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

Started by Allan J Withers · 59 · 1 year ago · 1/72, Blue Angels, Grumman, Hasegawa, USN
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    Allan J Withers said 7 years, 4 months ago:

    1/72 Hasegawa, just starting this one as well.

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    Robert Royes said 7 years, 4 months ago:

    Nice choice. should look great next to the other team aircraft.

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    Louis Gardner said 7 years, 4 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.

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    Allan J Withers said 7 years, 4 months ago:

    Thanks Robert, will be good to have the full set ! Thanks Louis, it's good that you can remember that !

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    Ferry Dierckxsens said 7 years, 4 months ago:

    Great choice Allan. Looking forward to this build.

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    Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said 7 years, 4 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.

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    Allan J Withers said 7 years, 4 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.

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    Allan J Withers said 7 years, 3 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 7 years, 3 months ago:

    Insides of inlets painted, and added to fuselage sides, instrument decals applied with Future.

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    Allan J Withers said 7 years, 2 months ago:

    I added 6g of lead to the nose just to be sure, fuselage joined together.

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    Greg Kittinger said 7 years, 2 months ago:

    Looking good!

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    Paulo Castro said 7 years, 2 months ago:

    Looking good. Godspeed!

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    Allan J Withers said 7 years, 2 months ago:

    Thanks Greg, Thanks Paulo.

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    Ferry Dierckxsens said 7 years, 2 months ago:

    Another wonderful model in the making. Some great progress Allan!

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    Allan J Withers said 7 years, 2 months ago:

    Thanks ferry.