Tuesday, September 26

Preview: Valiant Wings Publishing new A&M: Grumman F4F Wildcat (including GM FM-1 & FM-2) – A Complete Guide to Grumman’s First ‘Cat’

After the recent success of Eduard' 48th scale kit, it seems a great time to celebrate the aircraft and model its dedicated to the Grumman F4F Wildcat.  Airframe & Miniature No.22 does just that,  (including GM FM-1 & FM-2). We look at the contents & see how to get it at a pre-order discount in our preview...


Preview: Valiant Wings Publishing new A&M: Grumman F4F Wildcat (including GM FM-1 & FM-2) – A Complete Guide to Grumman’s First ‘Cat’

Airframe & Miniature No.22 The Grumman F4F Wildcat (including GM FM-1 & FM-2) 
– A Complete Guide to Grumman’s First ‘Cat’
by Richard A. Franks
Text in English
208 pages
Softcover A4 portrait format
 £26.95 per copy plus post and packing.
Pre-order Special Offer - Order your copy before October 31st 2023 and save £3.00, both UK and worldwide!
ISBN: 978-1-912932-35-1
Released at the end of October 2023
The Wildcat has been a popular aircraft type with modellers and has recently been the subject of several new toolings in all scales, especially in 1/72nd and 1/48th. Our latest book will go some way towards  
unpicking the different variants and detail differences that apply to the type.

This twenty-second book in our much-acclaimed series has 208 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Wildcat enthusiast should be without.
The F4F Wildcat contents:
• 55+ pages of technical information
• 45+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams
• 25+ pages of camouflage and markings
• 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information
• 200+ photographs including wartime images
• Colour side views by Richard J. Caruana
• 3D isometric views of all variants by Juraj Jankovic
• Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds by Steve A. Evans and Libor Jekl
• Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher
• Set of 1/48th scale plans
The new title is priced at £26.95 per copy plus post and packing. There is however, a pre-order Special Offer - Order your copy before October 31st 2023 and save £3.00, both UK and worldwide!

Ordering information:
Pre-orders can be made online at www.valiant-wings.co.uk, by phone on +44 (0)7305 062637 or by writing to:
Valiant Wings Publishing, Unit 3 Glenmore Business Park, Stanley Road, Bedford, MK42 0XY, UK

Airframe & Miniature No.22: The F4F Wildcat will also be available from specialist bookshops and certain hobby retailers. Publication is planned for end October 2023.

You can order directly at this link on the Valiant Wings Website...