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F4F-4 Wildcat

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  • Member since
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  • From: Chapin, South Carolina
F4F-4 Wildcat
Posted by Shipwreck on Sunday, June 28, 2015 4:33 PM

I am looking for a 1/48 scale F4F-4 wildcat to represent a VF-8 fighter that was on the USS Hornet during the Doolittle raid. Dose anyone know of any kits that have folding wings? Thank you for any help you have to offer on this question.

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  • Member since
    January 2015
Posted by GreenStyrene48 on Sunday, June 28, 2015 4:55 PM
Tamiya is a good quality kit but no folding wings. Hobby boss doesn't have folding wings either. Several resin sets are available though. The Monogram kit has folding wings but they aren't particularly accurate.
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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, June 28, 2015 4:57 PM

No sir, but it looks like there are a couple of conversion sets.

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  • Member since
    June 2013
Posted by bvallot on Sunday, June 28, 2015 5:02 PM

Shipwreck, your best bet is to get the Tamiya F4F-4.  It is THE BEST Wildcat in 1:48.  There's several different resin kits that allows you to fold the wings back.  I would stick to that.

Looking forward to what you come out with.  

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Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

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