Eduard's Wildcat F4F-3: A Tribute to Grumman's 'Cat' Legacy on a Custom Deck - stop motion
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- čas přidán 31. 10. 2023
- In this captivating stop-motion video, join me on a journey to assemble the iconic 1/48 scale Wildcat F4F-3 model from Eduard. This legendary American WWII aircraft not only takes flight on a custom-crafted wooden deck but also features a unique twist - two self-designed and 3D-printed engineers, meticulously hand-painted with oil colors.
Watch as I carefully piece together this historical gem, paying homage to Grumman’s ‘Cat’ legacy, which inspired the famous naming tradition of their fighter aircraft. With attention to detail and a passion for model building, I bring this piece of aviation history to life. Enjoy the intricate process, the craftsmanship, and the final result of a Wildcat F4F-3 standing proudly on its bespoke flight deck. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more model kit adventures!
Music: Stellar Wind - Unicorn Heads
Colors: Allclad II Milspecs
Metals: Albion Alloys
brief history:
At the outbreak of the War in the Pacific, the Wildcat was the main fighter aircraft on the carrier decks of US Navy ships. While the Japanese Zero was faster and more maneuverable, Wildcat pilots still achieved reasonable success in combat with them.
In the early 1930's Grumman company became a major supplier of fighter aircraft to the US Navy with the FF biplane and its successors, the F2F and F3F. Sy 1935, however, the biplanes were reaching their limits and with the XF4F-1 prototype (factory designation G-19) Grumman failed against the cantilever monoplane Srewster F2A-1 Suffalo in the US Navy's competition for a new fighter. The XF4F-1 prototype was retained as a backup, but at Grumman they realized biplanes had become obsolete, so they redesigned it as an all-metal mid-wing monoplane, designated the XF4F-2 (G-18).
The fuselage was adopted with only minor changes, the wing employed the newly-developed NACA 230-series airfoil. lt was powered by a 1,000 hp (750 kW) Prall & Whitney R-1830-66 Twin Wasp engine with a single-stage single-speed supercharger. The 110 gal (415 l) fuel tank was located beneath the cockpit with a 20 gal (75 l) reserve tank behind the pilot's seat. Armament consisted of two .30 (7.62 mm) machine guns in the fuselage and two .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns in the wing. There were also provisions for two lOOlb (45kg) bombs under the wing. A structurally complex undercarriage was adopted from previous designs, which the pilot retracted manually into the fuselage using a crank.
The first flight of the XF4F-2 was made on September 2, 1937, and in April 1938 comparative trials were conducted with the XF2A-1 Suffalo and also with the Seversky XFN-1. Although the Wildcat prototype was the fastest, reaching 290 mph (466 km/h) compared to 280 mph (450 km/h) for the Suffalo and 250 mph (402 km/h) for the XFN-1, it still did not meet the Navy's requirement of 300 mph (482 km/h). And because it lagged behind the Suffalo in some aspects, it was eventually not ordered, while Srewster received an order to deliver 54 units of the production version of the F2A-1 Suffalo. This was because the Suffalo handled better, was powered by less complicated Cyclone engine and had the advantage of a hydraulically operated landing gear. Grumman did not give up, however, and began work on an improved version of the XF4F-3 (G-36). - Jak na to + styl
Oh Tom, stop it now! I can hardly bare to watch any of your models builds now...🫣 You are making us mere mortal modellers look like Muppets!😩 But seriously...Poetry in motion yet again! 👍🏻 Well done Sir, stunning work all round. ☺️
You know hobby musicians don't strife to be the world's best filling concert halls... We just do it to have fun.
At least I do.
Don't be to hard on yourself. You're doing great. This isn't a competition.
Peter,are you once again at Telford this year
Thank you very much. I'm happy you like my little experiments
I stand and applaud. Bravo Zulu!
Brilliant, great to see the older style builds again.
I wish all modelers would make this kind of video, its like having 3D instructions. Totally awesome.
I'm glad my experiments could be helpful and entertaining. Thanks for your kind words 😊
I love the Wildcat so much
Unbelievable. Except it's not unbelievable, because Tom built, photographed and produced this amazing work. Wow!
Thank you very much 😊
Wow. No words.
absolutely superb and a great video to watch. Love it!
Thanks a lot 😊
Beautiful crisp build coupled with an excellent base - Bravo
I'm happy you like it 😊
Great to see you do an old warbird again. They never fail to impress me, and that aircraft carrier top that it sits on was a very nice touch, not to mention those two engineers of your own creation. Bravo!
