Tamiya's Recently Reboxed F4F Martlet | Full Build | 4K

[@brettpeacock9116]

One small point. It is not a "Rebox" of the F4F-4 kit. The Wings are new. The F4F had 6 .50 guns in the wings where the FM-1 only had 4. Additionally, the Engine and gearbox were also Uprated and differed from the F4F, being a later configuration of the base 1820 Radial and gearbox. Tamiya have reflected this in the kit. Essentially it is a new variant of most of the base kit with new parts included.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much for letting me know! I had no idea☺️👌🏻

[@JohnSmith-jj2yd]

The modifications they made to the kit are extremely minimal. Though you're right it is technically not a rebox, it effectively is, especially considering it's a thirty year old kit. The key point is it isn't a "new" tooling, which could confuse a lot of people, especially given the price difference between this and the base model F4F-4 kit, with this being almost double. They didn't even add the option for finding wings, they basically just put some putty in the third gun port and the ammunition access panel lines.

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Good job fading the fabric-covered flying surfaces. Even the Wildcat at the Yankee Air Museum's flying stable in Ypsilanti, Michigan, has a lot of contrast in those areas, despite being a show bird.

[@machmodels]

Thank you! Definitely something that stood out when looking at some references!☺️

[@jameshall1300]

Great looking build. I've always loved the Wildcat, and RAF markings look really good on it. I've got the same kit in going to be doing in a pre-war US bare metal and yellow scheme. For postshading, I've found adding hull red, instead of just black, helps to keep some warmth in the paint, and also seems to blend better with the other camo colors ( especially tans, browns, and greens ).

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much - would love to see your rendition of the bare metal and yellow one! Great suggestion, I’ll give it a go!☺️

[@prioryrail3675]

I went to Hannents today when visiting the RAF museum. I mentioned to them that although I had got stuff from them via the net I had no idea their physical shop was here and I only found out through your channel. The guys in the shop then showed me your models in their display case. They look even more amazing in real life!

[@machmodels]

Great! Im glad you had a great time over there, fingers crossed I run into you down there at some point!☺️👌🏻

[@Bob-b7x6v]

I looked into 2 different Wildcats' wheel wells at 2 different air shows. It's a busy place. Go nuts with the details.

[@machmodels]

I tried to put a couple lead wires about the place, but a pretty poor effort! As you said they are oozing with details!🤣👌🏻

[@Aviation715]

The livery on that f4f is probably my favorite on the f4f lovely build also!

[@machmodels]

Thank you buddy! Not 100% sure if I am sold yet, I love the grey and white used by the US!☺️

[@kiwiruna9077]

What an interesting scheme, your techniques certainly brought it to life.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! I feel I could’ve perhaps made it slightly more tatty looking. Nonetheless somewhat happy with the outcome!☺️

[@KGmodels]

Great build,I saw your P51 and B25 in the Magazine,I light even pick it up to have it in my home,and I love these chunky aircraft,Like the wildcat and so on.I can’t wait to see more,and my Gloster meteor should start build in some time!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Haha me too - looking forward to seeing it in the magazine. Let me know how you get on👌🏻☺️

[@lesthiele4921]

Hi Luke, thst was a absolutely outstanding build, nice to see an american fighter in UK scheme and roundals, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia, Les

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much Les! Really appreciate the comment☺️👌🏻

[@franciscoj.sepulvedal.7975]

Well done my friend

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy!☺️

[@GhostRider247]

beautiful !!! absolutley beautiful !!! anotther fantastic job Mach !!!!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much sir! Really appreciate it👌🏻

[@kevinburt44]

Cracking work, amazing how different an airframe can look with a different scheme.

[@machmodels]

Thank you sir! It’s crazy isn’t it - weirdly I think I prefer it in the monotone blue scheme!👌🏻

[@Bob-b7x6v]

I love that Ammo smart putty, no oily residue like Silly Putty.

[@machmodels]

Me too! Super speedy to get on as well!☺️

[@danwilliams1686]

Well done! From my understanding the underside color has the same FS number as the gull grey used on navy phantoms.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Thanks for letting me know, I’ll have to bare it in mind for next time☺️

[@BruceHaugh]

Very nice build.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy!👌🏻

[@markfleming1605]

Beautifully built kit

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much Mark!☺️

[@DutchDaveModels]

Lovely Martlet. Looks like a straightforward build 💥👍💥

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Sure is - typical Tamiya☺️

[@dekon70]

Very nice!

[@machmodels]

Thank you buddy!👌🏻☺️

[@deuce-_-]

Looking awesome!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy!☺️

[@mp-modelplastic]

Excelent video, well done. The Martlet looks awsome, great work. Greetings from Portugal 😉🤙

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy! Really appreciate it☺️

[@Maid-xo4fu]

Well done mate looks supe good 👍

[@machmodels]

Thank you sir! Really appreciate it☺️

[@darthhokum]

Beautiful work 👍

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy!👌🏻

[@creativetimewasting]

Lovely build 👍

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much sir!☺️

[@neilhaas]

I agree a simplistic kit a great result. Nice aircraft build Grumman Martlet Wildcat fighter plane.

