DMC Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 I bought this old Lindberg kit just for the engine and tailpipe to use in a future U-2 build. Wrong engine for the U-2 I know but as it won't show it doesn't matter. Just wanted the length and the tailpipe. The more I think about it, however, the more I think this kit can be built up into a pretty decent model. A surfeit of rivets to be sure but easily removed along with the panel lines. Not sure about the shape but it looks okay. Tommy Thomason has a couple of pages on his blog about the F11-F and a search on Bling images produces this airplane with some colourful paintwork. Something to think about. Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 According to Corky Meyer, who's authoritative on the subject, the model is a fairly good representation of the prototype, which was initially designated XF9F-9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailspin Turtle Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-grumman-xf9f-9-too-little-too-soon.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 16 minutes ago, Tailspin Turtle said: http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-grumman-xf9f-9-too-little-too-soon.html Thanks for that, Tommy, I had intended to edit that in. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailspin Turtle Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 36 minutes ago, DMC said: Thanks for that, Tommy, I had intended to edit that in. Dennis It was in my "Drafts" blog so I was afraid both of the modelers interested in it wouldn't be able to find it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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