DONE: F4F-4 Wildcat "13", VF-3, W. N. Leonard, USS Yorktown, Battle of Midway, GB - Page 9 - Aircraft of World War II

109ROAMING · 05-24-2009, 08:38 AM

Looks good Jan!

Wayne Little · 05-24-2009, 08:50 AM

Good work Jan, looking good mate!

Catch22 · 05-24-2009, 02:45 PM

Looking good Jan!

Lucky13 · 05-24-2009, 02:51 PM

Cheers lads!

See if I can do some work on the Dauntless next...

Dan, I haven't done the putty yet, thanks for pointing it out anyhoo....

marek · 05-26-2009, 06:06 AM

Nice Jan! Keep working!

Lucky13 · 05-26-2009, 07:45 AM

Cheers Marek!

Lucky13 · 06-07-2009, 06:25 AM

Fiddling with the Wildcat today again...
One thing though, is the Insignia White, white with a spot of grey in it? I don't have Insignia White, so I thought that I'd try to mix it....

Lucky13 · 06-07-2009, 07:42 AM

That night, all night, the destroyers chased Japs subs. On the decks of the destroyers, underneath the stars, were piled dead and wounded bodies. Survivors of the Yorktown watched the hulk of their ship still floating through the night. Perhaps she could still be saved?
But at dawn, salvage was seen to be impossible. The ship had a terrible list to port.
Said Captain Buckmaster, "Her flightdeck was in the water, Her battle flags were still flying. We hadn't taken them down."
At 6.30 a.m. all hands on the patrolling destroyers were called on deck.
"Come on topside," somebody said to Chief Wright, "and see your ship go down." Gradually the Yorktown was settling. There was no comotion, no fire. Nobody said anything. She was going stern first.
Taps sounded out across the water from all the destroyers.
Sailors, lining the rails, raised their hands in salute.
At 7.01 a.m. the Yorktown sank. It was June 7, six months to the hour after the first shot at Pearl Harbor.

From Life magazine, November 16th, 1942....

Catch22 · 06-07-2009, 11:22 AM

I think, if I recall, Insignia White is pure white.

Lucky13 · 06-07-2009, 11:58 AM

Cheers bud!

ozhawk40 · 06-07-2009, 08:10 PM

Jan

I have a strict "one at a time" build policy. If I didn't, you just never know what I'd end up with!

A Dougcat or Wild-less.

. Can't see any Douglas parts in that F4, so you must be managing well.

Keep going!

Cheers

Lucky13 · 06-07-2009, 08:13 PM

Cheers mate...

Airframes · 06-07-2009, 08:17 PM

Whatever you do, don't mix them up! That fat little thing is ugly enough without becoming an even stranger Wildless!
Nice work though old boy!

Lucky13 · 06-08-2009, 05:07 AM

I'll try to ignore your first comment old boy....

Thank you frightfully old chap!

rochie · 06-12-2009, 04:53 AM

smart work old boy, well done

05-24-2009, 08:38 AM	#121
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 4,974	Looks good Jan! __________________ "When all else fails read the manual"

05-24-2009, 08:50 AM	#122
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,487	Good work Jan, looking good mate! __________________

05-24-2009, 02:45 PM	#123
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	Looking good Jan! __________________

05-24-2009, 02:51 PM	#124
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Cheers lads! See if I can do some work on the Dauntless next... Dan, I haven't done the putty yet, thanks for pointing it out anyhoo.... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

05-26-2009, 06:06 AM	#125
marek Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Helsinki Finland Posts: 663	Nice Jan! Keep working! __________________

05-26-2009, 07:45 AM	#126
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Cheers Marek! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-07-2009, 06:25 AM	#127
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Fiddling with the Wildcat today again... One thing though, is the Insignia White, white with a spot of grey in it? I don't have Insignia White, so I thought that I'd try to mix it.... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-07-2009, 07:42 AM	#128
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	That night, all night, the destroyers chased Japs subs. On the decks of the destroyers, underneath the stars, were piled dead and wounded bodies. Survivors of the Yorktown watched the hulk of their ship still floating through the night. Perhaps she could still be saved? But at dawn, salvage was seen to be impossible. The ship had a terrible list to port. Said Captain Buckmaster, "Her flightdeck was in the water, Her battle flags were still flying. We hadn't taken them down." At 6.30 a.m. all hands on the patrolling destroyers were called on deck. "Come on topside," somebody said to Chief Wright, "and see your ship go down." Gradually the Yorktown was settling. There was no comotion, no fire. Nobody said anything. She was going stern first. Taps sounded out across the water from all the destroyers. Sailors, lining the rails, raised their hands in salute. At 7.01 a.m. the Yorktown sank. It was June 7, six months to the hour after the first shot at Pearl Harbor. From Life magazine, November 16th, 1942.... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-07-2009, 11:22 AM	#129
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	I think, if I recall, Insignia White is pure white. __________________

06-07-2009, 11:58 AM	#130
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Cheers bud! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-07-2009, 08:10 PM	#131
ozhawk40 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Live on the Oz West Coast - Perth Posts: 438	Jan I have a strict "one at a time" build policy. If I didn't, you just never know what I'd end up with! A Dougcat or Wild-less. . Can't see any Douglas parts in that F4, so you must be managing well. Keep going! Cheers

06-07-2009, 08:13 PM	#132
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Cheers mate... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-07-2009, 08:17 PM	#133
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,030	Whatever you do, don't mix them up! That fat little thing is ugly enough without becoming an even stranger Wildless! Nice work though old boy! __________________

06-08-2009, 05:07 AM	#134
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	I'll try to ignore your first comment old boy.... Thank you frightfully old chap! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

06-12-2009, 04:53 AM	#135
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,096	smart work old boy, well done __________________ "We're not easily frightened. Also we know how hard it is for an army to cross the Channel — the last little corporal to try it came a cropper. So don't threaten or dictate to us until you're marching up Whitehall! ...and even then we won't listen!" quote from B.O.B movie

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