1/72 Dragon F4F-4 Wildcat

[nerdling]

I'll be building the Dragon 1/72 Wildcat. It is basically a reboxed Hasegawa kit with an extra sprue to do folded wings.

I'll be using a CMK armament set, True Details interior, Starfighter Decals, and Quickboost Stabilizers, as wells as an Eduard mask and possible True Details wheels.

More to come in the following days. :geek

 

[moon puppy]

Wildcats Everywhere!!!!

 

[MrT]

Wow let there be Wildcats!!!

B)

 

[Dave The Chef]

Wow let there be Wildcats!!!

B)

Noooooooooo hmy: I'm melting.....

 

[Dusan]

This is a great kit, this version/box with folded wings is
...

All the best!
Dusan.

 

[nerdling]

Now that Christmas is over I have finally started on this bird. Everything about this kit is great. This is the first time I've done any major surgery to a kit.

The tiny little engine all painted and ready to go

True Details Instrument Panel. I tried to paint the needles but some were just to small

Shot of the True Details Cockpit. The detail in this is incredible

All the aftermarket bits in the tubby fuselage.

 

[moon puppy]

Oh man that's cool! It just drops in as a plug. I like how they have the intercoolers in place. so often they are completely omitted from a kit.

 

[jknaus]

Very very cool. Something I tried before for very small instruments was to paint the face white. Then when dry put a wash of black in and let it dry. The highlites stayed white while the low points where now black. Looking forward to more
James

 

[moon puppy]

Neat idea James.

 

[nerdling]

Here is a quick update. I'm fairly happy with it so far except for the starboard wing has a bulge in it I didn't notice until The tenax had dried :angry:

The quickboost tail surfaces. These things are so easy to use.

Port normal wing

My screw up. What was strange is it closed up just fine and I sanded the wing inside as well as the gun bay until you could see through it. :angry: Oh well nothing I can do now.

 

[moon puppy]

I don't even see what you're talking about?? Quit pointing out the bad and git'er done!

 

[mlp]

What? .... cant see anything - just wanted to say "comes along good"

 

[MrT]

Looking good so far!!

B)

 

[nerdling]

I just finished her up last night. I used some Starfighter Decals. They are great decals by the way. This was the first time I have ever used stretched sprue. I finished her in the markings of Machinist Mate D.E. Runyon's plane from VF-6 aboard the USS Enterprise in August of 1942.

My trusty helper Red Baron. I love how he is sitting in a wildcat box.

He decided plastic tastes good, I really need to vacuum by the way.

 

[MrT]

B)

 

[Sharkmouth]

Nice finish, I didn't notice the bulge you mentioned...

Regards,

 

[nerdling]

Thanks guys. Saul now that it is finished I don't see it either. I was just being my own worst critic I think lol.

 

[Leopard2]

Very nice looking Wildcat.

Joe