"1/144 FM2 Wildcats - Sweet Aviation Models" Topic
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| svsavory | 17 Mar 2009 8:13 p.m. PST |
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| Louie N | 17 Mar 2009 9:57 p.m. PST |
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| Combat Colours | 17 Mar 2009 10:06 p.m. PST |
Nicely done! Thanks for sharing!
-Steve |
| vagamer63 | 17 Mar 2009 11:53 p.m. PST |
Where abouts did you acquire the Wildcats? I've been searching for Wildcats, but can only seem to find Hellcats! Paul |
miscmini  | 18 Mar 2009 2:22 a.m. PST |
Those are very nice. Retracting the landing gears was a lot of fun wasn't it?! Kevin |
| Mikhail Lerementov | 18 Mar 2009 4:09 a.m. PST |
Yeah, particularly since the had to be hand cranked. |
| Onomarchos | 18 Mar 2009 4:23 a.m. PST |
Great looking models. Where did you get the early/pre-war decals? Mark |
 Virtualscratchbuilder  | 18 Mar 2009 6:24 a.m. PST |
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| BW1959 | 18 Mar 2009 6:29 a.m. PST |
Looks good, I like the pre-war F4F, Those Yellow wings look cool  |
| Old Slow Trot | 18 Mar 2009 6:51 a.m. PST |
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| BOBatRLBPS | 18 Mar 2009 7:58 a.m. PST |
Metal models of wild cats are available from us and ate made by True North Miniatures. link |
| svsavory | 18 Mar 2009 2:51 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the kind words, guys. I ordered them direct from the link posted above by Virtualscratchbuilder. They're the first Sweet kits I've built, and I'm now going to order more. They are excellent, high quality kits; parts fit wonderfully (although you're right, Kevin, constructing them with the gear retracted was a real pain!). They come two per box and the decals are included with the models. The pre-war/early markings are from Sweet's "Ghost Fighter FM-2" set, which includes markings for four aircraft. The later schemes are from the "GM FM-2 Wildcat" set, which includes decals for any two of five late-war aircraft. All the models are General Motors FM-2 Wildcats. The early/pre-war markings are FM-2 'covers' of F4F Wildcats, as owned by the Confederate Air Force. It's not 100% accurate since FM-2's never served in those colors, but I've always liked the pre-war pattern and I couldn't resist painting one that way. Now I look forward to gaming with them. 
Scott |
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