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1/48 Kittyhawk F9F-8 Cougar

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  • Member since
    February 2007
  • From: Brunswick, Ohio
Posted by Buckeye on Monday, May 4, 2015 11:32 AM

Nice build!

Mike

  • Member since
    December 2013
Posted by jetmaker on Monday, May 4, 2015 1:18 AM

That is a beautiful clean build!!

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Sunday, May 3, 2015 7:55 PM

Very nice. I really like the scheme

  • Member since
    January 2003
Posted by Darren Roberts on Sunday, May 3, 2015 5:22 PM

Thanks for all the kind comments. The kit is a nice build with not a lot of problem areas. I'm just glad there's a 1/48 Cougar on the market now.

  • Member since
    March 2013
Posted by patrick206 on Sunday, May 3, 2015 2:10 PM

Darren - That's just some beautiful work, the finish detailing is among the best I've seen. Thanks for posting.

Patrick

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, May 3, 2015 7:37 AM

Wow, that's beautiful work!

I'd thought about picking up this kit but wasn't sure about the quality but if I could get one to look half as good as yours I'd be thrilled.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    January 2003
Posted by Darren Roberts on Sunday, May 3, 2015 7:06 AM

Thanks for the kind words. Pawel, I usually make them a bit more "used", but all the pictures I saw in the Ginter book showed very clean aircraft. I think it was a combination of being freshly painted (the switch from Glossy Sea Blue to Gull Gray/White had just occurred) and the fact that the Gull Gray/White scheme held up very well to the elements.

  • Member since
    May 2009
  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Sunday, May 3, 2015 4:58 AM

Hello Darren!

A very nice build - although it's too clean for my personal taste, but that's just me. Which year cruise was that? Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: Lancaster, South Carolina
Posted by Devil Dawg on Saturday, May 2, 2015 10:00 PM

Great job, Darren! I've got the Kitty Hawk two-seater version of that kit. Hope mine comes out half as good as yours did. Love those markings!

Devil Dawg

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

  • Member since
    January 2015
  • From: Tumwater, WA.
Posted by M. Brindos on Saturday, May 2, 2015 3:20 PM

That's beautiful! I really love how clean this is.  :)

- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"

  • Member since
    January 2003
1/48 Kittyhawk F9F-8 Cougar
Posted by Darren Roberts on Saturday, May 2, 2015 3:17 PM

 

I used this as my testbed for the SB intake trunking. I didn't want to do a blue scheme, so I cobbled together the markings from the Furball F9F-8T sheet for VA-56. I thought the rocket pods and dumb bombs would look a bit different. Overall, it's a really nice kit. I'm planning on building a few more.

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