ADS NOT DISPLAYED TO REGISTERED USERS.
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 14 of 14

****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build

#2 Pacific Theater of Operations Discuss ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build in the Group Builds forums; Username: imalko First name: Igor Category: Category 2/Intermediate Scale: 1:72 Manufacturer: scratch build Model Type: Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat Details: flown ...

  1. #1
    Senior Member imalko's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Vojvodina, Serbia
    Posts
    3,371
    Country
    Serbia

    ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build

    Username: imalko
    First name: Igor
    Category: Category 2/Intermediate
    Scale: 1:72
    Manufacturer: scratch build
    Model Type: Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat
    Details: flown by Lt Cdr John S.Thach of VF-3 from USS Yorktown (CV-5), battle of Midway, 4-6 June 1942
    Decals: National insignia decals courtesy of Wayne Little, white number decals courtesy of Terry Fox (Airframes)
    Note: materials used for scratch building this model - wood for main wings and fuselage, metal for tail surfaces, reshaped spare plastic propeller from Halifax kit (courtesy of Terry Fox)



    Official six photos of finished model in attachment bellow:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build-8_01.jpg   ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build-8_02.jpg  

    ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build-8_03.jpg   ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build-8_04.jpg  

    ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build-8_05.jpg   ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build-8_06.jpg  


    "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant."


  2. #2
    Senior Member imalko's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Vojvodina, Serbia
    Posts
    3,371
    Country
    Serbia
    Few additional photos...
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build-8_07.jpg   ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build-8_08.jpg  

    ****Finished: 1/72 Scale Wildcat Scratch (Wood/Metal) Group Build-9_03.jpg  
    Last edited by imalko; 08-26-2009 at 04:12 PM.

    "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant."


  3. #3
    Senior Member Coors9's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    St.john's Newfoundland
    Posts
    489
    Country
    Canada
    very,very cool. great job

  4. #4
    Senior Member 109ROAMING's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    New Zealand
    Posts
    5,999
    Country
    New Zealand
    Great stuff High five to Wayne and Terry too

    RIP Wigram AFB 1916-1995-2009



  5. #5
    Senior Member Wayne Little's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Adelaide Sth. Aust.
    Posts
    35,935
    Country
    Australia
    Nice work Igor!

    Quote Originally Posted by 109ROAMING View Post
    Great stuff High five to Wayne and Terry too
    Thanks Daniel!

  6. #6
    Senior Member Heinz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, Victoria
    Posts
    7,735
    Country
    Australia

  7. #7
    Senior Member Catch22's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Posts
    7,325
    Country
    Canada
    Nice!

  8. #8
    Siggy Master Wurger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    Poland
    Posts
    27,918
    Country
    Poland
    With all here,

  9. #9
    Senior Member DBII's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    The Woodlands, Texas
    Posts
    2,146
    Country
    United States
    Great job.

    DBII
    "We got our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. It scares the hell out of people. We got a loudspeaker.
    When we go into battle, we play music very loud. It kind of... calms us down."



  10. #10
    Senior Member imalko's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Vojvodina, Serbia
    Posts
    3,371
    Country
    Serbia
    Thanks guys! Its appreciated.

    "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant."


  11. #11
    World Travelling Doctor? Gnomey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Royal Deeside/Swansea, UK
    Posts
    29,090
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Excellent Igor!


    "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
    Sir Winston Churchill

    "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today"
    Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London


    My Photo Collections on Flickr

  12. #12
    Senior Member lesofprimus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    Long Island Native in Mississippi
    Posts
    19,141
    Country
    United States
    Superb job Igor, definatly an original....

  13. #13
    Senior Member Marcel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Dordrecht
    Posts
    5,271
    Country
    Netherlands
    One of the best here, Igor

  14. #14
    Senior Member javlin's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    MS
    Posts
    3,234
    Country
    United States
    I really like it Igor some damn nice work Sir!Cheers Kevin


    "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".--Thomas Jefferson


+ Reply to Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88