eduards 1/48 f4f

[krusty69]

hi all
just starting eduards guadalcanal limited edition f4f. two kits in the box so lets get one one of them built. . some sprue shots and a quick look at the instructions.










alright lets see what happens

[Stokesy44]

Looks like a nice subject. Always happy with a 1/48 from Eduard. Enjoy

[digger303]

Bring it

[Elve1984]

Intresting subject! looks like a great kit. Have fun!

[krusty69]

been plugging along just need to weather the cockpit, and i can start to think about getting the the rest of the plane together, well i'm off to do some aluminium chipping and then a wash
thanks krusty

[digger303]

Cockpit looks very neat and tidy, very nice.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Better get in here and watch before you finish!
Looking great so far

[krusty69]

thanks guys
slow going but progressing. glossed the cockpit gave it a wash, matt coated and then used ammo's ultra glue on the dials seems to work pretty well. fitted the fuselage halves and all looked good, glue it together and the gaps showed up . not the end of the world a little putty and shes good to go.
until next time krusty

[digger303]

Got her closed up and thats a good milestone to pass and it looks good.

[Stokesy44]

Good progress. Always nice when it starts to look like an aircraft

[Elve1984]

Thats a great looking Wildcat, read a lot of good things about the Eduard kit.

[krusty69]

thanks guys,
primed
preshaded
gray on the bottom
and blue gray on the top, gonna go a clear coat on now
looking krusty

[digger303]

Yep still good, but the canopy mask is lifting.

[Stokesy44]

Beautiful paintwork and pre-shading before.

The final result is superb. Really well done.

[Elve1984]

Thats a great looking paintjob!

[krusty69]

thanks guys. i forget on my last post to do a quick rundown on the paint. mr surfacer 1000 primer (i'm out of 1500), preshade with hataka night black, mr color gray and blue gray mixed about 50/50 with mlt. i spray very light coats until the preshading is close to where i want it, then add some white to the paint just enough to alter the color mix in more mlt about 70/30 and highlight the middle of the panels and tone down any of the preshading that seems a little heavy.
the wildcat needs one clear coat to seal the decals and i should be able to start weathering tomorrow.



thanks krusty

[digger303]

[Stokesy44]

Decals look good, really bringing the plane to life

[krusty69]

hey guys i got some painting done on the wildcat. trying something new for me, a little post shading. mixed about a 1/3 of a paint cup of mlt with a 4 drops of a sand color and went over the model, then added a couple of drops of field drab and did the same. for the first time i'm mostly happy with the results, not so sure on my color choices. added the flat coat and just have the fiddly bits to finish up
thanks krusty

[digger303]

Looks very good to me. I went to flickr and zoomed in and it still looked very good.