TAMIYA 61126 1:48 Grumman FM-1 Wildcat/Martlet Mk.V

Based upon popular 1/48 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat (Item 61034), this kit authentically recreates the FM-1 featuring four machine guns with both the U.S. Navy and Royal Navy markings and one sitting pilot figure.

1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit. Fuselage length: 184mm.

The kit faithfully depicts the wing equipped with four machine guns; parts depict wing top surface without machine gun access door and wing under surface without cartridge exhaust port and with enlarged magazine panel.

Includes a new rear-view mirror part to recreate the Marlet Mk.V of the Royal Navy.

Features realistic renderings of fuselage surfaces with panel lines and rivets.

The complex structure around the main landing gear is realistically recreated.

Comes with decals to depict 3 marking options: 846th Fighter Squadron, Royal Navy, HMS Tracker (D24), Normandy, June 1944 (*), 58th Mixed Fighter Squadron, U.S. Navy, USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60), North Atlantic, January 1944, 33rd Mixed Fighter Squadron, U.S. Navy, USS Nassau (CVE-16), California Coast , September 1943

*Invasion stripe: black and white stripe paints on the fuselage and wing of the Allied forces' aircraft to identify allies during the Normandy Landings

Masking stickers for the canopy, one sitting pilot figure and black-and-white painting guide are included.