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Introduction
Here is my 1/48 Tamiya F4F Wildcat backdated to a -3. I did this
so I could model LT Edward "Butch" O'Hare's aircraft he was flying
when he defended USS Lexington in 1942.
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Construction
I used Medallion Models' resin wings (which were absolutely
awful) to do the majority of the conversion. It would have taken
less time to use the kit -5 wings and convert them.
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I did a little bit of work in the cockpit, Waldron instruments and
seat belt hardware and a scratch built gunsight (the one in the kit
was a later version than the one LT O'Hare had).
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Painting
As always, the model was painted with Testor's Model Master
enamels throughout and my Badger 150.
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