Arma Hobby General Motors FM-2 Wildcat USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) 1/72 Scale

Finished Models

BuNo 16130 carried the North Atlantic gray scheme and was assigned to Composite Squadron 8 (VC-10) embarked on the escort carrier USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60).  Pilot was LTJG F. H. Behlen III.

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More completed FM-2 Wildcats here: https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2021/03/02/arma-hobby-general-motors-fm-2-wildcat-uss-rudyerd-bay-cve-81-1-72-scale/

Published by Jeff Groves

Scale Modeling and Military History

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6 thoughts on “Arma Hobby General Motors FM-2 Wildcat USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) 1/72 Scale”

  3. Great stuff. Do you feel the effort on the interior of the wheel wells was worth it? It looks fantastic, of course — but I usually wouldn’t invest the time in something I may never see much again, so I’m curious about your philosophy here! 🙂

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    1. I think the level of detail is appropriate, you can see into the wheelwells to some degree. I’m not a big fan of adding detail to an interior and then closing it up forever though, the “at least I’ll know it’s there” argument doesn’t hold water.

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