{"id":1606224,"date":"2026-05-08T14:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1606224"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:07:17","slug":"70090-f4f-3-wildcat-cartograf-decals-and-masks-for-the-wildcats-of-the-early-pacific-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2026\/05\/08\/70090-f4f-3-wildcat-cartograf-decals-and-masks-for-the-wildcats-of-the-early-pacific-war\/","title":{"rendered":"70090 F4F-3 Wildcat \u2013 Cartograf Decals and Masks for the Wildcats of the Early Pacific War"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inside the Arma Hobby 70090 kit you will find decals and masks for some of the most famous Wildcats from the opening months of the Pacific War. The decals were printed by the Italian company Cartograf<\/strong>, while the masks were precision-cut to make painting the distinctive F4F-3 Wildcat canopy easier.<\/p>\n

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\"Cartograf<\/a> \"F4F-3<\/a> \"Masks<\/a> \"Wildcat<\/a> \"Arma<\/a> \"Close-up<\/a><\/h2>\n

Marking options included in the kit<\/h2>\n

F4F-3 Wildcat \u201cF-5\u201d, VF-3, USS Lexington<\/h3>\n

Pilot:<\/strong> Lt. Albert O. Vorse Jr.
\nBattle:<\/strong> Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942<\/p>\n

This aircraft from USS Lexington<\/em> took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Flying this Wildcat, Lt. Albert O. Vorse Jr. shot down an Aichi D3A1 \u201cVal\u201d dive bomber and a Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero from the carrier Sh\u014dkaku<\/em>.<\/p>\n

F4F-3 Wildcat BuNo 4019 \u201c211-F-11\u201d, VMF-211, Wake Island<\/h3>\n

Pilot:<\/strong> Captain Henry T. Elrod
\nLocation and date:<\/strong> Wake Island, December 1941<\/p>\n

This Wildcat belonged to VMF-211 defending Wake Island in December 1941. Flying this aircraft, Captain Henry T. Elrod became famous for sinking the Japanese destroyer Kisaragi<\/em> \u2014 one of the first American successes against Japan after Pearl Harbor.<\/p>\n

F4F-3 Wildcat BuNo 3986 \u201cF-13\u201d, VF-3, USS Lexington<\/h3>\n

Pilots:<\/strong> Lt. Noel A. M. Gayler \/ Lt. Cdr. John S. Thach
\nPeriod:<\/strong> Early 1942<\/p>\n

The aircraft originally belonged to Lt. Noel A. M. Gayler, but on February 20, 1942 it was urgently reassigned to VF-3 commander Lt. Cdr. John S. Thach. During the action against Japanese bombers, Thach scored 1 and 1\/2 aerial victories while flying this Wildcat.<\/p>\n

70090 F4F-3 Wildcat \u2013 Three Aircraft That Faced the Might of the Imperial Japanese Navy<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n