Academy 1-72 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat

[Martay]

Another one of my recent builds, this was a simple enough build, very simple kit with only about 4 sprues and the glasswork, i did get a bit carried away with the interior a bit as you will see, but the kit as a whole is quite nice with clean recessed panel lines and nice details, enjoyed the build and recommend the kit as an easy quick build.





i drilled out the air intakes under the wing which were just flat faced and ugly


this seat is the extent of the cockpit and it is stuck to the back of the interior with no floor or bulkhead behind the console, the prob with this is with the undercarrige down you can see right into the bowels of the kit, this would not do at all i thought what follows is my solution to the prob

seat


the new bulkheads and framing for the interior




fuel tank for behind engine firewall


Srry bout bad pic, bit of gearing that is located behind the cockpit f'ard bulkhead




continued cockpit up-modelling










Seat with added flooring








And on to painting






I did the off white on the sides freehand to give it a kinda real look to it, not too balanced if you get my meaning




Gloss and the very few decals, 8 in all!






Matt coat and some weathering and dirt










this is the cutaway and plane which i modelled this plane on








oh and i added the red fuel caps to the drop tanks with some streaking




Tidy kit fun build, gonna pass it on to a buddy from whom i received the book in the previous pic on WWII American Aircraft, fitting i think.
Thanks for looking guys

 

[arohk]

Very cool looking, I have two of those same ones here to do I really like what you did to the interior very nice.

 

[rookie]

Love it, great job fella.

 

[KING57]

Nice work

 

[Martay]

thanks very much lads, was just a quick funbuild really