1/48 F4F-4 #1 "Mighty Y's Fury"

[fubar57]

Beauty

 

[mjfur]

 

[mjfur]

 

[mjfur]

XF4F

 

[mjfur]

 

[Skywalker Jin]

Glossy black primer+gloss finish

Two coats of duralumin

Compared with completed Hellcat(Glossy black+Chromium)

This test hasn't finished yet.
I consult more experienced model makers to gain knowledge.

 

[SaparotRob]

That's easily the best looking prop hub I've seen today!

 

[Skywalker Jin]

This cat would be at the status describes below,and I wonder whether the wing of Tom Cheek climbed into was folded and also whether the canopy was closed

 

[fubar57]

If it needed to be fuel up, the left wing would need to be swung out. The filler cap was positioned externally on the upper port wing-fuselage fillet where the wing meets the fuselage side. As for whether the canopy was opened or closed, no mention was made in the above but when you are telling a story about travelling, you say you got in your truck and drove away. No mention of you opening the door first...............I guess

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[Skywalker Jin]

Problem seemed to be resolved:the gap difference between open(canopy)-open(fuselage) and close(canopy)-open(fuselage) is quite small and I consider it's enough to be ignored.
And the original gap of the kit is reasonable
A restored FM-1 can explain this:
Look at this gap between the fuselage and the canopy