Inspired by recent kit releases, Euro Decals has issued two sets of 1/48 markings, catering for the FM-2 Wildcat and Corsair variants. CHRIS CLIFFORD reports.
Eduard’s 1/48 Wildcat, plus Magic Factory’s freshly tooled same-scale F4U-1A, are almost certainly the muses for new markings from Euro Decals. A sub-brand of Fantasy Printshop, the label has issued nine schemes for the Grumman FM-2 Wildcat (including Royal Navy Mk.VIs), and seven for the Corsair (F4U-1A/Corsair Mk.II/Brewster F3A).
Pleasingly, the camouflage in both sets is properly varied and will almost certainly have you wanting to represent more than one airframe. For Wildcat enthusiasts, General Motors FM-2 Wildcat Mk.VI (ED-48138) offers all of the following for £14.95:
• FM-2, 7, Composite Squadron 4 (VC-4), US Navy, USS White Plains, 1944
• FM-2, 22, Composite Squadron 93 (VC-3), US Navy, USS Petrof Bay, April 1945
• Wildcat Mk.VI, JV699/J-F, unit unknown, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Trumpeter, December 1944
• FM-2, 20, Composite Squadron 36 (VC-36), US Navy, USS Core, April 1944
• Wildcat Mk.VI, JV140/B-Is, 882 Naval Air S…
