1/48 Hobby Boss F4F-4 Wildcat 80328

The Wildcat was the main shipboard fighter when the US entered WWII. The F4F was barrel-shaped, with angular wingtips and rudder and a narrow-track undercarriage. The F4F was well-armed and reliable, and was a natural shipboard aircraft, probably easier to land on a carrier deck than on land. The F4F never had a operational speed limitation.

The F4F had hydraulic wing folding,The US Navy orders totaled 1169 F4F-4s. It had replaced the F4F-3 by August 1942.

• Scale: 1:48
• Item Type: Static Aircraft
• Model Brief:
  • Length: 256.4mm
  • Width: 350.6mm
• Total Parts: 80
• Total Sprues: 6
• Camouflage Scheme:
  • F4F-4, VMF-223, Guadalcanal, 1942
  • F4F-4, Unidentified training Squadron, United States, mid-1943
• Released Date: 2007-09
• More Features:
  • The kit consists of 73 parts in light grey plastic, 7 clear parts for canopy, simple engine detail, optional cowling