Revell F4F-4 Wildcat
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This build came from Revell's 1982 boxing of the same kit that was first released in 1961. It has nice fine raised details and pretty much nothing inside, but a nice looking F4F Wildcat.
This was an easy build and I loved it! I did some minor tweaks here and there, I filed down the big hump from the spine of the fuselage to flatten it out a bit, and the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer was a bit too curvy and I filed it a little to straighten it. Since the top of the engine cowling was meant to be removed to see the engine I glued it on to the bottom cowling and blended them together, and added a small piece of cut styrene strip to make the upper scoop look more legit. The kit's propeller was replaced with one from SBS Models (resin).
I took a decal sheet from the old Frog F4F-4 Wildcat kit and used the USN 1942 Operation Torch markings from 1942.
All and all a blast to make and looks pretty happy with the other builds on the shelf.