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Overall it is good build with the exception of the spinner rod way too tight which necessitated to replace the rod with brass rod. Personally I wish they gave me the unweighted wheel option as well. Brushpainted with AK Dark Sea Blue and Vallejo Air Gloss Sea Blue

Hi everybody I'm new to this forum, and this is on of my first posts. I hope somebody can help me with some questions I have. I'm not familiar at alle with the Wildcat, USN and USAAF in general, that's why I'm reaching out to you guys. - Regarding the F4F Wildcat, what were it’s primary...

Hi everybody I'm new to this forum, and this is my first post. I hope somebody can help me with some questions I have. I'm not familiar at alle with the Wildcat, USN and USAAF in general, that's why I'm reaching out to you guys. - What kind of Radio equipment did the Grumman F4F Wildcat have...

Hello Sorry if this has been covered, I did search far and wide and couldn't find anything. Does anyone have any information on the dimensions of seats in USN/USMC aircraft? Specifically looking for F4U-1/1A, but it seems like they all (F4F, F6F) pretty much have the same seat. I'm asking...

Hello all, I'm new to this particular website, but I have been searching the internet intensely this last year for information about a relative's time serving in the USN during WW2. He flew PBYs and later on, PB4Y-1s with VB-104. Anyway, I have another distant relative, George E...

Was there a structural difference between Corsairs used by the USN and USMC? I dont think there would be.

Can anyone point me to a good web page, or book detailing how the IJN differed from the USN in how they ran their flight decks? I'm looking for info on takeoff/landing intervals. Did the IJN use LSO's or did they have lighting arrays to guide pilots in? I know from Shattered Sword that the IJN...

I just scanned this manual. PILOT'S HANDBOOK MODEL TBF-1 AIRPLANE MODEL TBM-1 AIRPLANE CONTRACT NO. LL-91367 CONTRACT NO. 98837 ENGINE NO. R-2600-8 OR R-2600-8A AVENGER 1 RELEASED BY' THE BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS NAVY DEPARTMENT It is about 114 pages, including two color line drawings at...

Just ran across some B W photos of F2As, TBDs, SB2Us and BT-1s in a wild scheme. It was called a McLellend Barclay experimental camouflage. Found the colors and a F2A drawing on this websight: US NAVY Any help with the others?