[@machmodels]

Thank you Neil!

[@brianquinlan8891]

Fab build Luke, any hints as to what we may be seeing from you next? Would love to see your take on a Legacy or Super Hornet. Cheers!

[@machmodels]

Thank you Brian! Haha honestly not too sure - in the midst of a level exams at the moment so having a bit of a problem deciding. What kit would that be… meng?👌🏻

[@brianquinlan8891]

@@machmodels The Meng Super Hornet looks absolutely sick! I have one in my stash but I'm too scared to start lol. Best of luck with your exams, I've just recently finished my last set of exams, you'll be free soon enough 😄

[@neilhaas]

Very nice decals & camouflage RAF roundels i like this aircraft.

[@machmodels]

Thank you Neil!

[@stl-aviation]

The goat is back! Excellent kit as usual, keep it up mm!

[@machmodels]

Haha thank you very much buddy! Appreciate it👌🏻☺️

[@robbo1068]

Brilliant job! Amazing details, excellent paint and weathering and outstanding final reveal.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Really appreciate it👌🏻☺️

[@b-creative_dbn]

Great build Luke. Just a little suggestion on faded or darkened colours: for the middle stone use buff or an off-white colour; to darken it use a tan or any light brown. For the Earth brown colour use tan or yellow & to darken use a red brown or olive drab colour. I’ve been experimenting with camo highlight & shadow colours for a while in preparation for the painting stage of the Eduard Mirage iiicz from the SAAF. It’s a step-by-step video build & I’m going to discuss selecting the correct colour to darken or lighten your base colour; without using white or black. If you’re interested I can send you a link once I’ve uploaded it.

[@machmodels]

Oooo wow great comment, definitely will have to try that out at some point! Thanks for the advice☺️👌🏻

[@b-creative_dbn]

@@machmodels always will to help.

[@septiccalling8341]

Really nice.....and a very distinctly interesting subject!. I'm really taken by the Desert Air Force scheme(s). Great video again, young sir! 👌🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much sir! Really appreciate it👌🏻

[@alianjohnson6035]

great model and finish, why don't you (and other modellers) weather the canopy? cheers

[@machmodels]

Actually a very fair point - I’ll have to start doing it! Thanks for the comment☺️👌🏻

[@ModelNerd]

Great result. I love seeing US aircraft in British markings, and this camo scheme works really well.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Me too, looks great a couple of the moderner jets as well like the phantom!☺️

[@TJsModelBench-jb4xt]

Very nice. I recently built the Eduard F4F-4 Wildcat with a chipped paint finish (US markings). I might need to get the Tamiya kit and build my first British aircraft. 😉 Peace and love.

[@machmodels]

Would love to see that! It sounds great!! Thanks for the comment☺️👌🏻

[@grahamhutton3129]

Great video. Absolutely outstanding paint and varnish finish.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much sir!☺️

[@tagsdm]

"The FM-1 was identical to the F4F-4 except that the machine gun armament was returned to the four-gun arrangement"-Detail & Scale. "The FM-1 was a Eastern Aircraft built variant of the F4F-4 Wildcat."-Wildcat Walkaround, Squadron Publications. This kit clearly includes the same model of the 14 cylinder, twin row Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engine it has had since 1994. It is correct for the FM-1. The FM-2 got the 9 cylinder, single row Wright R-1820 engine. If there's a major goof in this kit it's that it includes only 1 supercharger intercooler radiator, whereas the R-1830 A/C should have 2. It can be fixed, but it's a pain. I think the carrier-bourne A/C should have the solid rubber tail wheel, too. Your build is really nice, I'd say

[@machmodels]

Thank you for the very informative comment!☺️👌🏻

[@paulellis-m6v]

Great build and interesting desert scheme ww2 Fleet Air Arm aircraft are often forgotten by kit manufactures

[@machmodels]

Thank you! Definitely- however, seemingly some manufacturers like airfix and trumpeter have recently been leaning into the genre!👌🏻

[@AbelMcTalisker]

Many of the Med-based Martlet/Wildcats were actually Martlet II`s, the airframes built for the French rather than the RN but then diverted to the British. This meant that they had "French-style" metric cockpits rather than the "British-style" version of the Mk1`s and some other modifications to French standards.

