1/72 Hobby Boss F4F-3 Wildcat "Eileen"

[Rob -MadAsKiwi- Mooar]

Hi all

First post for a while.. and first model that has come near completion for some time. I decided to tackle the Hobby Boss 1/72 F4F-3 Wildcat.



I started this kit as a “quick build” between club meetings, as the theme for the October meeting was Yellow.. and hobby boss kits are meant to be basic and easy to assemble.. as it turned out, it was nowhere near as easy as I thought it would be.



Most of the way through the build, my better half’s grandma passed away, so, as well as a build for the club theme, I have also dedicated this build to her, so I will be making a decal named “Eileen” in her honour.



Once the decals have been printed and final weathering has been applied, I will post again. For now, for the full nitty gritty, click here.

Cheers

Rob

 

[lupanzer]

Beautiful job

Luiz

 

[ij001]

Hey Rob nice wee build. I'm down in Palmy on Thursday for a meeting... is that wee model shop still there (forget the name of the road), usually has a lot of built car models in the window.

Ian.

 

[Rob -MadAsKiwi- Mooar]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.

...I'm down in Palmy on Thursday for a meeting... is that wee model shop still there (forget the name of the road), usually has a lot of built car models in the window...

Ian.. is that Mr. Models you are thinking of on Cuba St? If so, he is only open Wednesday-Sunday these days. There is also a bookshop near the corner of Main & Ruahine Sts called 747 that has some models, but nowhere near as extensive as Mr. Models

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Rob

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Fantastic paintwork!

 

[Rob -MadAsKiwi- Mooar]

Fantastic paintwork!

Thank you muchly

 

[Dave The Chef]

Nice work I've done a couple of these kits and those seams on the bottom are a pain.

 

[Rob -MadAsKiwi- Mooar]

Nice work I've done a couple of these kits and those seams on the bottom are a pain.

Cheers Dave. Yea.. I was of the impression that these were supposed to be easy, clean finished kits to get kids into building.. those seams could scare off some truly hardened modellers lol

 

[moon puppy]

Hey Rob, thanks for sharing. Great job on the Yellow Wing, inspiring me to give it another go on something...anything....

 

[ij001]

Cuba Street, that's the place. Thanks Rob.

Ian.

 

[Rob -MadAsKiwi- Mooar]

Hey Rob, thanks for sharing. Great job on the Yellow Wing, inspiring me to give it another go on something...anything....

Cheers mate. Perhaps a what-if with yellow wings? A Phantom or a scooter?

 

[Heavens Eagle]

That tiny yellow bit is looking quite nice Rob!

 

[Rob -MadAsKiwi- Mooar]

That tiny yellow bit is looking quite nice Rob!

Cheers mate

 

[sharkman]

Looks good!

love the colour scheme!

 

[Rob -MadAsKiwi- Mooar]

Looks good!

love the colour scheme!

Cheers!! The yellow winged aircraft really do look good