Jolly Rogers F9F-8 Cougar VF-61, 1956. Hasegawa 1/72.
This is Hasegawa’s F9F-8 straight from the box. I used the kit decals of VF-61 Jolly Rogers, which held up pretty well, I think the kit is a 1990’s boxing. I originally intended converting it to a twogar but then Sword came out with their kit of the same. Knowing that there are Jolly rogers fans out there is the reason I chose this scheme. The Jolly Rogers had various squadron designations including VF-17, VF-5A and then VF-61, VF-84, To VF-103 and finally VFA-103 , flying hellcats, Bearcats, Panthers, Cougars, Demons, Phantoms , Tomcats and Hornets. Kind of a quick build, I was missing two of the sidewinders and their pylons and the drop tanks, I used them on other builds. Now I am down to only about ten kits in my meager stash.
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John Healy said on May 28, 2020
Nice, Robert. In 50+ years of modeling, I’ve never seen one of those built up and always wondered what they looked like. Looks pretty good to me for such an old model.
Allan J Withers said on May 29, 2020
So you’ve forgotten this one John !!
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gary sausmikat said on May 28, 2020
Hey, Robert. That’s a real eye catching paint job and scheme. Very nice.
dale travis said on May 29, 2020
Great looking Cougar, love the color scheme!
Allan J Withers said on May 29, 2020
One and two Cougars look good Robert well done.
Spiros Pendedekas said on May 29, 2020
Great looking nicely built Cougar(s) Robert! I keep on looking at this nose wheel gear, such unusual shape.
All the best!
Morne Meyer said on May 29, 2020
This one shines in all the right places. A winner from every angle. Well done!!
bob mack said on May 29, 2020
beautiful bob
Greg Kittinger said on May 29, 2020
Looks great – love these early jets! Well done.
Manuel Magrinho said on May 29, 2020
Nice one Rob!! I love these first jets 🙂 I’ve build the F9f-2 early this year. Your color schema is eye catching too.
Congratulations!