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1/48 Eduard F4F-3 Wildcat

by Dan Lee on September 20, 2023 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

The Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat was borne from the failures of the F4F-1 and F4F-2 which was lacking in performance than the winner of the US navy monoplane fighter competition, the Brewster Buffalo. It was quickly ordered by the French and [...]

Butch O’Hare F4F-3 refit

by Michael Smith on July 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

In May of 2017 as part of my 75th anniversary of the Pacific War battles of 1942 I built a 1/72 Academy/Minicraft F4F of Butch O’Hare’s F4F from when he won the Medal of Honor for engaging nine Japanese bombers attacking his carrier, [...]

Yellow Wings...1/48 Grumman F4F-3 (early) Wildcat, VF-72 "Blue Burglar/Wasp Air Group", USN

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on July 17, 2023 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

So, here´s my dad´s fifth and last yellow winged chubby naval fighter. Hobby Boss kit mostly oob, added seatbelts, antenna wire with EZ Line, fuselage code decals were to large and upper wing numbers way too small, used some decals from [...]

HobbyBoss 1/48 F4F-3 Wildcat (Early)

by David Butler on March 18, 2023 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

I was drawn to this kit not because I am a huge fan of wildcats but because I am a huge fan of stretching my dollar. So I was interested when I saw this on Amazon for $25 including shipping. This feisty little fighter builds up very nice [...]

Review: Eduard 1/48 F4F-3 Wildcat – Wake Island

by Tom Cleaver on August 26, 2022 · in Aviation, Reviews · 30 ≡

The F4F-3 was the outcome of a development process by Grumman in response to a 1938 U.S. Navy requirement for a replacement for the F3F biplane fighters. The Navy was conservative in its planning; while the Brewster Aircraft Co. would [...]

Review: Further Thoughts About the New Eduard F4F-3

by Phillip Friddell on August 25, 2022 · in Aviation, Reviews · 19 ≡

Mostly I tend to work with older kits, usually things that have been sitting in my storage for a while, but every once in a while I'll jump on The Latest and Greatest, whatever that may happen to be at the moment. The new Eduard -3 Wildcat [...]

Trumpeter 1.32 F4F-3 – Butch O’Hare

by Tom Cleaver on March 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 1 ≡

The F4F‑3 "Wildcat" was the outcome of a development process by Grumman in response to a 1938 U.S. Navy requirement for a replacement for the F3F series. The Navy - while desiring a monoplane fighter that would be close in [...]