Don't misunderstand my comment as negative. I thought you were trying to (re-)create a vintage look, and successfully.
Technically, all I can say is that your images show a lot more grain than expected for MF FP4. Even any 400 ISO film should have
no visible grain at the scale your pics are displayed on my screen. You mention yourself a few possible causes: "
The film went on a few plane x-ray machines. Sat in the camera for a year.". Sure this does not help; and I was not far when I wrote "stored in an attic". But "
I honestly don't check the temperature of the water." is the worst. Do yourself a favor: buy even a cheap thermometer, and try to bring your dev within 2°C (~3.5°F) of 20°C (68°F). Use the temperature correction table or chart provided by Ilford
https://www.ilfordphoto.com/wp/wp-co...tion-chart.pdf
If you seek advice from this forum, where I'm sure there are more qualified persons than myself, please post a smartphone pic of one of your negative strips, in front of a white background (keep some distance between film and background).
Also, how do you create from your film the digital file that appears on this forum? Not to start a digital discussion, just to have full information about your process and what could be improved.
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