1/48 - North American FJ-2/-3 & -3M Fury by Kitty Hawk - FJ-2 & FJ-3 released - upgrade sets by Hypersonic Models

[Homebee]

KittyHawk is working on a 1/48th North American FJ-2(?)/3/3M Fury kit - ref. KH80155

Source: https://www.facebook.com/song.wang.5076/posts/1917304511861498?pnref=story

 

 

 

 

 

V.P.

 

Edited March 3 by Homebee

[jpk]

Kitty Hawk posted CAD renderings on their Facebook page of a forthcoming FJ-3 Fury in 1/48 scale.

[Thud4444]

Are you kidding me!

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

[Sabrejet]

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

 

136142/111:

 

 

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[AngstROM]

19 hours ago, Thud4444 said:

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

 

Jonners feels your pain!

[Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy]

Wow Sabre, that's quite a treasure of photos!!! Very very nice!!!

[Sabrejet]

I have a few (maybe) useful FJ-3 images from Illustrated Parts Catalog[ue] etc which I will post over the next few days. Might be of use if someone is about to do the KH kit.

[72modeler]

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

[Mike Esposito]

Ok. Gotta have one! 

[Sabrejet]

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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Edited June 1, 2017 by Sabrejet

[71chally]

Superb Fury pics, thanks for sharing.

 

I just hope that Kitty Hawk get this one right, and not make some of the shape blunders as they did with the Banshee.

[Courageous]

Sabrejet, I have said this before, get a book published with the stuff you've got, there would be a lot of happy people...including me. 

 

Stuart

[jpk]

8 hours ago, Sabrejet said:

 

 

 

VF-33?

Edited June 1, 2017 by Julien
please dont quote all the pics in a quote

[RidgeRunner]

We/I want a 1/72 FJ-3 too!!!!!!!! 

 

Martin

[72modeler]

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

[Sabrejet]

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.

Edited June 1, 2017 by Sabrejet

[jpk]

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.

Edited June 1, 2017 by jpk

[Sabrejet]

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

 

202/135831 (Tailhook Association):

 

202/135831 (National Naval Aviation Museum):

 

203/135826 (Howard Levy):

 

203/135826 (Tailhook Association):

 

204/135843 (Levy via Dave Menard)

 

205/135xxx (Tailhook Association):

[jpk]

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

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

 

 

Nice!

Edited August 28, 2018 by Julien
pls dont quote the whole thing

[RidgeRunner]

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

 

Martin

[71chally]

Thanks again for sharing the wonderful pictures, not everyone would.

[Courageous]

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

[RidgeRunner]

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

[Courageous]

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

 

Stuart

[RidgeRunner]

Well....

 

and 

 

 

my current Supe Sabres are Danish and a Turk (D and F).

 

Martin

Edited June 2, 2017 by RidgeRunner