaper! I almost always forget to open such holes. Usually, holding the model in front of a strong light source helps locating the recessed area where the hole should be drilled out (looks lighter).
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 2 months ago:

painted with MRP237 Sea Blue
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John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 2 months ago:

Nice and smooth paintwork, Reinhard @grimreaper
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 2 months ago:

Great Sea Blue, my friend @grimreaper!

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WWII US Naval Aviation

Kamikaze Killer...1/48 General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, VC-93, USN