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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Warplane Art => Topic started by: No.1 on August 10, 2020, 03:59:50 PM

Title: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 10, 2020, 03:59:50 PM
In 2006 I did make color profile of this airplane but in a meantime, pile of reference material grown up as well my skills. So lets start all from the scratch :)) first will be F4F-4 and hope later will be developed ;)
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 11, 2020, 10:01:30 AM
Nice start :-cool Curious to follow it :)
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 12, 2020, 09:08:02 AM
Thank you mate :)) here is progress, not fast as well I need to look on so many photos of F4F version and for now I realized they have two types of access panels on port side, two types of cockpit canopy, two types of pito tube. And this is just this morning findings, will see what progress will bring. I know there is two types of panels as well two types of rivets... and I know how it will end- someone will simply pick up all this elements from my work, built in his work and claim as his achievement.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 13, 2020, 08:15:07 AM
All access panels done as well one type of panels, now the other type of panels to do.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 14, 2020, 08:07:04 AM
Work on panels are more or less completed, they do not look the same, so some adaptations need to be done in future. My guess that this is standard changes and modifications in production. Now preparing to do many rivets there and there is at least two types by size and two or three types by their density. Photo show some of those.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 14, 2020, 10:58:37 AM
This is in-depth research at its best. Not known this before. Good luck with applying the rivets. :-razz
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 14, 2020, 11:51:18 AM
Thank you :))
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 15, 2020, 02:34:37 PM
So here is work for today- many new rivets done, two types. Now need to do em under wing and after that to do bolts for access panels. Access panel under the cockpit is removed as well I realized that photos I used as reference is reversed printed, this happen sometimes.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 15, 2020, 02:40:12 PM
Tough but splendid work :-cool
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 16, 2020, 09:13:06 AM
Thank you :)) Now many of rivets and bolts done and some panels also add. More or less this part is over but I guess that some new will arise during the work and I will include them.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 16, 2020, 01:52:14 PM
very nice work!
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 17, 2020, 06:08:23 PM
Thank you :)) this is progress today ;)
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 17, 2020, 06:44:40 PM
Nice :)
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 19, 2020, 10:14:13 AM
Some work done here and I need to add few more elements before go to shadows
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: Second Air Force on August 19, 2020, 12:09:53 PM
Looking great!
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 20, 2020, 09:34:41 AM
Thank you :)) so, main elements done and today will start work on shadows :-razz also discover different way to fix aerial wire to fuselage... so project is more interesting then I guess.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 20, 2020, 03:46:49 PM
Shadows :))
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 20, 2020, 05:41:19 PM
Fabulous development I would say!
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 21, 2020, 10:24:10 AM
Thank you :)) now step by step, work on details till the complete of basic layout ;)
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 21, 2020, 03:31:13 PM
Most of shadows done, just some minor one left to be done. Next big step is to do all external visible details, start from cockpit canopy, wheels, propeller...
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 22, 2020, 10:07:32 AM
Wheels on run today ;)
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 22, 2020, 01:16:46 PM
Looking great :-cool
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: modellius on August 23, 2020, 11:07:03 AM
Nice progress mate, waiting to see it done !
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 23, 2020, 01:16:08 PM
Thank you friends, will continue work tomorrow ;)
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 24, 2020, 09:58:13 AM
A lot of work just to add few details and need to do more, main missing elements are propeller as well cockpit interior. After that markings and final color profile.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 24, 2020, 11:22:17 AM
that looks really nice to me. Good work! :)
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: modellius on August 24, 2020, 11:29:52 AM
great job so far mate !
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 24, 2020, 04:04:45 PM
Thank you all :)) work on propeller started ;)
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: modellius on August 25, 2020, 01:36:56 AM
Excellent !
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 25, 2020, 08:47:45 AM
splendid!
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 25, 2020, 10:42:38 AM
Thank you :)) and propeller is completed, temporary in metal form
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 25, 2020, 02:14:28 PM
 :-ok :-ok
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 25, 2020, 02:19:24 PM
So propeller finally completed. It also included text on it, which is not on all samples, some have it and some not. Now from all elements need to do cockpit.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 25, 2020, 02:20:07 PM
Cockpit will have some options to do. First at all, mostly they have one type gun sight but there is another one, with two glass plate. Mostly they are positioned in far rear position, behind rails but one photo show it on rails. Will see, I think I will do most common version with gun sight in far rear position.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 25, 2020, 07:31:29 PM
excellent research :-cool
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 25, 2020, 07:44:45 PM
Thank you :)) it is basic Mk 8 gun sight, with two visions is reflective model
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 26, 2020, 09:12:26 AM
I think that basic development is almost completed and some adaptations and updates will be made in regard to particular sample airplane I plan to do. So next step will be service stencils and national insignia, I hope today :))

P.S. just note- I forget exhaust tube under engine cowling :-wall :-kr
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 26, 2020, 10:02:57 AM
I acknowledge that. You are focused on something and then something else is overlooked. Really nice work by the way.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: Second Air Force on August 27, 2020, 12:14:42 PM
Really looking good, mate!
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 28, 2020, 08:43:33 AM
It is completed now, with missed details. Now will see what will be first color profile, will try to focus on some of this aces:

Edward O'Hare
Lt Cdr Thach
Scott McCuskey
Capt JJ Foss
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 28, 2020, 03:25:51 PM
Here it is, machine flown by JJ Foss
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: Second Air Force on August 28, 2020, 04:48:02 PM
Excellent profile!

Joe Foss was the governor of his home state, South Dakota, and the former Sioux Falls Army Airfield was named after him when it became the civilian airport.
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 28, 2020, 05:11:44 PM
 :-clap :-clap :-clap :-tri
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: lauhof on August 28, 2020, 07:05:01 PM
Here it is, machine flown by JJ Foss

Excellent profile!!!
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 29, 2020, 11:22:40 AM
Thank you friends :))
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: modellius on August 30, 2020, 04:24:03 PM
Splendid !
Title: Re: Grumman Wildcat
Post by: No.1 on August 30, 2020, 05:17:30 PM
Thanks :))