Review: Eduard continues to own the Wildcat
Eduard brought out the "classic" F4F-4 Wildcat, following that with the first really accurate FM-2 "Wilder Wildcat" in any scale, and then stealing Tamiya's fire about updating their 30 year old F4F-4 as an FM-1 with an FM-1 that leaves the Tamiya kit in a cloud of dust, with detail and accuracy far beyond what has been the "go to kit" since the mid-90s.
Swede Vejesta's Wildcat?
I have to hand it to Eduard who not only made a pretty accurate -3, -4, and FM-1/2, but designed it to be fairly easy to build.
Love your Eduard Wildcats, Tom!
All excellent Wildcats, Tom @tcinla
I definitely should get one of these.
What can I say Tom, your models are simply beautiful.
I agree, Tom. They’re great kits.
Still waiting for them to pump them down to my scale...
Speaking of Wild Cats...
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@chasbunch - EXCELLENT!
As a matter of fact, that cat lives at my house. Here she is, plotting to overthrow 2024.
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Appreciate the endorsement for these kits and photographic evidence of what they can become.
Have the Eduard F4F-3 and F4F-4 in the (still growing) pile of 1/48 Wildcats.
Many many years ago the gentleman behind the counter at the Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum bookstore was John Adams. Over the course of several visits I learned he flew early Wildcats. Ditched one in the days before shoulder harnesses... Only after a few more visits did I learn he flew and scored at Coral Sea (!) and Midway (!) with the composite VF-42/VF-3. Armed with Lunstrom's "First Team" I am prepared to do a "best guess" effort on his markings.