{"product_id":"hobbyboss-1-48th-scale-us-f4f-3s-wildcatfish","title":"Hobbyboss 1\/48th scale US F4F-3S Wildcatfish","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis floatplane version of the F4F-3 was developed for use at forward island bases in the Pacific, before the construction of airfields. It was inspired by appearance of the A6M2-N \"Rufe\", a modification of the Mitsubishi A6M2 \"Zeke\". BuNo 4038 was modified to become the F4F-3S \"Wildcatfish\". Twin floats, manufactured by Edo Aircraft Corporation, were fitted. To restore the stability, small auxiliary fins were added to the tailplane. Because this was still insufficient, a ventral fin was added later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe F4F-3S was first flown 28 February 1943. The weight and drag of the floats reduced the maximum speed to 241 mph (388 km\/h). As the performance of the basic F4F-3 was already below that of the Zero, the F4F-3S was clearly of limited usefulness. In any case, the construction of the airfields at forward bases by the \"Seabees\" was surprisingly quick. Only one was converted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobbyboss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58090136961406,"sku":"MMMS-THC-HB81729","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/4603\/7306\/files\/268847-153148-76-1080.webp?v=1790262972","url":"https:\/\/www.mannsmodelmoments.com\/products\/hobbyboss-1-48th-scale-us-f4f-3s-wildcatfish","provider":"Mann's Model Moments","version":"1.0","type":"link"}