72modeler Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Here's one for @Moa! I have the Hasegawa 1/72 kit, and it's very nice- talk about an usual subject for a kit! Kittyhawk has released a 1/48 kit, a review of which I read this morning that prompted this post. Hard to imagine this being deployed on a carrier! Looks like the love child of a Frisbee and an Osprey! Enjoy! Mike https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/vought-xf5u-flying-pancake.47326/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckOgz4iEeHk https://oldmachinepress.com/2017/02/05/vought-xf5u-flying-flapjack/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 I think my Hasegawa version came out nice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 57 minutes ago, 72modeler said: Here's one for @Moa! I have the Hasegawa 1/72 kit, and it's very nice- talk about an usual subject for a kit! Kittyhawk has released a 1/48 kit, a review of which I read this morning that prompted this post. Hard to imagine this being deployed on a carrier! Looks like the love child of a Frisbee and an Osprey! Enjoy! Mike https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/vought-xf5u-flying-pancake.47326/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckOgz4iEeHk https://oldmachinepress.com/2017/02/05/vought-xf5u-flying-flapjack/ Yes Mike, you guessed right, but I don't build anymore military models, the Hasegawa kit was dumped somewhere in the garage. A long time ago I built the precursor, the Zimmerman / Vought V-173: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 I wouldn't mind the proposed civil version at all, though: 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 'Only slightly larger than an ordinary backyard' Hmmm, So little Ricky dumps his bike in the middle of the yard and you can't land? "Honey, we bought a Condo, we'll have to sell the flapjack" I love the look of the developed version, but a 1 hour duration is nothing for a Naval Aircraft, And you'd want to keep a 15 - 20 minutes reserve, which means you always need droptanks, so less weapons load. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Pete in Lincs said: "Honey, we bought a Condo, we'll have to sell the flapjack" 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Moa said: I wouldn't mind the proposed civil version at all, though: Go on Moa, you know you want to! Martian 👽 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: Go on Moa, you know you want to! Martian 👽 You are incorrigible, Martian 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Moa said: You are incorrigible, Martian 😄 That's what Mrs Martian says! Martian 👽 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 I have the Hasegawa kit too - isn't it actually a re-box of someone else's short run kit? It acts like one. Cheers, Bill PS. Ah, here it is - https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hobby-spot-u-7202-1-vought-xf5u-1--962712 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 47 minutes ago, Navy Bird said: I have the Hasegawa kit too - isn't it actually a re-box of someone else's short run kit? It acts like one. Cheers, Bill PS. Ah, here it is - https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hobby-spot-u-7202-1-vought-xf5u-1--962712 Wow- did not know that, Bill! It always reminded me of an early Fine Molds effort. I started mine a long time ago, but put it back in the box- dunno what the reason was. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 And the neighbours might have something to say about the noise, not to mention what might happen with an engine failure ... And, Pete, you'd probably need at least 45 minutes reserve fuel - AFAIK that's an ICAO requirement, wherever you might be (except possibly the planet Mars, which as we all know is another story again!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Only 30 mins for day VFR, and that 15 minutes extra en route should at least double the effective range, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDriskill Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I wouldn’t bet my next paycheck on it or anything, but I think the “flapjack” was originally molded by a company called NC Models. They also did the J7W Shinden and J8M Shusui (Me 163 copy) that Hasegawa later released under their own label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 The box art for the Hasegawa J8M kit includes the NC Models logo, but the XF5U kit does not. So I had a look at the Flapjack sprues, and they say "Hobby Spot U" which confirms the Scalemates listing. I have no clue if NC and Hobby Spot are the same company. Scalemates shows the box art for the Hobby Spot release of the XF5U, but they don't have any listings for kits released directly by NC. More styrene archaeology is perhaps needed... Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG2Si Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I remember seeing the Hasegawa kit at my LHS years ago. It looked really cool but I never got around to getting one. When Planet Models released one in 1/32, I finally picked one up. It was my first all resin 1/32 kit. The gear subsequently collapsed so after reassembling it, it now sits on a stand. Carl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 9:58 AM, Navy Bird said: So I had a look at the Flapjack sprues, and they say "Hobby Spot U" which confirms the Scalemates listing. Bill, didn't Hobbyspot U also do a very nice 1/72 Bell X-1 that was later picked up by Hobbycraft or Maybe Tamiya? I have a Hobbyspot X-1 and I had never heard of them before or since, and it sure looks like the Tamiya kit. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 3 hours ago, 72modeler said: Bill, didn't Hobbyspot U also do a very nice 1/72 Bell X-1 that was later picked up by Hobbycraft or Maybe Tamiya? I have a Hobbyspot X-1 and I had never heard of them before or since, and it sure looks like the Tamiya kit. Tamiya re-boxed the Hobby Spot X-1 (Tamiya kit numbers 60601 and 60740). So it looks like the Tamiya kit because it is the Tamiya kit! Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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