DONE: F4F-4 Wildcat "13", VF-3, W. N. Leonard, USS Yorktown, Battle of Midway, GB

[Lucky13]

Oh cr*p! Carl was of Norwegian heritage wasn't he? Mr Leonard will be in great company with his "White 13" 8)

 

[Micdrow]

Oh cr*p! Carl was of Norwegian heritage wasn't he? Mr Leonard will be in great company with his "White 13" 8)

Im not sure what heritage Jan, Actually credit goes to my wife at least on edward (Butch) O Hara, she mentioned an aircraft in Ohara airport in Chicago and about an old airplane inside with the number 13 on the side a few years back. I just remembered the story after thinking about it more!!! I had to look it up and found the second aircraft

 

[Lucky13]

Well, buy your good lady a nice dinner mate!

Anyhoo, painted the engine. Started with black and then dusted on gunmetal, so that they won't look all that factory new...

 

[rochie]

Nice start Jan

 

[Lucky13]

Cheers Karl!

 

[Airframes]

Looking good old boy. I've got a pic of O'Hare (after whom the airport was named) sitting in the cockpit of that thing, the one that's so ugly they had to name it twice. F4 F4 - sounds like a stuttering swear word!
Anyway, think I might have some more pics of him and his Wildcat, if I can find them.

 

[Lucky13]

She has the beauty of the Spit and the Jaguar E-Type....

I might have to change your single malt whisky to blended imported whisky, Mate!

 

[Airframes]

Now that's being nasty! Tell you what, I'll buy you a new pair of glasses, so that you can see the thing properly. I think you've inhaled to many paint fumes or something, it's affected your vision and sense of clean lined beauty!

 

[Njaco]

Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing in a Wildcat thread? You're not allowed here!!! Bugger off!!

 

[Lucky13]

You tell him Chris! He doesn't see the timeless and classic lines of a thoroughbred like the Wildcat....

 

[Wayne Little]

Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing in a Wildcat thread? You're not allowed here!!! Bugger off!!

 

[Airframes]

Ah b*ll*cks! Banned from a thread - will I ever live it down?!
Ask me, am I bothered? Nah na na Nah Nah!

 

[109ROAMING]

Cool Jan -looking forward to more!

 

[Lucky13]

Ah b*ll*cks! Banned from a thread - will I ever live it down?!
Ask me, am I bothered? Nah na na Nah Nah!

Nope, you won't! THIS is one of the threads where the Beer, whisky, rum, gin, vodka is flowing freely....

Cheers chaps!

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Lucke.stz]

Great !

 

[Lucky13]

Cheers L!

 

[lesofprimus]

They look pretty good Jan.... Both of these are 1/72nd kits correct???

 

[Lucky13]

Thanks! Almost Brother, they're both 1/48....1/72 is wayyy too small!

 

[Airframes]

I say Bertie, looking rather top hole, what? Ginger should be along soon from dropping food parcels to the Partisans, we'll have to see what he thinks old chap.