Grumman F4F Wildcat
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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 [...]
WILDCATS, WILDCATS and MORE WILDCATS
Here are a few of the F4F's that I've built over the years. As one might guess, Grumman's F4F is one of my favorite fighter aircraft, (Followed close by the P-40 and P-47).
There is one 1:32 scale Trumpeter, two are 1:48 scale Hobby Boss [...]
Martlet – second build since return
Here is my second attempt since returning to the hobby after too many years. I have smiled on a daily basis watching all of the Hellcats and now a Wildcat or 6 going up. And here's my novice attempt purely through coincidence. I recently [...]
1/32 Revell F4F-4 Wildcat, Lt Cdr John Thatch, VF-3 USS Yorktown, Midway June 4, 1942
Tonight's article is about a 1/32 scale Wildcat model that I built just before the Ki-43 in my previous post. It's the Revell re-boxing of the old Monogram kit, (which I think in turn was originally a Revell release back in the late 60's [...]
1/48 Hobby Boss F4F-3 Grumman early Wildcat
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 [...]
Wildcat
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
Oooh S**t!
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. [...]
Tamiya’s 1:48 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat
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 [...]
