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After the sheer enjoyment of building the old Monogram F9f-5 Panther I thought I'd attempt its younger cousin, the F9F-8 Cougar. The drawback was it was a Kittyhawk kit, which I picked up for half price at Telford last year. After last years tussle with the F-101A, I wasn't expecting an easy ride and I wasn't wrong. The kit can be build as a pure fighter or as a reconnaissance machine. It comes with two types of ejector seat and two instrument panel and no instructions which to use on which option. The panel is pretty straightforward to work out but the seats need a bit of investigation as they changed mid production and then were retro fitted. Also intake splitter plates are provided but the machine I was building didn't have them fitted, again not mentioned and the kit is obviously designed to have them. The kit does need a lot of dry fitting and then a lot of sanding and filling, especially if you want the wings in the flying position. The fuselage is moulded to allow for alternative noses and it took a lot of fettling to get a reasonable fit. I used the kit decals as the only other ones I found were too pricey and had 11 options, n bad thing but if you are only building one...... Finally it needs a heck of a lot of weight in the nose and tip tanks to get it to sit on all three wheels. The decals are actually not bad at all but getting them to conform around the tail was an interesting time. I reckon any decals would have been just as much of a trial. I want to do a Twogar later but I'll go and have a lie down in a darkened room before attempting it. Thanks as always for looking
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