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05-22-2009, 07:48 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: singapore
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| 1/72 Hobbyboss FM-2 Wildcat Hey Folks, A first installment of my proposed series of "Battle of Leyte Gulf" aircraft builds. The base kit is actually a 1/72 Hobbyboss FM-1 Wildcat which was converted to the FM-2 variant with pla plate and modifying the vertical tail, engine, cowling and main wings. The tricolor scheme colors were done with Gunze Acrylics Navy Blue, Intermediate Blue and White, silver and grey paint for the chipping effect, and finished off with an oil wash and weathered with Mr Hobby pastels. The chosen subject was a General Motors FM-2 Wildcat flown by Lt Martin Ferko, Triangle-7, VC-4, USS White Plains, June to October 1944, which was part of the allied forces ("Taffy-3") left to defend the allied liberation forces on Leyte. Philippines during WW2. Decals and markings were from the original kit, while the drop tanks were from my spares box. Hope you folks like it.     |
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05-22-2009, 09:11 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
Posts: 12,525
| Not bad at all 
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05-22-2009, 09:46 AM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
Posts: 15,224
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05-22-2009, 11:19 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 9,070
| Nice work.
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05-22-2009, 05:39 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida
Posts: 1,154
| Oh look a wildcat ^^^^. Great model and nice weathering, this bird must of lost a fight to Mike Tyson!
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05-22-2009, 06:51 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 3,768
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05-23-2009, 04:00 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand
Posts: 5,006
|  Nice weathering Il give it that -aircraft's good looks on the other hand.....
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05-23-2009, 04:47 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland
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| Very cool 
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05-23-2009, 06:53 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland
Posts: 15,149
| Sweeeet!
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05-23-2009, 07:00 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vojvodina, Serbia
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06-01-2009, 05:18 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Emerald Isle
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| Lovely work man! Love the weathering, the exhaust and gun stains are great! 
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06-02-2009, 10:08 AM
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| Member  Join Date: Feb 2009
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| Very nice!!!  All the best! Dusan  |
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