1/48 Tamiya Grumman F-4F-4 "Wildcat"

Gallery Article by Richard Nicoletti on May 8 2015

 

      

The model was built to depict Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat No. 3417/White 19, VF-10, USS Enterprise flown by Stanley W. "Swede" Vejtasa during the Battle of Santa Cruz in October 1942.

 

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It was built out of the box except for use of Print Scale 1/48 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat & Martlet Aces decals and the Eduard EX092 Grumman F4F Wildcat Paint Mask (Tamiya) to mask the canopy.

Finishing was accomplished using Tamiya acrylic paints.

Richard Nicoletti

Photos and text © by Richard Nicoletti