{"id":1606337,"date":"2026-05-15T16:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1606337"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:56:58","slug":"f4f-3-wildcat-test-shots-1-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2026\/05\/15\/f4f-3-wildcat-test-shots-1-72\/","title":{"rendered":"F4F-3 Wildcat – Test Shots – 1\/72"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first test shots of the 70090 F4F-3 Wildcat 1\/72<\/strong> kit have arrived. This is always one of the most important moments of the project \u2014 the point when a digital design becomes a real plastic model for the first time.<\/p>\n

And it looks very promising.<\/p>\n

Even at this stage, it is clear that the surface details, engineering breakdown and overall quality of the sprues came out exactly as we intended when designing the kit from scratch.<\/p>\n

The Arma Hobby Wildcat is not a modification of the later F4F-4. All major components were developed entirely from new tooling to accurately reproduce the features of the early F4F-3 from the first period of the Pacific War. All sprues are completely newly tooled.<\/p>\n

\"Test<\/a><\/p>\n

\"F4F-3<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Clear<\/a><\/p>\n

What can be seen on the first sprues?<\/h3>\n

Among other features, the kit includes:<\/p>\n

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  • correct non-folding wings of the F4F-3 version,<\/li>\n
  • different placement of the two wing-mounted machine guns compared to later Wildcats,<\/li>\n
  • redesigned landing gear making the characteristic Wildcat arrangement much easier to assemble,<\/li>\n
  • a complete set of characteristic air intakes for different production variants,<\/li>\n
  • two variants of engine cowling,<\/li>\n
  • bombs used by VMF-211 Marines on Wake Island and by some U.S. Navy carrier squadrons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t