I'm happy you like it
Another fantastically, breathtaking video! Thank you so much.
Absolutely stunning work!!! Bravo!!!
Thanks
Just awesome. The attention to detail is outstanding.
I'm happy to hear
And another piece of true art, thank you!
You're welcome 😊
What a beautiful piece of work, model and filming! Bravo to the Master
Thank you
Some next level building there. Really impressed with the scratch building super detailing. Would love to see a behind the scenes video on how you manage to build the kit while being able to return it to the exact same position for the next stop motion frame. Great work as always.
I'm pleased you like my little experiments. Regarding the positions I use Lego bricks and pins lay down to some edges of the model parts. When I work on them I always know where those have to lay down for a new picture. But I'll think about some sort of behind the scenes. Here you can see how I placed the little frogs for their jump with pins: czcams.com/video/ux3QGyF5IVU/video.htmlsi=AjVdtMsG23tcjAId
Amazing as always Tom. Beautiful model and awsome stop motion photography! I can't imagine how long it takes you to make these incredible masterpieces? Best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧
Thank you very much - unfortunately it takes too long to get the finished video. I usually run into the point were I just want to come to end end even when some parts are not that perfect to be shown...
Superb! I shall be watching this one many times. Thank you Tom!
Thank you very much 😊
Brilliant!
Brilliant. Glad to see your work again, I feared you wouldn’t post again.
Due to the time consuming process I have to pause from time to time, sorry...
Wow, As a kid I built the1/72 Airfix F4F Hellcat. It came with "folding" wings which were impossible to me as a kid to figure out how to attach it. The landing gears were extremely challenging to me to build. I built it straight out of the box and painted it gloss dark blue. This vidro sure brings back memories. Great job Tom.! Regards from Malaysia.
It is hard to evaluate if is the modelling effort or the video making deserve the best ranking. As I am concerned Sir, you are at the top level in both arts. Thank you and regards.
Thank you very much 😊
Insanely good. The amount of work that goes into these videos beyond just the modeling is ridiculous. Just arranging all those tiny little brass tubes had to be a pain the rear end. Well done.
Thanks - you're assumption is correct. It was hard to handle 😅
your way of making models in stopmotion style never fails to amaze, please keep uploading more often.....
I'm happy to hear you like my little experiments - honestly I thought about stopping those kind of animations since I often hear that kind of animation doesn't help other modellers nor provides enough informations. I'll soon be doing some youtube survey...
@@TomGrigat sure, all the best for that!
Brilliant as ever. This one one of aircraft that made me realise the size of fighter planes as a small child. I'd built models (badly) & put the pilots in them. But in my little head I thought the planes would be comparable to a car in size. Then I stood next to one of these at a museum & I think it was the sheer size & girth of the engine bay that made me realise that these radial engines were huge. But then these engines also powered monsters like the Consolidated B-24 Liberator & the Douglas DC-3.
Great video, I always enjoy watching your work. I dead to think of the hours it takes to build the model & deck, all whilst doing the stop-motion, then editing. A talented & patient man.
Thanks a lot for your kind story and words. I'm happy you like my work 😊
Excellent build, Excellent Video!!!❤
I'm pleased to hear 😊
A Masyerpiece. Both in build And video editing! 🇵🇹😊👍
Deine Videos und Modelle sind eine Klasse für sich. Danke Tom.
Vielen Dank mein lieber Dirk. Dein Lob bedeutet mir sehr viel 😘
It's hard enough to build one of these well, but to build it in stop motion is amazing!
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Dear Tom, this way of construction It's a miracle! I enjoy every video, it's other world! Thank you for share your masterpieces. It's a legacy of wonders. Gracias Amigo! God bless you!
Thanks for your kind words 😊
Fascinating video style to set yourself apart from the crowd of scale modeling videos.
Thanks
Stunning production
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Der Honig für unsere Augen! Oder... das Bier...🤣🤣 👍👍👍👍👍...Vielen Dank!
Das freut mich, wenn meine Filme so gesehen werden 🤩
Professional 👍
Always a Top Quality Production Mr Tom....... Great work...... :-))
Thank you very much 😊
Sensational Tom!!!
Fantastic presentation!
I concur with Peter.... beautiful models...
Great way to spend 7 minutes. Awesome production.
I'm pleased to hear
Beautiful model that is Tom. Awesome work with the base aswell.
