Aptivaboy

Mostly raised panel lines. They're actually not horrible. Revell did great work for the era.
 
I should add that the Seafire Ib was essentially a navalized Spitfire Vb, though as Revell reboxed this 1969-ish mold many times, I'm not sure that that point matters a great deal. Revell likely boxed it as whatever it wanted to box it as!

Just hoping that they produce a Hellcat someday. I mean, there isn't a truly modern tool 1/32nd scale Cat around, and they could box it multiple versions (-3 [early and late gun fairings], -5, -5N, -3K drone, etc.), with markings from the USA (USN and USMC), the UK (FAA), the French Navy, and one or two others. A quality 1/32nd Hellcat would be a license to print money. 
 
Of course, now that I'm opining over it, it'll never happen! I'm a jinx!
 
Take care all,
 
Bob

Just hoping that they produce a Hellcat someday. I mean, there isn't a truly modern tool 1/32nd scale Cat around, and they could box it multiple versions (-3 [early and late gun fairings], -5, -5N, -3K drone, etc.), with markings from the USA (USN and USMC), the UK (FAA), the French Navy, and one or two others. A quality 1/32nd Hellcat would be a license to print money. 
 
Of course, now that I'm opining over it, it'll never happen! I'm a jinx!
 
Take care all,
 
Bob

Ha! The thing is, while I agree in principle that more smaller carriers might be better than one huge target, protecting those multiple smaller carriers becomes an issue. They're  big enough to be targets themselves, but not large enough to carry enough aircraft, missiles, etc., to protect themselves from a saturation attack. Only a big CVN is. The idea of modern Midway-sized carriers has been brought up from time to time, but the Navy has batted that down on a number of grounds, one being the self-defense aspect. A smaller carrier would need a lot of support to survive in a saturation environment, so why not just build a bigger carrier that can support itself? That's the logic. Back on thread track, only something the size of a CVN could carry the F-14 and fulfill the fleet defense role (although the Midways could operate the F-14, they just couldn't take it below into the hangar). 
 
Now, having said all of this... Anyone who disses the F-14 is going to Hades. It is simply the most beautiful plane ever made. Chuck Norris doesn't fly the F-14, the F-14 flies Chuck Norris.
 

Ha! The thing is, while I agree in principle that more smaller carriers might be better than one huge target, protecting those multiple smaller carriers becomes an issue. They're  big enough to be targets themselves, but not large enough to carry enough aircraft, missiles, etc., to protect themselves from a saturation attack. Only a big CVN is. The idea of modern Midway-sized carriers has been brought up from time to time, but the Navy has batted that down on a number of grounds, one being the self-defense aspect. A smaller carrier would need a lot of support to survive in a saturation environment, so why not just build a bigger carrier that can support itself? That's the logic. Back on thread track, only something the size of a CVN could carry the F-14 and fulfill the fleet defense role (although the Midways could operate the F-14, they just couldn't take it below into the hangar). 
 
Now, having said all of this... Anyone who disses the F-14 is going to Hades. It is simply the most beautiful plane ever made. Chuck Norris doesn't fly the F-14, the F-14 flies Chuck Norris.
 

To add to my post last night, Spruebrothers has both versions in stock as of a few hours ago. Yeah, I'm weak, I grabbed one of each. I love early war Spitfires.

Ha! The thing is, while I agree in principle that more smaller carriers might be better than one huge target, protecting those multiple smaller carriers becomes an issue. They're  big enough to be targets themselves, but not large enough to carry enough aircraft, missiles, etc., to protect themselves from a saturation attack. Only a big CVN is. The idea of modern Midway-sized carriers has been brought up from time to time, but the Navy has batted that down on a number of grounds, one being the self-defense aspect. A smaller carrier would need a lot of support to survive in a saturation environment, so why not just build a bigger carrier that can support itself? That's the logic. Back on thread track, only something the size of a CVN could carry the F-14 and fulfill the fleet defense role (although the Midways could operate the F-14, they just couldn't take it below into the hangar). 
 
Now, having said all of this... Anyone who disses the F-14 is going to Hades. It is simply the most beautiful plane ever made. Chuck Norris doesn't fly the F-14, the F-14 flies Chuck Norris.
 

An early Hurricane is likely the most probable kit, but a 1/32nd Hellcat would sell like hotcakes, probably almost as well as a P-51B/C. An accurate 1/32nd Cat would be wonderful! 

This is a super build!
 
If you haven't read it yet, I'd recommend Gilmer's book on the Constitution. Its chock full of little details. He also makes a pretty compelling case that she isn't in her War of 1812 appearance today, as the law governing her mandates that she be.
 
https://www.amazon.com/Old-Ironsides-Decline-Resurrection-Constitution/dp/0877423466/ref=sr_1_23?crid=4X3SSCVF84UN&keywords=uss+constitution&qid=1695433949&s=books&sprefix=uss+constitution%2Cstripbooks%2C127&sr=1-23
 

At that point in the war, they would have most likely been using the FM-1, which was, as Thierry said, essentially a four gun F4F-4.  However, the Fleet Air Arm was the launch customer for the folding wing -4, so it could have been either variant. Getting pictures of your subject and seeing if the gun ports were taped over would your best bet on determining the number of guns and hence which model Wildcat it was, plus whether your plane carried the FM-2's taller tail, or not. If it is an FM-2, I'm not aware of any 1/32nd scale conversions, although Eduard did recently release the FM-2 in 1/48th scale and it looks very, very nice!
 
