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1/144 Sweet FM-2 Wildcat

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    August 2016
1/144 Sweet FM-2 Wildcat
Posted by EnzoA on Thursday, May 11, 2017 7:58 AM

Been awhile since my last post here, anyway.. recently got an AB last December for my 19th birthday, haven't turned back since. Got this kit as well that same month and worked on it last April. Overall fit was excellent, the build was really, really easy and simple. The markings are from VC-10, USS Gambier Bay, October, 1944. This is the aircraft of Joseph McGraw. As far as I know, they took part during the Battle of The Leyte Gulf and were part of Taffy 3. 

Paint was Vallejo's Dark Sea Blue and the metallic sections were sprayed with Vallejo Metal Color Alluminum, chipping was done with a silver colored pencil, the streaking from gunsmoke was from a chalk pastel which I dry-brushed and the wash was Tamiya's grey panel accent color. 

 

 

 

 

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    December 2003
  • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
Posted by scottrc on Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:18 AM

Your painting in such a small scale is very well done.  What kit was this?  I am not familiar with it.  

  • Member since
    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:30 AM

Excellent skills in such a scale.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world.  Mrs. Toshi

 

 

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Posted by EnzoA on Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:41 AM

scottrc

Your painting in such a small scale is very well done.  What kit was this?  I am not familiar with it.  

 

 

Thanks! It was from this kit: http://hlj.com/product/SWT14109 Will recommend any of these to anyone, a lot of Sweet kits are really, really nice. 

 

THEY ARE THE PANZER ELITE

BORN TO COMPETE NEVER RETREAT!

GHOST DIVSION!

LIVING OR DEAD! ALWAYS AHEAD! FED BY YOUR DEAD!

 

-Sabaton, Ghost Division

 

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:46 AM

Wonderful!  If you had not included the coin in the picture, I would never have believed it was that small!  Great weathering.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    September 2011
  • From: Milaca, Minnesota
Posted by falconmod on Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:48 AM

absolutely beautiful!!!    I've been working three 1/144 planes,   lots of fun but I need my extreme optivisor!    a revell MiG-31 and a F-5E and a trumpeter   F-86f

 

John

On the Bench: 1/72 Ki-67, 1/48 T-38

1/144 AC-130, 1/72 AV-8A Harrier

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, May 11, 2017 9:02 AM

Oh wow that's amazing! I'd be afraid to work on something that small- I'd sneeze and she'd fly off the workbench and never be seen again! Indifferent

 

I've heard a lot of good stuff about the Sweet kits and they have a pretty extensive line of kits, but they're just too small for me. 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
Posted by scottrc on Thursday, May 11, 2017 9:51 AM

EnzoA

 

 
scottrc

Your painting in such a small scale is very well done.  What kit was this?  I am not familiar with it.  

 

 

 

 

Thanks! It was from this kit: http://hlj.com/product/SWT14109 Will recommend any of these to anyone, a lot of Sweet kits are really, really nice. 

 

 

I checked them out and did not realize all they offered.  I wasn't sure what they really were judging from the cartoon box art, I thought they were charatature models.

  • Member since
    May 2015
Posted by Griffin25 on Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:31 AM

That cartoon box art is hillarious! All the cats. It's quite interesting. The kits look great and you did a awesome job.

 

 

Griffin

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Virginia
Posted by Mike F6F on Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:39 AM

Nicely done.

If you want a new challenge, get an identical kit, but paint it in the two-tone Atlantic scheme.

With that scheme, in that scale, your airbrush skill will take on a steep learning curve.

 

Enjoy!

Mike

 

"Grumman on a Navy Airplane is like Sterling on Silver."

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