Grumman F4F Wildcat
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For your enjoyment on "All Hallows Eve", here is my interpretation of an early Wildcat from "The Iron Works ". So if you're done passing out candy and have some time for yourself please check it out. As always [...]
A while ago I made a blue flight deck that was used early in the war. That's why I made this Wildcat
Thanks for looking
Tom
Something like this can ruin your whole day…
Scale 1:72 nothing else matters
I think the title for this little dio doesn’t need any explanation
The inspiration for this build came once again due to a picture which I found in a book. [...]
I used the terrific 1:48 scale Tamiya kit to build "White 23", the F4F-4 that Lt. Cdr. John Thatch flew on June 4, 1942 during the battle of Midway. Thatch flew this plane, BuNo 5093, when he shot down three Zeros in one of the [...]
Another shelf of doom kit complete. 1/48 Tamiya F4F flown by Maj. Marion Carl of the VMF-223.
Cheers Brian
The Hobby Boss "Wildcats" in 1:48 scale are all pretty good models. They line up. They look right, and have a pretty fair amount of detail, even if some of it is a little overdone. Still, I found them to be fun builds. At [...]
VF-9 was formed in the summer of 1942 to become the fighter squadron of the air group that would be assigned to the USS Essex (CV-9) then nearing construction completion. In September 1942, VF-9 was ordered aboard USS Ranger (CV-4) as a [...]
One has to admire the brave men that flew these relics against the Japanese, who undoubtedly had some of the best aircraft in world during the onset of WWII. As one veteran of Guadalcanal once told me, "you have to remember these [...]