Getter, if you're interested in Wildcats, remind me via PM and I'll get you Doug Wilkey's great "Fishkitty" plan--that's the experimental WC with floats. It's a much lighter airframe and a proven flyer--and you can just leave the floats off.
And for further inspiration during your build, you can read Barrett Tillman's
Clash Of The Carriers, his great account of the Marianas Turkey Shoot, with Wildcats galore.
And--Dumas kits are still Market Oriented. Ebay that heavy 'Hawk and build Mike's!
(Jeez, I keep pushin' this guy towards Proper Thinking and it's
hard! Guess I'm just not Republican enough...)
'Dust