Author Mark Glidden
The F4F Wildcat was an aircraft of the type of which legends are made. Without the handling performance that made the Japanese Zero so famous, it was well regarded for its ruggedness and firepower and, in the hands of a skilled pilot who understood both its strengths and weaknesses, it was capable of holding its own against the best that its opponents had to offer. This book details projects that encompass four variants of the F4 Wildcat. As they were supplied to a number of air forces during the war, including the RAF, there is a wide range of markings available to modellers which are also dealt with in detail. Covering a range of modelling abilities from a beginner's first build to an expert scratch-building extras, this book is illustrated with full-colour step-by-step photographs.

Contents

Introduction

The F4F-4 Wildcat in detail

Desert cat – Hasegawa’s 1/72-scale Martlet III

McCuskey’s Midway ride – converting Tamiya’s 1/48-scale F4F-4 to the F4F-3 Wildcat

Mixed-breed cat – using Tamiya’s 1/48-scale F4F-4 Wildcat to improve the Sword 1/48-scale FM-2

A cat takes to water – converting the Tamiya F4F-4 to the F4F-3S Wildcatfish

Building techniques

Wildcat kits and accessories

Museums and collections

Further reading, video and websites

Index

Paperback; October 2007; 80 pages; ISBN 9781846031106



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