Yellow-Wings Decals 1/72, 1/48, & 1/32 F4F-3 Decals

By Gerry Nilles

New from Yellow-Wings Decals are two sets of US Marine Corp pre-WWII F4F-3 Grumman Wildcats. Each set provides markings for the complete squadron.

48-045, 72-032, & 32-028 1941 USMC VMF-211 F4F-3 “Wake Island Wildcats”

This set provides the modeler with fuselage codes for all 12 planes of the squadron. Also included are enough national insignias for six complete models as well as the three-color propeller tip markings. Typical of Yellow-Wings Decals the set includes a wealth of information concerning the subject aircraft, including color data, squadron history, pilot’s names and the date each aircraft was lost during the fateful Wake Island battle in December of 1941. As a side note, the new Hobbyboss 1/48 F4F-3 is the recommended kit.

48-061 1941 USMC VMF-121 F4F-3 “Headed for Guadalcanal”

This set again provides the modeler with fuselage codes for all of the eighteen aircraft of the VMF-121 including the seven spares. Once again, enough national insignias for six complete models are included as well as the three-color propeller tip markings. As with 48-045, a wealth of information concerning color and manufacturing data is included. Again, the new Hobbyboss 1/48 F4F-3 is the recommended kit.

My sincere thanks to Yellow-Wings Decals for the review samples provided for this review.