41chevy
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Post by 41chevy on Jul 31, 2024 17:29:29 GMT -5
This is the Hobby Boss 1/48 Grumman F4F-3 Early model. I'm doing it as a pre Pearl Harbor U.S. Mainland Neutrality Patrol plane. I've heard there are rivet issues, the wrong magneto caps (?) and and a brace in the glazing area. tough nuggies! I'm happy to have an early one to build without a massive career conversion. Here is the cockpit assembly with only Eduard WWII USN seat belts added. The firewall is assembled and just need weathering around oil tank and bike chains for the operation of the landing gear. The radial is assembled just need ignition cables added and light weathering dome.
So far what little I've assembled the kit seems very nice . . .but this is only the second a/c I've built since 1998.
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Post by stikpusher on Jul 31, 2024 22:03:54 GMT -5
You're off to a great start. Nothing wrong with going what's with in the box and on ly adding things like the missing seatbelt.
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Post by keavdog on Jul 31, 2024 22:21:48 GMT -5
Nice start. So will this be a yellow wing bird?
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Post by handiabled on Aug 1, 2024 2:25:35 GMT -5
Nice start. So will this be a yellow wing bird? I got beat to the question but wondering also |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 1, 2024 2:43:43 GMT -5
Nice!! Great start. Looking forward to watching this one.
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Post by Leon on Aug 1, 2024 6:03:16 GMT -5
Off to good start!
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Post by 41chevy on Aug 1, 2024 22:45:43 GMT -5
Nice start. So will this be a yellow wing bird? No. Yellow wings.-F4F-3-Wildcat of the Commander of 2 Group-VMF-111."Devildogs Army-Navy-Wargamest in Louisiana November 1941.. Over all light Grey.
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Post by 41chevy on Aug 11, 2024 21:31:37 GMT -5
Haven't posted 2 up dates OOPS  It was a it of a thought process to get the tub assembly and fuselage halves to play nice but here is the photos. The wings fit almost prefect, biggest hassle was keeping the tail hook in place and free to slide in and out,
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Post by jeaton01 on Aug 11, 2024 21:59:16 GMT -5
Moving right along, I like your attitude!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 12, 2024 4:41:24 GMT -5
Nice!! Looking great
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 12, 2024 4:45:35 GMT -5
This is coming together quite nicely Paul. To me, the challenge with these Wilcat builds has always been the landing gear. When I was a kid, I built the Monogram version of this aircraft and I can remember it being a challenge on that kit. lol Lookin' good potna.  |
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Post by handiabled on Aug 12, 2024 8:18:28 GMT -5
Looks like you had zero drama getting it this far and it shows with a perfect looking cat so far!
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 12, 2024 12:00:25 GMT -5
Looking real good!
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Post by 41chevy on Aug 12, 2024 14:09:41 GMT -5
This is coming together quite nicely Paul. To me, the challenge with these Wilcat builds has always been the landing gear. When I was a kid, I built the Monogram version of this aircraft and I can remember it being a challenge on that kit. lol Lookin' good potna. Having built the F3F-1 and The Gulf Hawk the first having ended up as in flight gear up ,the second with multi patched gear parts. We learned to assemble as much as you can with the part brace that holds the gear still attached to the sprue. I remember the Monogram Gulf Hawk gear that worked when you moved the prop. I made many broken parts with that . . even one blade on the propeller
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 12, 2024 14:26:26 GMT -5
This is coming together quite nicely Paul. To me, the challenge with these Wilcat builds has always been the landing gear. When I was a kid, I built the Monogram version of this aircraft and I can remember it being a challenge on that kit. lol Lookin' good potna. Having built the F3F-1 and The Gulf Hawk the first having ended up as in flight gear up ,the second with multi patched gear parts. We learned to assemble as much as you can with the part brace that holds the gear still attached to the sprue. I remember the Monogram Gulf Hawk gear that worked when you moved the prop. I made many broken parts with that . . even one blade on the propeller
I have never seen the Gulf Hawk landing gear / prop operation. That must've been pretty dang cool for its day. Sounds as cool as the Monogram Dauntless that had just about every working feature that could be put into a model. 'Member that one? |
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Post by 41chevy on Aug 20, 2024 15:55:43 GMT -5
Having built the F3F-1 and The Gulf Hawk the first having ended up as in flight gear up ,the second with multi patched gear parts. We learned to assemble as much as you can with the part brace that holds the gear still attached to the sprue. I remember the Monogram Gulf Hawk gear that worked when you moved the prop. I made many broken parts with that . . even one blade on the propeller
I have never seen the Gulf Hawk landing gear / prop operation. That must've been pretty dang cool for its day. Sounds as cool as the Monogram Dauntless that had just about every working feature that could be put into a model. 'Member that one? |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 20, 2024 16:41:33 GMT -5
I have never seen the Gulf Hawk landing gear / prop operation. That must've been pretty dang cool for its day. Sounds as cool as the Monogram Dauntless that had just about every working feature that could be put into a model. 'Member that one? That is indeed crazy and something I've I've never seen that before Paul. Thank you for sharing that man. |
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It was a it of a thought process to get the tub assembly and fuselage halves to play nice but here is the photos. The wings fit almost prefect, biggest hassle was keeping the tail hook in place and free to slide in and out,
