US Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat (1:72 Scale)

DETAILS

First flying in September 1937, The Grumman Wildcat was a British fighter aircraft developed by the Grumman Corporation between 1937-1945. First used in combat by the RAF in the North Atlantic, the Wildcat was the only effective fighter available to the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during the early part of the Second World War.

With a top speed of 318 mph, the Wildcat was outperformed by the faster, more maneuverable, and longer-ranged Mitsubishi A6M Zero. However, the F4Fs ruggedness, coupled with tactics such as the "Thach Weave", resulted in a claimed air combat kill-to-loss ratio of 5.9:1 in 1942 and 6.9:1 for the entire war.

Lessons learned from the Wildcat were later applied to the faster F6F Hellcat. While the Wildcat had better range and maneuverability at low speed, the Hellcat could rely on superior power and high speed performance to outperform the Zero. The Wildcat continued to be built throughout the remainder of the war to serve on escort carriers, where larger and heavier fighters could not be used.

This kit represents the Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat in US Navy & Marine Corps colours 1942 & includes US Navy & Marine Corps decals.

This kit comes in moulded grey plastic. Construction & Painting is required

We recommend the use of Deluxe Plastic Kit Glue when building this kit

Specifications

Paints

Humbrol Paints required to complete this kit

• No.11 Silver
• No.24 Trainer Yellow
• No.33 Black
• No.34 White
• No.53 Gunmetal
• No.56 Aluminium
• No.60 Scarlet
• No.61 Flesh
• No.62 Leather
• No.85 Coal Black
• No.88 Deck Green
• No.94 Brown Yellow
• No.125 US Dark Grey
• No.129 US Gull Grey
• No.226 Interior Green