Here’s my latest build, a Martlet Mk.IV used by the Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy) in the North African campaign during WWII. The plane was flown by 805 Sqn. The notable difference in the Martlet and the F4F is the absence of the internal and external cowl intakes, lack of three cowl flaps, being replaced by one or two double wide flaps. And not seen in this build (found out about it when it was too late to switch them) a Hamilton uncuffed propellor versus the Hamilton cuffed as seen on the Wildcat.
The nose art is make believe and was a joke associated with the group build it was done in. There are some notable mistakes I made but I learned a lot on it using some new techniques as oil washes instead of acrylic (which I love now), some of the modding was a new experience as well. I used a ton of ochre and burnt sienna pastel chalk to get it all dusty, but it was muted (as expected) by the Future.
The paint is all Color of Eagles made by Vallejo which I was most impressed with, the flat is Clear Flat also by the same company. Some of the detail work was done with MM but 99% of this was Vallejo based…
Just thought I would throw another “cross dressing” Wildcat your way. [;)]
Thanks yall… mkhoot - I also like them a little different than the norm. I did a Martlet for the Battle of Britain GB and saw this one on the same decal sheet. I had to do it! After doing some reading I realized on this one I would have to saw a bunch of stuff off the Tamiya F4F kit to get it to work.
This is my first attempt at heavier weathering but the oils and pastels worked well for me… it definitely was a step in the right direction!
Oh yeah, I wanted to thank Pingtang for his help in getting me the info on what mods would need to be done to do a Martlet from an F4F-4… forgot to include that int he first post.
Wow tho, that looks reall6y good. I really like the pastel work on the machine gun ports - that came off real well. I also like oil based washes. they just seem to act a little better, IMHO.
I’d also like to know how you did your ariels. I try to use wire, but it never turns out right.
wibhi - I used “Invisible thread” you can get it at the sewing store, they have clear and I think black, but I like the clear… I just went over it with gunmetal paint once I strung it. It’s good because even if it sags a bit after gluing it on, the heat from a lamp or blow dryer can get it taut again.
Excellent job on the Wildcat.[tup]Quite a different paint scheme on this one. It’s a nice change from the usual sky/grey/green that we see on Brit Wildcats. Fantastic weathering, too.