Thank you very much 😊
Another wonderful stop-motion video. I always enjoy them. Please continue.
Beautiful. As always :-)
Awesome !!!! 👍
Thank you
👏👏👏
Amazing as usual, you deserve far more subscribers.
Thank you
Brilliant Tom ! Great build and share. Thank you !
Master above all masters 🎉
Too much honor 😊
Very nicely done indeed!
Thank you
Superlike... cheers from Argentina my friend! I' ve been missing your videos... 😊
I'm glad I could provide you with one 😅
Holy cats!!! Yes this inspires but wow...I’ve got some thinking to do about my life choices...
First the Hellcat, now the Wildcat. Tom you just made my weekend a whole lot better
I'm pleased to hear 😊
It’s been a minute …
Tom still does “Models” lol
… excellent BASE 👍
Great
Outstanding Tom!!!
This video is amazing! I want to watch it at half speed though so I can savour all the detail!
I'm happy to hear you like my little experiments
Such a pleasant, thought provoking interlude. Thank you.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos ;)
I'm happy to hear
Stunning as always Tom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!!!!!!!!
Thumbs up !! this is clearly a new step in scale modeling videos !!!
As always, a joy to watch. Thank you.
Another beautiful piece of work.i love the pipe and wiring detail on the engine. Bravo!
I'm happy to hear
Excellent work as always!
Thank you
Impressive work of art! Anyone who has tried stop motion knows how much work goes into it and as a model maker I find it very entertaining. Please continue...
I'm happy to hear - I considered to stop the motion. The idea might be a bit overdone yet.
Шедевр! Как всегда, восхищён
Thank you
Exquisite and fascinating! 👌🏻👏🏻👍🏻
👏👏👏 Absolutely brilliant work. congratulations
Thanks
Woooow so glad to see models again from you Tom!!!!!!!!!
Amazing building and filming! That was a real treat.
Thanks a lot 😊
BRILLIANT 👏 👏 👏
Stunning piece of art is what this turned out to be. Very enjoyable, thank you. It must have taken ages to put together all the photographs.
Thank you very much - yes it's a very time consuming process. That's why I cannot do a lot of clips in a year 😅
simple , not overdone, very talented 👍
Thanks a lot 😊
You are the best, TOM!!!
Thank you very much 😊
magnificent again Tom!
What a beautiful diorama, it is not very big but it expresses what the idea is, friend, you are an artist, congratulations to you and this interesting channel. thank you,
Thank you very much 😊
Preciosa maqueta y un video muy bien trabajado. ¡Enhorabuena!
😍😍😍
cool
Montage rapide mais , trés interessant !! Merci ...
Fantastic! I really hope to see a decent F4F-3 in 1/72 scale released in the next few years. I wonder if the more recent Airfix F4F-4 could be modified to portray a true F4F-3?
Exceptional, as per usual.
Thank you very much 😊
Amazing!
What tôo say about yours models and videos? Pieces of art!
Thank you
It's amazing the amount of time and work you put into both the model and the stop motion film. Impressive work!
Thanks a lot
😻👍🏁
whoa, congratz! Brilliantly done!!
Bravo bravo bravo
Impressive as always
Thank you very much 😊
Too good!
What a deatail,great work my friend.
Thanks a lot 😊
I really enjoyed watching this, everything is totally detailed and realistic.
Well done man, keep it up. 😄👏
Outstanding work as always Tom,
Thank you
amazing
Nice to see how your models are assembled by themselves - where do you buy them? 😀
At the magical mystery store 🤩🙏
😲 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎖️
Magnificent work! A question: In a static setting such as shown in your display, would the elevators naturally fall to a trailing edge down position or are they statically balanced to remain in whatever position they were last placed? I suspect that if a control lock was installed they likely would be in a level position?
Control surfaces are generally locked while parked. Gust of winds trashing them around might damage the surfaces or mechanical components.
Your model is exquisite!!
However please note that American carrier decks were always painted dark blue during WWII.
You can weather them harshly but they were always dark blue, Measure 51 I think?
Summit in art
Thanks
C’est la grande classe
Hey, I really enjoy the montage, great work - one thing though, can You maybe add what kind of paints did You use to get the effect we can all see?
I used artist oil colors for the deck. A mixture of blue, black, brown and white.
@@TomGrigat Got it, thanks a lot for sharing :)
Figure mast be deep matte.
You're absolutely right - I took the pictures too early. The flatt finish wasn't dry... Sorry