The F9F Channel at iModeler (29 articles)

The F9F Channel at iModeler

Grumman F9F Panther

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29 articles
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Top Secret for 50yrs. Royce Williams Korean War story for Panther fans..

by Stephen W Towle on December 25, 2018
in Aviation — 8 Comments

A follow up interview to TC's story... of Williams accomplishments in the Korean War as a Navy Pilot in his Grumman Panther taking on 7 Migs and downing 4 of them. Its neat to read about William's story when it broke out and then the frosting[...]

Trumpeter 1/48 F9F-2

by John Clark on December 17, 2018
in Aviation — 24 Comments

I had all kinds of trouble with the fit of this kit...probably self-inflicted. This is not my best build. There are all kinds of mistakes on it. I used the Pavla cockpit and nose gear well. The cockpit opening is too small and that puts the [...]

The cover art arrived today

by Tom Cleaver on October 31, 2018
in News — 15 Comments

So. Available for pre-order at your favorite online retailer. (Comes out in February 2109) Includes: "The Fight That Never Happened" - Royce Williams in an F9F-5 goes 1:7 against Russian-flown MiG-15s of the Red Air Force and shoots down four[...]

1/72 Hobbyboss F9F-2 Panther

by Geoffrey Abreu on April 11, 2018
in Aviation — 13 Comments

Just finished this one today. The markings represent Neil Armstrongs F9F-2. He was shot down in this aircraft on Sept 3, 1951. While on a armed reconnaissance mission south of Wonsan, he was hit by ground fire while making a bombing run at about[...]

Trumpeter 1/48th F9F Panther

by Craig Abrahamson on February 20, 2018
in Aviation — 16 Comments

What with the recent postings of Panthers, I couldn't help but post an old build I'd done some time ago (I wanted to jump on the proverbial band wagon of the "Year of the cat" GB). I guess you could've call this a “work in progress”, because I w[...]

F9F-2 Panther,VF-31 USS Leyte,Year of the Cat,1/72 Hasegawa

by Robert Royes on February 19, 2018
in Aviation — 11 Comments

Not another Panther? Yes, Killing two birds with one cat, I add to the group build and further presenting VF-31aircraft, used since WW 2. I used the latest Hasegawa boxing, It's still a great little kit, I got the Felix emblem from Print Scales[...]

Grumman Cat: The 1/48 Trumpeter Grumman F9F-3 Panther

by paul teixeira on February 18, 2018
in Aviation — 16 Comments

Few weeks ago I watched an old, favorite movie. Bridges of Toko-Ri. Just loved those Navy F9F-3 Panthers. So I had to build one and realized I still had one in my stash. Upon opening the box of my HobbyCraft/Trumpeter kit I also discovered that [...]

Year of the Cat Group Build. Monogram 1/48 F9F Panther from The Bridges at Toko-Ri

by Josh Patterson on February 16, 2018
in Aviation — 21 Comments

I've been wanting to do a Panther for a while. I had a stillborn attempt back when I was in high school when the kit first came out. I was impressed at how well it went together and have always wanted to try again. I had a few troubles with thi[...]

Year of the Cat: Monogram F9F-5 Panther “the Bluetail Fly”

by Tom Cleaver on February 8, 2018
in Aviation — 22 Comments

USS Princeton’s deployment on the line at the beginning of her final Korean deployment in April-May 1953 saw nine pilots shot down, with seven of the nine killed or missing. Among the dead was Lt(jg) Richard “Stretch” Clinite of VF-153, who wa[...]

F9F-2P Panther

by Julian Shawyer on November 1, 2017
in Aviation — 36 Comments

Trumpeter 1/48 scale F9F-2 built straight out of the box just adding etched seat belts. Aeromaster sea blue was used to paint the model using the decals supplied. The base is resin PSP planking painted with humbrol metalcote with markings appl[...]