Czech firm Eduard has issued a fresh edition of its 1/48 new-tool Wildcat – this time an F4F-4 Late ProfiPACK.
Eduard’s 1/48 Wildcats have won many fans since the first release two years ago. Always keen on getting the best use of its moulds, the company has released yet another Wildcat product, this time the F4F-4 Late in ProfiPACK format (82203).
Above: Plain and coloured PE details are supplied.
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This boxing marries the styrene parts with photo-etched (PE) metal details, pre-cut paint masks and decals for six airframes. These are:
• 29-GF-II, LT (JG) William E Eder, VGF-29, US Navy, USS Santee (CVE-29), November 1942
• BuNo 11992/F16 JEANIE, ENS Leroy Childs, VF-11, US Navy, Guadalcanal, May 1943
• 22-F-I, LT Philip H Torrey Jr, VF-22 CO, US Navy, USS Independence, (CVL-22), June 1943
• ‘6’, VC-13, US Navy, USS Core (CVE-13), August-September 1943
• ‘10’, LT (JG) Dean S Laird, US Navy, USS Ranger (CV-4), October 1943
• ‘55’ LITTLE JOE, VMF-441, US Marine Corps, November 1943
The camouflage differs in pattern and tone throughout the airframes, which include a white and grey Atlantic Fleet machine with red-trimmed Stars and Bars. Details on the PE fret comprise mainly cockpit items – instrument panels, seatbelts, switch panels, a throttle and the like – but several structural refinements are also supplied. The metal is both plain and pre-coloured.
This boxing costs £22.45 direct from Eduard, but it’s also available in the UK via Hannants.
See a build of Eduard's F4F-4 'early' with wing-fold set