[@codyfrench7668]

A few notes about the desert schemes - the Azure Blue underside that you sometimes see in Profiles is almost certainly fake. Given the nature of how these F4Fs were received by the Brits (originally being intended for the Greeks and painted overall NS Light Grey) and how they were rushed into service in North Africa, it's known that several of them never even received the Dark Earth portion of the scheme. In 1/72 (obviously not helpful for this kit) Xtradecal do provide some of the desert schemes on a Yanks with Roundels set, and possible on a second sheet as well. Those notes aside, I really enjoyed this build and video. It's been a good while since watching a build video very nearly tempted me to go order the kit, but this one handily accomplished that! Once I clear a few things off the bench I may just have to go for it. Looking forward to more!

[@machmodels]

Wow that is some great information on the scheme! If I return to such a scheme I’ll have to refer back to this comment. Perhaps my search for decals wasn’t thorough enough… usually Xtra do both 1/72 and 1/48 I believe. Great to hear that you enjoyed the video! Really appreciate the comment👌🏻☺️

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Excellent work, you don't see a lot of FAA aircraft in RAF Mediterranean camo.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much sir! Always enjoy the more unique schemes!☺️

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

A FAA plane in RAF desert...🤨. Weird. GR8 build & vid, many thanx 👍👍

[@machmodels]

Haha yup very odd! Thanks for the comment☺️

[@blacknass1943]

super skill :) one hint for you . the paper to clean can mak the dust ! if you tuch it som paper loosing dust , or the cartbord. the best is to tak a PC vent and put it abov your work area or on the left place to push air over your work so the dust not can land on your art. :) and meybe do it in a 1.X1 meter box for more safty. you will se this wil help you get rid of the dust., tat was the first problem i haf to solve who i has startet with tat hobby. :)

[@machmodels]

Ah thank you very much! I’ll have to give it a try!☺️

[@RichardsModellingAdventures]

Nice work 😀

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much!☺️

[@dexterfitben]

glorious.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much!☺️

[@aghistorian763]

I actually like the silver canopy... gives it that tiny bit of individuality with a plausible story behind it

[@machmodels]

Haha yeah me too! It’s slowly grown on me!

[@blanchiplanchi]

I would really like to see your collection. Where did you put all those nice 1:48 models?

[@machmodels]

A lot of my collection lives down at Hannants London - the rest live on a shelf in my little studio☺️👌🏻

[@Poopster4U]

Great job amigo! Did that rattle can varnish/clear coat get ya?

[@machmodels]

Thank you sir! Haha yeah it sure did… I’ll have to sort it out for next time☺️🤣

[@Poopster4U]

@machmodels I love this stuff as well, but it's like flying too close to the sun!

[@andersoncandido2803]

Tanto detalhe por dentro , e quando fecha o pastel , fica tudo escondido.

[@machmodels]

Haha yeah! The joys of modelling🤣

[@uxbridgeuk]

Another great build Luke, I'm glad you have gone away from pre shading your models now and more focusing on post shading

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! I think you might’ve mixed those two up… but yes I get what you mean!🤣

[@uxbridgeuk]

Your right I don't know my left from my right some times

[@Benjamin-jb2nh]

Looks stunning! What do you use to take the final shots? It’s really crisp pictures!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much, I use a Sony ZV-E10L camera and then edit the shots in lightroom! Hope that helps☺️

[@epos79]

where do you get the stand from, for painting on the airplanes? thanks mate great vid as always...

[@machmodels]

Hi! The stand is from a company called EBMA Hobby, lots of great stuff over there👌🏻

[@TRINFSS]

The Wildcat always looks her best in U.S. colors and markings. Regardless, the model looks really nice.

[@machmodels]

Haha I think I have to agree - perhaps I’ll have to do one to compare. Thanks for the comment☺️

[@davidcole333]

Can you tell me who makes the work stand you are using in this video?

[@machmodels]

EBMA Hobby👌🏻

[@9Anubis3]

Which type of glue do you use? When I’m trying glue two painted parts they are melt paint instead 🤔 PS Great Work as always!

[@machmodels]

I use the basic Tamiya cement! Usually to prevent the paint melting I will scrape it off in areas that connect to each other. This gives me a clean and strong bond!☺️👌🏻

[@Michu32421]

Hello how many hours does IT take yOu to make this model excluding drying time?

[@machmodels]

Hi! Probably about 30 hours at a guess for this one👌🏻

[@bobgasm1471]

I do wish they would fix that cockpit floor

[@machmodels]

Hmm is the Eduard one better?👌🏻

[@Alsosailingslam]

What company do you buy from?

[@tomasbezilla7881]

Pity you did not deal with joint where leading edge is connecting to fusulage and sides of canopy. Boths 10 minute jobs

[@machmodels]

Apologies! Must’ve slipped under the radar on my end, I’ll work on it for next time!😔

[@dragonflyfx6968]

That's FM 1 not F4F

[@machmodels]

Whoops! Thank you for letting me know😁👌🏻

[@kevinburt44]

Really looks a completely different aircraft in the dessert scheme. Lovely work as usual.

[@machmodels]

It does! I hate so say it but I think it might even look better!👌🏻