Hello everybody, back to work on some aircraft after finishing a couple of cars and a Moto GP bike.
I got this kit relatively cheap and figured that I could build it pretty quick and work on some techniques before starting back up with my TBF. Just out of the box, real quick like.
Then I started cutting and most of you know how that ends up. I started with the cowl because while the plane looks kinda cool in some pics it's rather boxy and ugly (sorry Wildcat) and really needs cowls opened and flaps dropped to break it up a bit.
It's nearly impossible to find good references of this aircraft so I've used a good bit of guess work and artistic license for the cockpit. I'll be doing the Brazilian scheme just because I don't see them very often. Ok, on to the pics, sorry if some are blurry, but I've been using my cell phone camera. I'll get the dslr setup for finished pics.
First had to add detail to the flat wheel wells.
Now the engine and the cowl.
Here's where reading your instructions thoroughly can save some time. This version of the aircraft doesn't have the top flap that I've glued on and had to be removed and the hole filled.
Another area that I thought required a pe part but reread the instructions and nope, not on this version.
Here's the cockpit and where a lot of the guess work was used. I don't claim that much of this is very accurate.
Blurry flaps pic to end with.
I got this kit relatively cheap and figured that I could build it pretty quick and work on some techniques before starting back up with my TBF. Just out of the box, real quick like.
Then I started cutting and most of you know how that ends up. I started with the cowl because while the plane looks kinda cool in some pics it's rather boxy and ugly (sorry Wildcat) and really needs cowls opened and flaps dropped to break it up a bit. It's nearly impossible to find good references of this aircraft so I've used a good bit of guess work and artistic license for the cockpit. I'll be doing the Brazilian scheme just because I don't see them very often. Ok, on to the pics, sorry if some are blurry, but I've been using my cell phone camera. I'll get the dslr setup for finished pics.
First had to add detail to the flat wheel wells.
Now the engine and the cowl.
Here's where reading your instructions thoroughly can save some time. This version of the aircraft doesn't have the top flap that I've glued on and had to be removed and the hole filled.
Another area that I thought required a pe part but reread the instructions and nope, not on this version.
Here's the cockpit and where a lot of the guess work was used. I don't claim that much of this is very accurate.
Blurry flaps pic to end with.
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