Grumman F4F Wildcat
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Completed models for 2015!
I managed to get four kits done this year.
First is the Hobby Boss, 1:32 scale, Stormovik. This one was the single seat on skis. Good kit, with a couple of fit issues with the outer wing panels, but I enjoyed building it, and will build [...]
Airfix 1/72 F4F-4 Wildcat
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 [...]
Tamiya 1/48 scale F4F-4 Wildcat
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 [...]
Camouflage & Markings – Grumman F4F Wildcat
Here's my collection of Wildcat and Martlet profiles. Martlet was the early British name for the type but was later abandoned for the US name. The Royal Navy Martlets of 805 Sqn in North Africa in 1941/42 were delivered in the standard US [...]
Hobby Boss 1/48 F4F-3S "Wildcatfish"
Before the war, the Imperial Japanese Navy wasn’t the only one concerned about the provision of air power in an island campaign across the Pacific. The U.S. Navy was also well aware that between the time the troops stormed ashore and [...]
F4F-4 WILDCAT 1/72 Academy
Again set Academy. Slightly altered and added details.
Regards, Vlad.
Tamiya 1/48 FM-2 conversion
Hi all,
I have finally finished my conversion of a Tamiya 1/48 F4F-4 into an FM2. I used the Vector conversion set. While intended for the HobbyBoss Wildcat kits, I had a pile of Tamiya kits I had already put aside before the HB kit came [...]
D-Day Group Build – 1/48 Wildcat V
Here we are a month after D-Day and I've called this one done. I must admit I'm unsure if this aircraft was used at Normandy or only at the invasion of Southern France (Operation Dragoon 15 August '44), but be that as it may...Tah [...]
Academy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat in 1:72 scale
Hello there. This Wildcat is my second airplane model and a lot of fun to build. I’m mainly experimenting with techniques and learning…watching a lot of YouTube videos and reading as much as I can.
One thing I learned? If you’re [...]
