Modelling the F4F Wildcat
1st Edition
Published on 20. August 2012
80 pages
978-1-78200-192-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
This book contains projects that encompass four variants of the F4F 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.
This book contains projects that encompass four variants of the F4F 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.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
4 b/w; 215 col
ISBN-13
978-1-78200-192-8 (9781782001928)
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Mark Glidden is retired, after 30 years as an officer and supervisor with the California Highway Patrol. He has been an active modeller since childhood, and his work has been featured in Tamiya Model Magazine International and Model Airplane International. He has won a number of awards at IPMS, TamiyaCon and other hobby conventions.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- The 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
- Color Reference Chart
- Imprint
