Saul, thanks for this, I didn't see your post till just now. Oh god, I hope they didn't use photobucket!!!
Just cruised over the pictures. Interesting to see how different the FM2 was from the F4F. And just how many Wildcats are in Lake Michigan?
Progress! Oh sweet, elusive progress!
Wings built, flaps have Eduard's treatment on them but I really don't like it. Makes the flaps way too thick in the trailing edge. they should have done a full flap replacement like they did with the -4 set (which are grossly incorrect as well)
But I do like the gunbays, lots of detail and potential.
I'm making the interior lacquer aluminum. I read somewhere, think it was the guild at IMPS Stockholm, and saw pictures that the interior of pre war aircraft were not painted all over Zinc Chromate or whatever primer. If I'm incorrect on this and you got sources backing it up, please let me know ASAP cause I'm about to start painting...B)
Guns will be inplace as if in maintenance. That of course means there will be no ammo in the ammo bins. And there may not even be ammo bins. I know on the -4 the ammo was installed inside the bins prior to being installed into the wing. the bins would be hoisted up into the wing and then just feed into the guns. I see no detail on the bottom of the wing for the access doors as they are on the -4 kit so I need to go back and read some more on this.
Would you believe I dropped this last night....
wasn't a long drop and nothing damaged. So all is good.
Yes, I cussed myself out so no need to do it now.
With one of the Aries guns installed. Going with it cause it has the breach door open. It also required opening the gun port on the leading edge some. there's a huge difference in size of the Aries gun and the kit supplied one. Hope Aries is right.
well if all looks good, I'll be starting in the paint shack with this, yellow chrome here we go!