Robert
 
 
 
 

This is a super build!
 
If you haven't read it yet, I'd recommend Gilmer's book on the Constitution. Its chock full of little details. He also makes a pretty compelling case that she isn't in her War of 1812 appearance today, as the law governing her mandates that she be.
 
https://www.amazon.com/Old-Ironsides-Decline-Resurrection-Constitution/dp/0877423466/ref=sr_1_23?crid=4X3SSCVF84UN&keywords=uss+constitution&qid=1695433949&s=books&sprefix=uss+constitution%2Cstripbooks%2C127&sr=1-23
 

Sort of an aside—-
I find that presumed box art of the TBD apparently at Midway to be amusing. The TBD is in Midway markings and configuration. Then it shows the TBD flying over a burning carrier and what appears to be a burning battleship. Sorry, Trumpeter—it didn’t happen. No battleships were hit at Midway and no carrier was struck till after the TBD attack. And I doubt any TBD got that close to a carrier with torpedo in place.
But I can put up with all sorts of artistic license on the box art, as long as the kit itself is accurate!
Bill M.
 
Apologies for being pedantic, but that isn't quite accurate. Elements of VT-3 were observed still on their run ins when the first carriers were hit. These were apparently the (seriously) tail end Charlies of the squadron. VT-3 went after Hiryu, which after the Kido Butai turned and maneuvered away from the incoming torpedo squadrons became the furthest Japanese carrier away from the attack vector or most of the US squadrons. The VT-3 Devastators therefore had a very long run to their selected target which would explain why several dive bomber pilots observed Devastators still heading in after they were pulling out of their dives. I'm not claiming that VT-3's attack was completely contemporaneous with the Enterprise dive bombers' attack, merely that one or two VT-3 elements (or, parts of them) were still in the area separated from their mates, their formations broken up by the Zero attacks, and still bravely heading in after the rest had been shot down or retired.   
 
George Gay almost certainly got that close. His account - more or less substantiated in Japanese accounts - was that he dropped his torpedo very close aboard, then executed a turn over or almost over the carrier's deck in an attempt to escape before being brought down. Nagumo himself may have witnessed this action according to a reference in Prange.  Gay was suspected of "elaborating" on his actions that day, but the surviving Japanese reports do indicate that  something at least approaching Gay's account may well have taken place. 
 
For some bizarre reason I was unaware that this TBD was out! Where have I been????? 
 
 
 
 
 

Sort of an aside—-
I find that presumed box art of the TBD apparently at Midway to be amusing. The TBD is in Midway markings and configuration. Then it shows the TBD flying over a burning carrier and what appears to be a burning battleship. Sorry, Trumpeter—it didn’t happen. No battleships were hit at Midway and no carrier was struck till after the TBD attack. And I doubt any TBD got that close to a carrier with torpedo in place.
But I can put up with all sorts of artistic license on the box art, as long as the kit itself is accurate!
Bill M.
 
Apologies for being pedantic, but that isn't quite accurate. Elements of VT-3 were observed still on their run ins when the first carriers were hit. These were apparently the (seriously) tail end Charlies of the squadron. VT-3 went after Hiryu, which after the Kido Butai turned and maneuvered away from the incoming torpedo squadrons became the furthest Japanese carrier away from the attack vector or most of the US squadrons. The VT-3 Devastators therefore had a very long run to their selected target which would explain why several dive bomber pilots observed Devastators still heading in after they were pulling out of their dives. I'm not claiming that VT-3's attack was completely contemporaneous with the Enterprise dive bombers' attack, merely that one or two VT-3 elements (or, parts of them) were still in the area separated from their mates, their formations broken up by the Zero attacks, and still bravely heading in after the rest had been shot down or retired.   
 
George Gay almost certainly got that close. His account - more or less substantiated in Japanese accounts - was that he dropped his torpedo very close aboard, then executed a turn over or almost over the carrier's deck in an attempt to escape before being brought down. Nagumo himself may have witnessed this action according to a reference in Prange.  Gay was suspected of "elaborating" on his actions that day, but the surviving Japanese reports do indicate that  something at least approaching Gay's account may well have taken place. 
 
For some bizarre reason I was unaware that this TBD was out! Where have I been????? 
 
 
 
 
 

Apologies  for coming to this late. How can I order???? TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!

Apologies  for coming to this late. How can I order???? TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!

I'll add the Super Crusader, the F8U-3. Pretty please?????

I'll add the Super Crusader, the F8U-3. Pretty please?????

I'm so weak. I ordered again, the Ninak and a Ship's Camel. Weak, weak, weak...
 

I'm so weak. I ordered again, the Ninak and a Ship's Camel. Weak, weak, weak...
 

I'm so weak. I ordered again, the Ninak and a Ship's Camel. Weak, weak, weak...
 

I'm so weak. I ordered again, the Ninak and a Ship's Camel. Weak, weak, weak...
 

Banshee, F-89, and a real dark horse - the Northrop YA-9.

I still have the quilt we got using green stamps! We used to take it to the beach to spread out and lay on. Now, it graces the quilt rack in my bedroom, shopworn but still wonderful.  Yeah, that makes me feel old...

I guess they must have. It was out of stock last night and early this morning. 

I picked up the a late Felixstowe.  I have the early, but every time I see the late kit, I think is that the one I should have gotten instead?  Kept going back and forth about getting it or not, and finally decided to end the temptation.
 
Its not like I’ll ever build either one