1/32 scale Grumman F4F-3S Wildcatfish

[Fighter Jock]

I think I'm going to do another seaplane build I just finished the Revell 1/32 Arado and that reminded me of a model I built back in the 80s. I took the old Revell F4F-3 Wildcat and added a couple of scratch built pontoons to make it a Wildcatfish. I don't have it any more but if I can find another F4F-3 I'm going to try it again. I will post some progress pictures of this one.

Here is another picture of the plane.

 

[B-17engineer]

Sounds like a great project! Can't wait to see progress

 

[Airframes]

Looks better with floats! Looking forward to the build if you can get the kit.

 

[hawkeye2an]

Looks like fun. Do you have a set of plans? Any idea how similar the floats are to Kingfisher floats? Keep us posted.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool! Somebody has a Wildcatfish model out, though not sure of the scale. I believe I saw it in Squadron's catalog.

 

[hawkeye2an]

This one got to my curiousity. With a bit of quick work, came up with a comparison. Scale drawings matched up. Looks like same float with different rudder IMHO.
Makes me want to buy 3 Monogram kits and give it a go in 1/48.

 

[vikingBerserker]

The model is in 1/72. S q u a d r o n . c o m - Cookie

Apparently the Edo Corporation made custom floats for this one so it was a slightly different float.

 

[hawkeye2an]

I don't know why this one fascinates me so much. Here's a link to a 1/48 conversion.
1/48 Grumman F4F-3S "Wildcatfish", but Tom Cleaver

 

[hawkeye2an]

If I built one I would make it a "what if" and put it in RCAF markings sitting on a lake in Northern Canada with the pilot standing on the float FISHING !!!!

 

[vikingBerserker]

NICE!

 

[hawkeye2an]

Looks better with floats! Looking forward to the build if you can get the kit.

So golf trollies look okay on floats then Terry?

 

[Airframes]

Yep - no longer looks like a golf trolley, as the wheels are gone!

 

[Wayne Little]

You should do one Terry....

 

[Airframes]

£^*$ off !!

 

[B-17engineer]

 

[evangilder]

Take a barrel, jam an ironing board through it and you get the Wildcat. Adding floats make it look even stranger to me. But it will be an interesting project.

 

[Coors9]

Not to be a tease, but I've got a 1/32 wildcat still in the box.

 

[dirkpitt289]

I recently stumbled upon pictures of the Wildcatfish and was thinking how I had to do one. Of course for me it would have to be in 1/72. As id turns out there is a kit (I forget the manufacturer) but it reviews are that the kit itself is rough especially with an MSRP of $20 or so. I was thinking of getting a Academy Wildcat and either scrounging for pontoons or get the crap kit for just the pontoons. In the end it would be a rather expensive model but what the heck. How many Wildcatfish do you see?

 

[B-17engineer]

Or you can build 2, buy crappy kit and make resin copies of the pontoons

 

[Coors9]

Dug out my Wildcat. She's a 1969 1/32 Revell F4F-4 molded in dark blue with Mr. Thatch and three kills.