Belgian Wildcat

Draken35 · March 12, 2016, 10:31:11 AM

Continuing the struggle against Nazis, the belgian government exiled in England ordered in september 1940 for 80 F4F Wildcat. First ones arrived early 1941.
As an agreement was made with British government, Belgian aircrafts kept the Belgian cockades and squadron insignias; that's why some Wildcats were bearing the thistle...
Belgian Wildcats were "denavalized" and thus slightly modified (no windows in the fuselage to see the carrier deck)...

Spey_Phantom · March 12, 2016, 10:49:20 AM

i love it

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i wish they held out a little longer, then we should have actually gotten some G36's

Tophe · March 12, 2016, 11:08:14 AM

Drawing the panel lines is unusual but looks nice.

su27rules · March 13, 2016, 01:47:54 AM

Very nice, I like it so much!!

zenrat · March 13, 2016, 03:35:06 AM

Panel lines are a bit heavy for my tastes but it works. Good job.

DogfighterZen · March 13, 2016, 05:44:35 AM

That is very good, love the paint job! I also think the panel lines look a bit too heavy but it doesn't diminish the excellent result.

The Rat · March 13, 2016, 06:49:02 AM

Beauty job!

NARSES2 · March 13, 2016, 09:08:41 AM

I like that and I to have built French, Belgian and Dutch aircraft with their own national markings on the basis that the RAF considered it was a great morale boost for the "Free" forces

I assume it's 1/48 but which kit is it ?

Captain Canada · March 13, 2016, 12:05:06 PM

Very nice ! Love the camo colours, especially when combined with the underside colour, and anything in those roundels looks good to me. Great job.

reddfoxx · March 13, 2016, 12:23:13 PM

The camo looks fantastic, as does the base, and it looks just right in Belgian colors.

tc2324 · March 13, 2016, 01:31:30 PM

Someone please tell me this has been nominated for a whiffy??

PR19_Kit · March 13, 2016, 03:02:25 PM

Quote from: tc2324 on March 13, 2016, 01:31:30 PM
Someone please tell me this has been nominated for a whiffy??

No, it hasn't yet, but I don't think the rules (if there are any......) prevent you doing so.

FAR148 · March 13, 2016, 04:43:16 PM

Look at that Beauty! Very Cool

Steven L

kerick · March 13, 2016, 05:59:22 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 13, 2016, 03:02:25 PM
Quote from: tc2324 on March 13, 2016, 01:31:30 PM
Someone please tell me this has been nominated for a whiffy??

No, it hasn't yet, but I don't think the rules (if there are any......) prevent you doing so.

Done!

Draken35 · April 07, 2016, 02:44:34 AM

Thank you all!

The kit is the old Academy at 1/72 scale. That explains why panels are so deep...
That kit was given to me by a friend; otherwise I would have bought the Airfix kit.

Anyway, that Academy kit looks fine once finished.

Thank you for nominating me