Grumman F4F Wildcat
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From the Hornet’s nest: Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat at Midway
My contribution to the Battle of Midway Group Build - Hobby Boss' 1/48th scale F4F-4 Wildcat in the markings of VF-8 from USS Hornet.
Established in September 1941, this squadron played a rather unfortunate role during the battle. During [...]
Grumman F4F-4, "Wildcat"
This model, represents the aircraft flown by Lcdr James S. "Jimmy" Thatch, on the morning strike against the Japanese fleet. In the encounter, he is credited with shooting down two Mitsubishi A6M2, Model 21, Type 0, Carrier [...]
Tamiya, 1:48 scale F4F-4 “Wildcat”: My First Build of this kit…
Before Tamiya released their 1:48 scale F4F-4 "Wildcat", there was only the old Monogram kit. The Monogram kit was little more than a toy, having folding wings and other "Features" that just made the kit a very [...]
“Midway Group Build” F4F VMF-221
I have not posted for some time and I just wanted to get back into the groove with this add to the “Midway Group Build”. Midway was such an important battle in WWII that I just had to add this as my homage to all those that lost their [...]
1/48 Monogram TBD-1 Devastator
First, this is not a Midway Group build model. It is however one of the first Navy kits I wanted to build back in 2010 when I re-started my interest in this hobby. Build mostly straight out of the box, but did add some PE belts, some [...]
Tamiya, 1:48 scale F4F-4 "Wildcat"
Another kit I finished this weekend...
I'm sure we all have built this model at one time or another, maybe even more than once as in my case. So, I will not go through the kit details, but suffice to say, it's a Tamiya kit, and it builds [...]
Wildcat revisited... Tamiya 1/48
This would be one of my earliest Tamiya kits; built, I think, around 1995. I recently read a magazine article by a fellow modeller about his problems with using the right colour for the topsides & the more I looked at mine , the more [...]
FAA Grumman Wildcat AL426 being stripped, restored & preserved at Yeovilton, UK
These few pics are from a visit we paid to the FAA Museum at Yeovilton in around 2006 when they were restoring their Wildcat AL246.
I found it amazing that the colours inside had never been touched up or replaced and were a true depiction [...]
Tamiya 1/48 F4F-4 Wildcat VMF-221
Here's Tamiya's 1/48th Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat in the colors of 1st Lt. James Swett of VMF-221 at Guadalcanal in 1942. Paint is Tamiya Acrylic thinned with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner. The National Insignias and "77"s were Montex [...]
Tamiya 1/48th F4F-4 Wildcat VF-22
Tamiya's 1/48th Scale F4F-4 Wildcat in the tri color scheme worn by VF-22 aboard the USS Independence, late 1942. Paint is Tamiya acrylics thinned with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner. Decals are from the kit and the only additions are some [...]
