Grumman Wildcat F4F

Mr James
Very well done. The weathering is just right. Looks larger than 1/72

Guy Rump
Very impressive. 👍

gorby
Excellent result!

Rainer Schrijver
Thank you all. This build was an emotional rollercoaster. I was impressed by the details of this kit, but annoyed by the complicated engineering. Building the landing gear was no fun at all, to be honest. The raw paint job was really good in my eyes, but I completely ruined it with the gloss coat. I was about to throw it away. After a lot of touch ups and a matte coat my confidence came back, and in the end I am really quite happy with the result.
The weathering was pretty simple, just black and brown oil paint. Less was more in this case, I guess.

Haro Rotl
It is good that you persisted, the result proves you right. I would have guessed at least 1/48!

Rainer Schrijver
Now that I completed the second kit, I can say that the Arma Hobby kit might be more expensive, but it is clearly the better one. More challenging and more rewarding, with superior details and finer molding. Definitely worth the higher price.