1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat complete pics

Here are the final pics of my 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat, which I built for the WWII Carrier Aircraft Design GB. As most of you probably already know this is one of Tamiya’s best kits. The fit is excellent, fantastic detail, crisp moldings and no issues that I can think of. The landing gear can be a little fiddly, but as long as you’re careful and pay attention to the directions you’ll have no problems.

The pictures were taken with my new digital camera that I just bought yesterday, so I haven’t quite got the hang of all the ins and outs of it in order to get the best close up pictures. [:I] The flash makes it appear shinier than it really is, in normal light to the naked eye it’s all pretty flat.

Very nice Cat. Great job on the engine.

I recently finished one in a similar scheme.

Very nice [tup]

Is that a decal or did you paint those rudder stripes?

I always prefer to free-hand paint mine [;)]

Tom [C):-)]

Very nice work!

Andy

Thanks guys.

I originally put the striped decal on the tail, but it looked like hell with the edges sticking out past the part so I stripped it off, sprayed the rudder white, masked and then sprayed the red. First time I’ve done that, and it was way easier than I thought it would be. [:)]

Nice one Scott. Well done.

Regards, Rick

Works for me every time, and frankly I think it looks more realistic without the pre-printed stripes. [;)]

Tom [C):-)]

Looks good,Digger.

Very nice work. I always thought the Wildcat was a great plane, you did a great job with it.

Very nice looking model, Scott. [tup] Ditto on the rudder stripes…I prefer painting mine as well, along with fuselage bands.

That looks great- very nice paint job. Glad to hear it’s such a nice kit- it’s in the stash!

Great looking build Scott.[tup]

Karl

beautiful build.

joe

Thanks guys. Not too bad for only my 4th aircraft finished since I got back into modeling after 25 years. [:)]

Sweet looking build Scott

Thad

Very nice, Scott! I love how she’s displayed with the other birds. The machine gun stains are very nice and subtle. The picture of the front view really shows off the engine, too. Nicely done.

Nice work! You have a nice collection there, love the Mk.I Spit too.

Nice work [tup]

looks good, like the spitfire as well. As a rule of thumb I paint on all stripes, It’s not hard and look 100% better than a decal.

Not too bad…??? Looks great!