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Are you kidding me!

 

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I left 1/48 because they didn't have kits of the planes I really wanted. So I built up a decent stash of 1/72 kits and almost every plane I've wanted has been announced or released 1/48.  If Airfix announces a 1/48 Swift, Fulmar or Hunter; Or if anybody does a 1/48 Tiger, Cutlass,  or Pirate I'm gonna lose my mind.

 

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Or perhaps I'll just fall into a nihilistic depression. 

 

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Well please please PLEASE!!! do VF-121 markings for it... (here's hoping).

 

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Sabrejet,

Wow! Awesome photos- thanks for sharing them! You wouldn't happen to have any VMF-235 FJ-2/3 photos, by any chance? The natural metal with the red bands really do it for me! Now. if Special Hobby can get off of their bottoms and release the FJ-2/3 they announced what seems like eons ago...

Mike

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3 hours ago, 72modeler said:

Sabrejet,

Wow! Awesome photos- thanks for sharing them! You wouldn't happen to have any VMF-235 FJ-2/3 photos, by any chance? The natural metal with the red bands really do it for me! Now. if Special Hobby can get off of their bottoms and release the FJ-2/3 they announced what seems like eons ago...

Mike

 

Not the best coverage for FJ-2s of VMF-235 and pretty much zero for FJ-3, but here goes:

 

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And the only FJ-3 shots I have of VMF-235:

 

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Sabrejet,

 

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The very ones I needed photos of! Now, if we just had a decent 1/72 or 1/48 FJ-2! I've got the1/72  Falcon vacform conversion, but my skills aren't up to tackling a model in that format, yet! Thanks again for the generous sharing of your archives! Ditto the book idea...we need a modelers guide for the Naval variants, the USAF ones, and the RAF/RAAF versions! (Hey, I can dream, can't I?)

Mike

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6 hours ago, jpk said:

VF-33?

 

Gray or blue?

 

Incidentally, I should point out that the above photos are a mix of credits: the late Bruce Robertson, Mike Fox, Tailhook Association and NAA Official. I will attempt to place credits with all future posts.

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1 hour ago, Sabrejet said:

 

Gray or blue?

Why not both. It seems KH may be doing an early and late -3.

 

Nice collection of photos there too.

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OK here goes. Dark Blue VF-33 FJ-3s:

 

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On 01/06/2017 at 21:21, Sabrejet said:

OK here goes. Dark Blue VF-33 FJ-3s:

 

 

Nice!

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5 hours ago, RidgeRunner said:

Love the blue but mine, if I can brave my Falcon vacu, will be a VU machine. 

 

Martin

Be brave and start your Falcon Vacu, I did for Falcon's Tf-86...you know you want to.

 

Stuart

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34 minutes ago, Courageous said:

Be brave and start your Falcon Vacu, I did for Falcon's Tf-86...you know you want to.

 

Stuart

 

I certainly do ;). Once i get my two SSabres done, my two F-104s, RF-84F, ethiopian F-86 done i will have the time and space! ;)

 

Martin

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1 hour ago, RidgeRunner said:

 

I certainly do ;). Once i get my two SSabres done, my two F-104s, RF-84F, ethiopian F-86 done i will have the time and space! ;)

 

Martin

What Sabres are you doing? The Ethiopian Sabre will be interesting to see. The South American Sabres will be problem decal wise:wonder:

 

Stuart

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