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

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.

Lovely Martlet. Looks like a straightforward build 💥👍💥

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

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

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

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

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

Beautifully built kit

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!

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!

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

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

Well done my friend

Very nice build.

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

Looking awesome!

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

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

Very nice!

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.

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!

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

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. :)

"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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Nice work 😀

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

I do wish they would fix that cockpit floor

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

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!

What company do you buy from?

That's FM 1 not F4F

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

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

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!

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 ).

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

Well done mate looks supe good 👍

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

Lovely build 👍

glorious.

Beautiful work 👍

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

Great video. Absolutely outstanding paint and varnish finish.