1/48 Tamiya F4F Wildcat

by Leon Storla

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Here is my 1/48 Tamiya F4F Wildcat. It was a lot of fun to built with excellent fit and good detail. The only thing I would change about the kit were the many rivets which made it even more difficult to get the decals to snuggle down. I used Tamiya paints for painting / my sludge wash, and pastels for weathering/powder stains.

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I used an Eduard Zoom set for some cockpit details, instrument panel, and seatbelts. I am not very good yet at painting the small cockpit details, but I really liked the way this one turned out.

My base is a picture frame and craft sticks. While probably not very accurate, I think it looks nice on my shelf.

My skills as a modeler are still developing, but this Tamiya kit is so nice, that I was able to make a Wildcat that I am very happy with and proud of. 

Thanks for looking.

Leon

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Photos and text © by Leon Storla