The Wildcat Channel at iModeler (93 articles)

The Wildcat Channel at iModeler

Grumman F4F Wildcat

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Arma Hobby General Motors FM-2 Wildcats

by Jeff Groves on March 10, 2021
in Aviation — 14 Comments

Arma Hobby is beginning to make a name for itself by releasing subjects which have been long overlooked in 1/72 scale. This is the FM-2 variant of the Wildcat. This version was produced by General Motors so Grumman could focus on Hellcat produ[...]

“Flight 19 Lost Squadron 75th Anniversary Tribute” Accurate Miniatures TBM-1C Avenger as FT-81

by Louis Gardner on December 5, 2020
in Aviation — 17 Comments

First off, I want to thank all of you who held off posting your articles so we could keep our Flight 19 builds together. That was very kind of you and considerate................ Flight 19 ................. The "Lost Squadron" was previously [...]

FM-2 Wildcat (Arma Hobby 1/72)

by Dmitry Stropalov on June 28, 2020
in Aviation — 38 Comments

Again this is a new model kit of a Polish manufacturer Arma Hobby, released in May this year (2020). FM-2 kit is the first variant of the F4F's, and more to come - the clear sprue contains fuselage windows not needed for this GM-built Wildcat. [...]

1/48 Hobby Boss F4F-3 Wildcat – the first Navy plane to score a kill in WWII

by Drew Tarter on May 4, 2020
in Aviation — 17 Comments

The Hobby Boss 1/48 F4F Wildcat series are good kits that come close to being great, but don't quite make it. I I built the F4F-3 'early version', which I converted to an F4F-3A. Highlights are good surface detail, a two-piece canopy, accurate [...]

Grumman Martlet 11 (Wildcat) ,Tamiya ,1/48

by neil foster on April 26, 2020
in Aviation — 23 Comments

This is the Tamiya kit finished in decals from Hannants "Yanks with roundels part 2". The kit was a joy to build which it would be coming from Tamiya , I wouldn't expect anything else really . Fit was great ,the build process was logical and the[...]

FM-1 Wildcat HobbyBoss 1/48

by René Martínez Sánchez on February 25, 2020
in Aviation — 14 Comments

Hello Everyone! This is my second completed kit of the year of many more to come. I knew that the hobbyboss is quite a good kit, I found it at a really good price in a hobbyshop and I couldn't resist. I detailed the cockpit with some copper wir[...]

Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat VF-6 “White 18”

by Andrew H on January 18, 2020
in Aviation — 9 Comments

This build is the first of a series of Grumman 'cats that I plan to build in time. The kit is the revered Tamiya offering with the pronounced rivet details. This kit went together exceptionally well, no surprise there. I finished this one a fe[...]

1/48 Scale F7F-Tigercat

by Rodney J. Williams on January 4, 2020
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Sometime in the early 1990's I met up with "Pylon Dave Jone's" who lived in Oklahoma/U.S.A. Dave sent me over 500 color 3-1/2" x 5" prints. I scanned in all of the photos, including several black and white prints then made a "master" CD disk a[...]

The Class of 2019: Completions, and a couple major repairs…

by Frederick J Seitz III on December 30, 2019
in Uncategorized — 11 Comments

Hey Folks! At the end of the year, it's always nice to see everyone's , 'Year in Review'!! I do have a couple that are close, but they won't count, because this article deals with completed kits. All these kits are 1:48 Scale, from multiple [...]

24-hour build: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat

by Mike Grant on December 2, 2019
in Aviation — 22 Comments

On one of the other modelling forums I frequent, there's an annual Group Build in which participants build an unstarted kit of their choice in a 24-hour period. Frequent updates have to be posted, with progress photos taken including a timepiec[...]