This is a short wooden kit, in which you get all plywood ribs in different thicknesses depending on where they are placed.
Based on these parts, the F4F Wildcat was built in the "Mirce models" workshop.
To complete the model you need to get:
- slats
- 3 mm balsa for formwork
- 80 gr glass fabric & epoxy resin
When order a wooden kit from "Mirce models" you will already gets a three-part horizontal stabilizer with it!!!
No need to order it separately!!!
This is the only wooden kit where you immediately get a three-part horizontal stabilizer.
Also, the price includes template for wheel opening on fuselage & template for centering DLE 120 to cowl.
No need to order it separately!!!
You also need aluminum or carbon tubes (if you want to save weight).
For the wing joiner you need a pipe with a diameter of 40 mm and a length of 925 mm.
For the horizontal stabilizer, two pipes with a diameter of 12 mm and a length of 330 mm and 500 mm.
For pins to prevent the wings from turning, 4 tubes with a diameter of 10 mm and a length of 65 mm.
In the wooden kit you get plywood templates for the ailerons, flaps and moving parts of the horizontal & vertical stabilizer.
You can order all these parts separately, laser cut from 3mm balsa.