New Project Complete - Hobby Boss 72 Scale F4F-4 Wildcat

I have had that on the shelf for about 5 years. It was to be a part of a project to cover the WWII aircraft of VMF-214, the Marine Fighting Squadron of WWII, best known as the Blacksheep, of the same name as the 1970's TV show.

I completed two 72 scale Corsairs. The first is in tricolor of Sept 43-Jan 44 fame where Pappy Boyington led his actual Blacksheep. I also did a Corsair in Dark Sea Blue of the Blacksheep of March 1945 when they flew off the USS Franklin.

This Wildcat is to represent the two tours hardly anyone hears of from Feb - Aug 1943. These were flown by others who came back from the August tours to have Pappy "steal" their squadron number. While the returnees went to Australia for leave, Pappy took off for action in Corsairs.

For more information on the iterations of VMF-214 during WWII, read
The Black Sheep: The Definitive History of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II

by Bruce Gamble.