1/48 Hasegawa Kittyhawk MkIII

Gallery Article by Darren Snow on July 15 2013

 

 

Depicting the “Wairarapa Wildcat” of Flying Officer Geoffrey B Fiskin of No 14 Squadron RNZAF in mid-1943.

 

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Painted using mainly Mr Hobby Acrylics. Straight build apart from Eduard seatbelts and a scratch built pitot tube, which was required after the carpet monster claimed the original. Painted the white stripes rather than use the decals supplied with kit.

Pre-shaded black on grey and used Promodeller black wash to finish. Not the most enjoyable build as it’s a modular kit and needed a bit of sanding back to get the modules seams hidden away. 

Enjoy the photos.

Darren Snow

      

Photos and text © by Darren Snow