Arma Hobby – 70065 – F4F-4 Wildcat “Operation Torch”

Description:

Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a U.S. Grumman F4F Wildcat, the main carrier based fighter aircraft of the U.S. Navy through the early war till replaced by the F6F Hellcat, produced in over 7800 units and also operated by some Allies in particular by the British Royal Navy under Grumman Martlet designation.

Limited edition of Arma Hobby F4F-4 kit with a new decal sheet including 3 markings focused in the “Operation Torch” though one of the markings is for Guadalcanal, April 1943. From the other two markings, suitable for “Operation Torch”, one is a British Martlet II, operated from HMS Formidable and the other is a U.S. markings, a F4F-4 operated from USS Santee.

Kit include also a code to download a 3D STL Digital file allowing customer to own print some 3D accessories and detail parts for the kit.

Markings:

• F4F-4 Wildcat, “3512/29-GF-10”, squadron VGF-29, crash-landed on the USS Santee during Operation Torch, November 1942
• F4F-4 Wildcat, “8-26”, squadron VGF-27, Guadalcanal, April 1943
• Martlet II, “AJ148 / Ø-7A”, No. 888 FAA Squadron from carrier HMS Formidable, Oran, Algeria, December 1942.