1/48 FM-1 Wildcat
HobbyBoss 1/48 FM-1 Wildcat is a plastic kit of the American carrier fighter built under licence by General Motors. It contains 80 parts on six sprues. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
The Grumman F4F Wildcat bore the brunt of US naval air combat in the early years of the Pacific War. When Grumman switched its capacity to the newer Hellcat, Wildcat production was taken over by the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors. Its first version, the FM-1, corresponded to the F4F-4 but carried four 12.7 mm machine guns instead of six, with more ammunition per gun. Eastern-built Wildcats flew mainly from the smaller escort carriers.
According to the box, the HobbyBoss kit contains 80 plastic parts on six sprues. The compact breakdown suits a quicker build and leaves room for modellers to add their own detail to the cockpit or undercarriage.
Even in 1/48 scale the small Wildcat retains clearly legible detail. It fits well into a collection of US naval aircraft or onto a diorama of an escort carrier deck. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
Nationality: USA. Period: World War II.
| Category: | Aircraft 1/48 |
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| EAN: | 6939319203298 |
| Scale: | 1/48 |
