F3H-2N Demon, VF-124
Hello imodelers,
I am happy to present my version of the F3H-2N as my first model on this site.
It is the Hobby Boss kit, with Eduard PE cockpit set. Painted with Aqueous Hobby Color and Vallejo Metal Color. Decals come from the excellent Furball sheet “Screamin’ Demons” part two.
I hope you like it.
Cheers!
Stéphane
8 additional images. Click to enlarge.
Jeff Bailey said on June 15, 2019
Welcome to iModeler, Stephane!
That’s a great looking Demon. VERY well don!
gary sausmikat said on June 15, 2019
That’s a fine looking build. Nice job!
George R Blair Jr said on June 15, 2019
Awesome model. It really captures the look of the real thing.
John Healy said on June 15, 2019
Nice work, Staphane! Welcome to imodeler.
Tommy Killander said on June 15, 2019
Excellent work and an interesting subject!
Welcome! 🙂
Craig Abrahamson said on June 16, 2019
Welcome aboard, sir. Excellent build I might add……nice job!
James B Robinson said on June 16, 2019
Stephane @Stelaire, Welcome to the group. This is a great build, you should be very proud of it looks awesome!
DE4EVER said on June 16, 2019
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
Good model choice for your first post, welcome to the forum. Clean and sharp build can be seen in the pictures, this is reflective of your dedication towards this build … good work Stephane.
Tom Cleaver said on June 16, 2019
This is so good, you make me wonder why I didn’t bid on that eBay auction for one of these kits.
Beautiful work, Stephane.
Stéphane Bredel said on June 16, 2019
Thanks Tom.
Hobby Boss did a strange engineering job: cockpit and landing gears are of Tamiya-type, but fuselage and some details are not easy. However, I liked the tender plastic.
I strongly recommend to read Detail&Scale dedicated to the Demon. Not only pictures are of a great help, but mainly all is explained about the mess between the two references proposed by Hobby Boss. In short, they mixed up the short/long beaver tail versions. At last but not least, the worse mistake concern pylons and stations. Big correction to bring here, especially concerning type of pylons, which are wrong for external missiles in both references. I looked for some resin kits, in vain. As I am not an expert for scratch build, I simply decided to not show missiles.
But overall, the global aspect of the Demon is excellent.
David Mills said on June 16, 2019
Beautifully built Stephane!
Stéphane Bredel said on June 16, 2019
Wow! I did not expect so many people! Thanks to all for your warmfull comments. Great motivation for the next model 😉
david leigh-smith said on June 16, 2019
Lovely build, colours are excellent. The finish really stands out as very, very good; what did you use to seal her?
‘Liked’
Stéphane Bredel said on June 16, 2019
Hi David,
By “seal”, do you mean which varnish I used (I am French, I am not used with all terms)? So if I guessed right, I sprayed Microscale Micro Flat mixed with 50% alcohol (no Champagne, being French does not mean wine for all at anytime :-)).
I must say I met some bad issues with Micro Flat, some very small cracks there and there. I do not know why especially on some locations. Not sure I will use it again…
Tony Prince said on June 16, 2019
Welcome Stephane. You have built an exceptional model; beautiful paint & weathering too, as well as nice clear photos. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Stéphane Bredel said on June 17, 2019
Thanks Tony. I wish to have time for doing dioramas, but I haven’t. So I try to take clear photos instead.
Robert Royes said on June 17, 2019
Fantastic Demon! Nice seeing it, always liked this aircraft.
Greg Kittinger said on June 17, 2019
That’s a great-looking Demon, and welcome to the site! Glad you found us, and look forward to more of your work.
Dirk Derks said on June 20, 2019
Hello Stephane,
Welcome to Imodeler.
Your Demon is a great entry, colorful as usual at that time.
Regards, Dirk / The Netherlands.