VMF-223 Wildcat

[EasyEight96]

Here is my entry to the Navy sig this is one of the few navy kits I'm planning to enter into the SiG

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Here is some history of the VMF-223 using the Wildcat

Marine Fighter Squadron 223 (VMF-223) was commissioned on May 1, 1942 at Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii. The "Bulldogs" first operational aircraft was the Brewster F2A Buffalo. They left Hawaii for combat equipped with the Grumman F4F Wildcat. VMA-223 became the first fighter squadron committed to combat during the Battle of Guadalcanal when they landed at Henderson Field on August 20, 1942.[1] Upon arriving, the squadron became part of the Cactus Air Force and for the next two months slugged it out with Japanese pilots, based out of Rabaul, for control of the skies over Guadalcanal. VMF-223 left the island on October 16, 1942 having accounted for 110½ enemy aircraft shot down including that of Japanese ace Junichi Sasai. The two leading aces in the squadron were the commanding officer, Major John L. Smith, with nineteen confirmed shoot downs and Marion E. Carl who was credited with sixteen.[2] Smith was to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism and Captain Carl would win the first of his two Navy Crosses for these actions. These victories would come at the cost of six pilots killed and six wounded, and only eight Wildcats still operational.

I manage to start some progress on it last week

The cockpit and the landing bay are now done awaiting for paint

[Nige201980]

It's a cracking little kit buddy not long finished one and it went together like a dream even the decals behaved lol. Best of luck with it mate.

[RoscoRSA]

I'll be keeping my eyes on this build, one of my local hobby stores has a few in stock and I always wanted to build a wildcat, eager to see how this kit turns out.

[corpsman23k2]

I to have been waiting to build a wildcat looking forward to you build and thought on this kit

[LudvigN]

Always nice to see some old school carrier based aircraft instead of harriers and F-14s Keep up the good work!

[RoscoRSA]

Always nice to see some old school carrier based aircraft instead of harriers and F-14s Keep up the good work!

Are you trying to make fun of my F-14 huh?!?

[LudvigN]

Always nice to see some old school carrier based aircraft instead of harriers and F-14s Keep up the good work!

Are you trying to make fun of my F-14 huh?!?

Nononono, youve got it all wrong! Im not making fun of your F-14, im making fun of you!

Honestly, I do appreciate F-14s. I mean, who doesnt after have watched Top Gun? But I expected to find alot of F-14s, F-18s and so on in an "In the Navy SiG". Cheers!

[EasyEight96]

Always nice to see some old school carrier based aircraft instead of harriers and F-14s Keep up the good work!

Thanks I always love the old navy as the paint job is so easy unlike the shades of grey I need to choose for my phantom lol.

I to have been waiting to build a wildcat looking forward to you build and thought on this kit

Thanks a lot bud

So I've primed up the cockpit parts and the inner gear. Once it was left to dry I then use Gunze wwii cockpit paint set to paint the cockpit. Will do more updates soon

[EasyEight96]

I to have been waiting to build a wildcat looking forward to you build and thought on this kit

Thanks for the support you should built one wildcat's are one of those unique aircraft

[corpsman23k2]

Looking forward to this always liked the little cat first of the navy's categories

[EasyEight96]

Update

I've painted up the cockpit and left it aside for a while


After leaving this build for a week I decided to do some work on it

The office is all chipped and detail painted. Seatbelts were made using masking tape










Once it's done I glued the wings and the fuselage together


Thats for todays update

[EasyEight96]

Small update

The engine is now all painted up and weathered. More progress soon

[shortCummins]

nice engine detail

rgds
John(shortCummins)