F-6C Mustang...

fotofrank

Member since
June 2017
From: Winter Park, FL

Posted by fotofrank on Thursday, March 29, 2018 11:11 AM

Yeah, Keavdog. The finished Mustang will be an F-6C of the 118 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron in China, 1944-1945. The Mustangs depicted in the movie "Empire of the Sun" were 118 TRS aircraft. https://youtu.be/VNTQSbvlutg

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keavdog

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by keavdog on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 10:54 PM

Interesting subject. I never knew about this version of the Mustang. Thanks for posting and good luck with the conversion. Looking forward to the build .

Thanks,

John

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fotofrank

Member since
June 2017
From: Winter Park, FL

Posted by fotofrank on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 1:21 PM

I'm going to take an easier route to make the airplane an F-6C. Instead of cutting and drilling, I'm going to use paint and decals to represent the lens palcements on the rear of the radiator scoop of the Mustang. From pictures I've seen of the F-6, that will be easier than making serious modifications.

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tempestjohnny

Member since
November 2003
From: Naples, FL

Posted by tempestjohnny on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 4:59 AM

You possibly could make your own from clear sprue

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fotofrank

Member since
June 2017
From: Winter Park, FL

Posted by fotofrank on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 8:53 AM

Yeah, I checked SprueBrothers, Hannants, eBay, Amazon, just about everywhere. Like I said in my previous post: I'm not going to worry about it. I'll just come up for a work-around to give me what I'm looking for. C'est la Vie...

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richs26

Member since
September 2005
From: North Pole, Alaska

Posted by richs26 on Monday, March 26, 2018 9:48 PM

Spruebrothers and Roll models doesn't have it so probably Squadron doesn't have it either. I checked Hannants, and if they don't have it, no body has it. Check Ebay as a chance. Quickboost might have deleted it already without changing the website.

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fotofrank

Member since
June 2017
From: Winter Park, FL

Posted by fotofrank on Monday, March 26, 2018 8:16 PM

Not going to worry about finding the F-6C conversion set. I'll come up with a work-around. Like using decals maybe.

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fotofrank

Member since
June 2017
From: Winter Park, FL

F-6C Mustang...

Posted by fotofrank on Monday, March 26, 2018 12:43 PM

I recently bought a decal set from AMDG: Yankee Merlin Roars! Part 2. Included on the decal sheet are marking for a 118 TRS F-6C photo recon Mustang. Very cool with the black and yellow lightning bolt down the fuselage. To that end, I am trying to find the Quickboost QB 48115 F-6D conversion set. I read a review if the conversion set on Modeling Madness written in 2016 but can't find the item anywhere to buy. I can find the 1/72 scale conversion set everywhere, and I'm going to buy that set for another build. Any clues, any ideas, where I can find this conversion set? It is listed on the Quickboost website, but there doesn't seem to be any way to make a purchase off the website.

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