1/72 F4F-3 Yellow-wing Wildcat [pics updated]

Hey guys, thanks for stopping by.  this is the 1/72 Hobby Boss F4F-3 early Wildcat.  And let me tell you, thats not at ALL what it is. Being somewhat of a Wildcat expert [its my favorite plane.  Lets just say I've studied it in depth], I was very disappointed with the HB kit.  First off, they do NOT give you decals for the white/black bands on the fuselage and wings.  I had to mask and airbrish them.  Not fun. Second, the kit itself is NOT an early Wildcat, but a standard -4 late 'Cat.  So to correct it, I had to fill the panel lines for the wing fold joint.  Removed the buldge on the wing for the wing fold mechanism.  And fill the outter maching gun opening and ejection chutes, as well as the ammo door lines.  [-3's only had 4 guns]. The decals you do get, are not the best.  After applying them and using microsol, they had a wierd finish to them that took two coats of Future to make smooth.  The plane is painted in alclad II Polished Aluminum.  The Yellow is a home-brew of Tamiya flat yellow mixed with Polly Scale D&RGW Yellow.  The green is Tamiya Dark Green mixed with a bit of clear green.  The grey is Tamiya Sky Grey.  The bottoms of the ailerons were treated to MM magnesium and aluminum.  The prop is Floquil Bright Silver[blades], MM magnesium [cuffs], MM Aluminum [hub] and tamiya colors for the bands [yes, they are hand painted]. Overall I am very pleased with the final outcome.  And it fills a nice spot in my wildcat collection.  I also put in a pic of my 72 'Cats.  The F4F-4 is also a HB kit.  The FM-2 is from MPM.

Enjoy!!!