hsr Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 This is my 1/72 Hobbycraft F2H-3 Banshee. The F2H-3 was the all-weather fighter version of the F2H with a nose radar, increased size and fuel load, and horizontal stabilizer relocated to the fuselage from the rudder. I was pleasantly surprised by fit on this kit and while not a Hasegawa or Tamiya it was certainly better than Italeri. The only after marked part used was an Obsureco seat left over from my last build The kit came with decals for a all blue, anodized aluminum or gray over white finish. After much vacillating I went with the anodized aluminum. This is my first NMF in almost a year, so it is not as perfect as I would like, but still it came out nice. The quality of the decals was excellent, but since they tried to share as much between the different finished they were overly complicated. For example for the blue finish the red flashes get a while out line while for the others they get a black one. So all the red flashes came with separate outline that has to be overlaid with a separate outline. Still the worked well. On to the pictures Here it is with my old Airfix F2H-2 Next up is the Sword FJ-2 Fury. Enjoy. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 I've always liked the Banshee. That turned out nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Beautiful Banshee I love the look of this classic jet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Great looking Banshee’s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Love it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I was just admiring the one at NAS Pensacola yesterday! Great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Which color scheme is it in? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Excellent,I've alway's loved the Banshee and that;s a great scheme too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 I figured it was different then the standard blue, or gray over while Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 The Pensacola version is a F2H-4 (Bureau Number 126419) finished in light gull grey and white: F2H-4 (Bureau Number 126419) by tony_inkster, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Looks good, I have always been a fan of Hobbycraft kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 48 minutes ago, F-32 said: The Pensacola version is a F2H-4 (Bureau Number 126419) finished in light gull grey and white: It's a better paint job then I could do Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Morlock said: Looks good, I have always been a fan of Hobbycraft kits. While not perfect it was better then some of the more major kit makers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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