1/48 Monogram F9F-2 Panther
I thought I’d try to back date the F9F-5 to the 2 version, and so, rounded the tail a little. I’m not sure how accurate that is, but it looked ok to me. My collection needed a “Blue Angel”, and I thought this would be a good place to begin. A least the scheme was different from most I’d seen. This was a nice kit, and a fairly simple build. I only wish they had followed up with a decent Cougar.
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Simon Whitney said on September 13, 2013
Nice job there Joe.
A nice gloss finish and clean.
I did the Matchbox 1/72 version and that didnot build that bad.
A pretty plane Joe
George Williams said on September 13, 2013
You’ve certainly the touch with these Monogram kits, Joe, another nice looking model.
Tom Cleaver said on September 13, 2013
The Monogram kit modified like this makes a far better F9F-2 than the “doorstop” Trumpeter F9F-2, that’s for sure.
I actually got to see the Blue Angels perform in F9F-5s in 1955 at NAS Buckley Field in Denver – the next year they transitioned to Cougars. I think this is where my love affair with the Panther began.
Nice work on this.
Gary Brantley said on September 13, 2013
Yup, I like it a lot! Classic Navy warbird.
Gary