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Title: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: caldera on May 31, 2017, 04:36:18 PM
See the home page.  Oh, yes!   :x
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: ONTOS on May 31, 2017, 04:45:33 PM
I have seen the Home Page and the Wildcat. What is new about it.  :headscratch:
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: Devil 505 on May 31, 2017, 04:55:55 PM
I have seen the Home Page and the Wildcat. What is new about it.  :headscratch:

The current F4F and FM2 are old AH1 models. The new models will have advanced  features such as round cowling and a cockpit with control stick and rudder pedals (also animated).
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: caldera on May 31, 2017, 04:59:39 PM
I have seen the Home Page and the Wildcat. What is new about it.  :headscratch:

Graphics that are 18 years newer.
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: cav58d on May 31, 2017, 05:42:15 PM
Would make for a good steak video
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Post by: hgtonyvi on May 31, 2017, 06:04:32 PM
About time......
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Post by: oboe on May 31, 2017, 06:11:49 PM
Nice job on the video.  Gear retraction sequence is wicked cool.  Can't wait to see 'em and fly 'em!
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: NatCigg on May 31, 2017, 06:50:42 PM
 :aok

p.s. i want one.
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Post by: pipz on May 31, 2017, 06:54:54 PM
 :aok  :aok
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: Rich46yo on May 31, 2017, 10:29:28 PM
Its funny but for a guy who had no interest in the early and mid war arenas when we had them I'd love to see them back and populated now because they garunteed you great match ups. Damn! I should have been in those arena's when we had them.

The Wild cat is a fun, fun airplane. I used to sit there for hours looking at one at an airport. When you actually see one in real life you can hardly believe how tough the darn things were made.
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: TerryRF on May 31, 2017, 11:08:20 PM
FM2 was a blast to fly in Mid War!
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: DmonSlyr on June 01, 2017, 10:49:48 AM
Its funny but for a guy who had no interest in the early and mid war arenas when we had them I'd love to see them back and populated now because they garunteed you great match ups. Damn! I should have been in those arena's when we had them.

The Wild cat is a fun, fun airplane. I used to sit there for hours looking at one at an airport. When you actually see one in real life you can hardly believe how tough the darn things were made.

They maybe have gotten more popular with a very small map. No one wants to fly 25 miles in a 109e with 3 players on.



This video actually looks better than the one used for steam.


Glad they are getting updated. These are challenging but very fun planes to fly.
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: Vraciu on June 01, 2017, 11:19:42 AM
Yeah, this video is pretty good.
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: lunatic1 on June 01, 2017, 01:39:56 PM
so? ain't nothing a good A6M5 zeke can't handle
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: Rich46yo on June 01, 2017, 02:22:41 PM
so? ain't nothing a good A6M5 zeke can't handle

LOL Tell that to Butch Ohare. They moved this exhibit to a spot in Terminal 2 that had chairs so I would always take my breaks there and sit there with my coffee ogling it.
(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr149/Rich46yo/butch%20ohare_zpsitzwf6dh.jpg)
(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr149/Rich46yo/butch%20ohare-2_zpsozyhxdsf.jpg)
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: Vraciu on June 01, 2017, 04:11:45 PM
LOL Tell that to Butch Ohare. They moved this exhibit to a spot in Terminal 2 that had chairs so I would always take my breaks there and sit there with my coffee ogling it.
(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr149/Rich46yo/butch%20ohare_zpsitzwf6dh.jpg)
(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr149/Rich46yo/butch%20ohare-2_zpsozyhxdsf.jpg)

That was vs A6M-2/3 I think.   Lunatic mentioned the 5. 
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: pangea on June 02, 2017, 07:07:28 AM
Seems like a good time to add the F4F-3 as well.....
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Post by: Rich46yo on June 02, 2017, 11:05:01 PM
That was vs A6M-2/3 I think.   Lunatic mentioned the 5.

Yeah he shot down 5 Bettys.

Interesting story, Butch's Dad was mobbed up in Chicago. He was a front man for the outfit and was on paper as an owner of a race track. The story goes Al Capone got Butch his spot at the Naval Academy. Later his old man got into Capone for big money and turned rat on him testifying against him on IRS charges. When Capone was in Alcatraz he finally caught up with Eddie O'hare and on 8 Nov.1939 two of his guys pulled up to O'hare's car while it was stopped at a light on Ogden and Rockwell ave and blew him up with shotguns.

Butch's Dad thus wasn't around for America's involvement in WW2.
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: zack1234 on June 03, 2017, 12:00:18 AM
The Tempest?
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Post by: Vraciu on June 03, 2017, 11:23:28 AM
Yeah he shot down 5 Bettys.

Interesting story, Butch's Dad was mobbed up in Chicago. He was a front man for the outfit and was on paper as an owner of a race track. The story goes Al Capone got Butch his spot at the Naval Academy. Later his old man got into Capone for big money and turned rat on him testifying against him on IRS charges. When Capone was in Alcatraz he finally caught up with Eddie O'hare and on 8 Nov.1939 two of his guys pulled up to O'hare's car while it was stopped at a light on Ogden and Rockwell ave and blew him up with shotguns.

Butch's Dad thus wasn't around for America's involvement in WW2.

Some sources say he only got three.

Alex Vraciu made Betty bombers his number one target after O'Hare's loss.   He would practice high side runs at every opportunity.   

Completing the circle, just like Butch saved his carrier, Alex later saved his own in similar fashion.   Both were named Lexington.  The student becomes like the master.   :salute
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: Wyatt134 on July 16, 2017, 01:38:29 PM
Don't we have 2 variants already? The brit one and the basic F4F.
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: FLS on July 16, 2017, 01:39:56 PM
Don't we have 2 variants already? The brit one and the basic F4F.

They're getting updated.
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: Ramesis on July 16, 2017, 04:53:10 PM
I had a wildcat (bobcat) when I was younger... was a kitten but had to give to a zoo
when it got older and started screaming
Oh... not the Wildcat u are talking about  :devil
Title: Re: Wildcats are coming!
Post by: caldera on July 17, 2017, 11:26:22 AM
Hopefully, adding the F4F-3 is the reason for the delayed roll out.    :)