Highly successful Grumman-built carrier-capable fighter, late example initial production variant with additional hardpoints and upgrades. Kit features engraved panel lines, well appointed cockpit, fuselage interior stringer detail (aft cockpit bulkhead to tailwheel), twin-row radial engine with accessory section and motor mounts, separate flaps, multipart canopy, optional extended or folded wings (includes wing interior detail), and external stores (drop tank, six HVARs and two 1000lb bombs). Decals and color painting guide for 2 US Navy aircraft: 'White 13' of VF-16 off USS Lexington during December 1943 and BuNo 42823 of VF-14 off USS Wasp during 1944 - includes instrument faces, propeller tip markings and stencil data.