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Grumman F 11A Tiger, Blue Angels, 1959 - 1968.

Started by Allan J Withers · 59 ≡ · ↻ 6 months ago · 1/72, Blue Angels, Grumman, Hasegawa, USN

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Allan J Withers said 6 years, 10 months ago:

1/72 Hasegawa, just starting this one as well.
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Robert Royes said 6 years, 10 months ago:

Nice choice. should look great next to the other team aircraft.
Louis Gardner said 6 years, 10 months ago:

Excellent choice Allan. I can remember watching these actual planes practicing / performing their air show routines at the now closed Sanford NAS here in Florida, when I was a wee little one... Dad took me there to watch them. I'll be watching this one for sure.
Thanks again my friend.
Allan J Withers said 6 years, 10 months ago:

Thanks Robert, will be good to have the full set ! Thanks Louis, it's good that you can remember that !
Ferry Dierckxsens said 6 years, 9 months ago:

Great choice Allan. Looking forward to this build.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said 6 years, 9 months ago:

Allan, great choice, and a favorite of mine. I got to see the Blues fly a show at Pax River when they were flying these. When they did the opposing pass in front of the spectators, someone fainted! That's how good they were. I keep hoping somebody will do a 1/48th Tiger, not one that requires a drum of putty and a bale f sandpaper.
Is this the latest of a collection of Blue Angels? I always wanted to do that, myself.
Allan J Withers said 6 years, 9 months ago:

Thanks Ferry.----------Thanks Bernard, do you remember the year ? did that person recover to see the rest of the display ? I hope you do get a 1/48, I should get a 1/72 F 11F-1 if it exists and a few others to have a complete set of Angels, I may do the Panther and Bearcat for this group as well, there are other versions of the Cougar I don't have as well.
Allan J Withers said 6 years, 9 months ago:

A bit of paint on and around the inlets, filled the holes under the wings !
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Allan J Withers said 6 years, 8 months ago:

Insides of inlets painted, and added to fuselage sides, instrument decals applied with Future.
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Allan J Withers said 6 years, 8 months ago:

I added 6g of lead to the nose just to be sure, fuselage joined together.
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Greg Kittinger said 6 years, 8 months ago:

Looking good!
Paulo Castro said 6 years, 8 months ago:

Looking good. Godspeed!
Allan J Withers said 6 years, 8 months ago:

Thanks Greg, Thanks Paulo.
Ferry Dierckxsens said 6 years, 8 months ago:

Another wonderful model in the making. Some great progress Allan!
Allan J Withers said 6 years, 8 months ago:

Thanks ferry.

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Grumman F 11A Tiger, Blue Angels, 1959 - 1968.