Jim Sullivan Memorial GB Database

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War Games...1/48 Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat, VMF-111 "Devil Dogs", USMC

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on October 31, 2023 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Next naval aviation subject finished by my dad. Took a second attempt to finish it, the first model didn´t make it to finish because my dad didn´t get along with Eduard´s complex and fragile landing gear. Built oob, painted with AK RC [...]

Kamikaze Killer...1/48 General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, VC-93, USN

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on October 4, 2023 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Next one finished by my dad. Eduard Limited Edition kit oob. Painted with MRP Sea Blue. Build thread here (link) Aircraft of Lt. (jg) Robert Sullivan onboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay in the battle for Okinawa, providing CAS, [...]

Nocturnal Predator...1/48 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat, VMF(N)-533 "Black Mac's Killers", USMC

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on September 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Hellcat double completed, after the F6F-3 now a -5N. Eduard Weekend Edition released in 2016. Sadly the fuselage code F(N)4 is oversized, also the fuselage number 21 and the cowl number 88 of the second included scheme are. Funny thing is [...]

Flying Gecko...1/48 Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II, VA-22 "Fighting Redcocks", USN

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on September 14, 2023 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

My dad´s US naval theme continues, this time with something more modern. Hasegawa´s A-7 kit, first released in 1987, this is the P14 kit from back then. Aires A-7 late seat, TwoBobs decals used which were very thin and tended to wrap and [...]

Pacific Aces...1/48 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, Lt. Alexander Vraciu, VF-6 "Felix Cat", USN

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on August 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

The doublepack naval theme continues, first of two Hellcats by my dad. Eduard Profipack 2008 edition, built oob, added EZ Line for the antenna wire. Painted with MRP Sea Blue, Intermediate Blue and AK RC White. Build thread [...]

Yellow Wings...1/48 Grumman F4F-3 (early) Wildcat, VF-72 "Blue Burglar/Wasp Air Group", USN

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on July 17, 2023 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

So, here´s my dad´s fifth and last yellow winged chubby naval fighter. Hobby Boss kit mostly oob, added seatbelts, antenna wire with EZ Line, fuselage code decals were to large and upper wing numbers way too small, used some decals from [...]

Yellow Wings...1/48 Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo, VF-3 "Felix Cat", USN

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on July 10, 2023 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

My dad finished the next double pack. After the two F3F, now the second F2A. Another contribution to the Jim Sullivan Memorial GB. Classic Airframes kit, which as expected needed some more work than the Tamiya F2A-2. Canopy parts didn´t [...]

Yellow Wings...1/48 Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo, VF-2 "Flying Chiefs", USN

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on June 12, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

My dad´s yellow wing theme still continues. Also this is his first contribution to the Jim Sullivan Memorial GB. As usual some glitches but all in all not bad for a 75 year old man and a 49 year old kit Tamiya kit, early 90ies edition, [...]