Calling all reference gurus

Modeling Subjects Aircraft
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I’m trying to find some good shots of the F4F Wildcat landing struts. I’ve googled to no avail. Any sites that are worthy? Thanks…

Andy

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Hope this helps.

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I took a pic at the Air and Space Museum… hope this helps.

Let me know if you’d like it in a larger size.

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Got this shot at the Palm Springs Air Museum.

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These shots I took at the Reno Air Races last year aren’t zeroed in on the land gears like the above photos, but they may prove helpful non-the-less. Just click on the image to view a much enlarged version of it and you can make out the landing strut detail.

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Thanks for the response and help. Good pics …

Andy

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Sorry wulf, don’t mean to change the subject but in espins first pic there looks to be a gun installed in the inboard wing position and stains on the wings. But I have seen gun residue stains on aircraft before and I’ll bet those were painted on (look very fake). If they were it’s a detail you don’t often see on restored warbirds. I also know in some shows they do fire blanks. I also know not all restores have there teeth. Know anything about that aircraft espins?

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I’ll see what I can find out about it. I’ll bring those photos to our next IPMS meeting and I know some of them are involved in the air races and may be able to shed some light on it.

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[#offtopic] As a side note, if you look closely in the upper left hand corner of espins first photo (the enlarged version), you can see an F-16C(?) in a 90-degree bank away from the camera. Just thought I’d point that out . . .