Homebee 21,424 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) In 2020-2021, HobbyBoss is to release 1/72nd Grumman F8F Bearcat kits. - ref. 87267 - Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat - ref. 87268 - Grumman F8F-1BBearcat - ref. 87269 - Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat V.P. Edited November 30, 2020 by Homebee 9 Link to post Share on other sites
fightersweep 2,905 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Could do with a decent Bearcat in 1/72. I still like the Monogram kit, but something a little newer is needed. I found the Sword kit a bit of a bear to build. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Work In Progress 3,496 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Hopefully it will be one of their more accurate kits and will release some Monogram ones onto the market, they have become quite pricey in the last year or so Link to post Share on other sites
LanceB 112 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Quick, someone tell them that Bearcats didn't have their fuselages riveted together, before Hobby Boss screws these up like they and Trumpeter did to their 1/32 and 1/48 kits. Link to post Share on other sites
John Thompson 1,017 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 44 minutes ago, LanceB said: Quick, someone tell them that Bearcats didn't have their fuselages riveted together, before Hobby Boss screws these up like they and Trumpeter did to their 1/32 and 1/48 kits. In 1/72 they'll probably just leave the rivets off, thinking that no one will notice... John Link to post Share on other sites
oggy4u 8 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 It"s interesting that the ancient Monogram kit is still holds up after all these years . I have one . Any tips about building it ? Link to post Share on other sites
Tailspin Turtle 922 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 37 minutes ago, oggy4u said: It"s interesting that the ancient Monogram kit is still holds up after all these years . I have one . Any tips about building it ? The most notable error is the height of the vertical tail: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2016/07/grumman-f8f-bearcat-vertical-tail.html There's another list of links here that concern the differences between the -1 and -2: https://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2016/07/grumman-f8f-bearcat-redux.html 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Corsairfoxfouruncle 23,383 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 2 hours ago, oggy4u said: It"s interesting that the ancient Monogram kit is still holds up after all these years . I have one . Any tips about building it ? Here a link to my build from earlier this year. Feel free to ask questions. Dennis Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolf Korachkin 8 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Is that going to be an easy kit? Hope it won't... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LanceB 112 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 8 hours ago, John Thompson said: In 1/72 they'll probably just leave the rivets off, thinking that no one will notice... John If so, they would be correct, Bearcat fuselages were held together by spot welds, not rivets. Grumman learned the technique from Vought, who used it on Corsairs (which didn't have rivets all over the aft fuselage either). See image #5 http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mark_hayward/f8f-2p_bearcat/ Link to post Share on other sites
TEMPESTMK5 8,212 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Good morning Thank you for this very good news .. Patrice Link to post Share on other sites
fightersweep 2,905 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, oggy4u said: It"s interesting that the ancient Monogram kit is still holds up after all these years . I have one . Any tips about building it ? As already pointed out, the tail fin is too short. Something I wasn't aware of when I built mine (wondered why my cobbled together markings didn't fit as they should have on the tail!) Apart from that, it all fits together very nicely. All it really needs is a little help in the wheel bay and cockpit, and I picked up a nice little resin set that dealt with those issues. To be honest though, it builds into a perfectly acceptable little kit OOB. Here's one I built a while back. It's a bit of an old skool build and painted with a hairy stick. IMG_5167 (2) Steve Edited December 18, 2019 by fightersweep 15 Link to post Share on other sites
oggy4u 8 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Thank you for the responses . Link to post Share on other sites
Work In Progress 3,496 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 2 hours ago, fightersweep said: Here's one I built a while back. It's a bit of an old skool build and painted with a hairy stick. Pretty snazzy brushed gloss work there. Would be very happy to have achieved that. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
fightersweep 2,905 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Work In Progress said: Pretty snazzy brushed gloss work there. Would be very happy to have achieved that. Thank you! It's just the usual built up thinned coats and a half decent brush. I've been using the Italeri flat brushes for a few years. They seem pretty good for the money and give a good result. I do have an airbrush, but for my 1/72 builds, I'm happy with a brush. I've just brush painted a 1970s Humbrol authentic Mid Stone on a P-40, and honestly, I can't tell that it wasn't airbrushed. I think the paints are everything, and the older paints seemed to cater for us hairy stick users. This is part of my 80s warbird collection that I'm building. I have a RFI that I'll be updating very soon. Steve Edited December 18, 2019 by fightersweep 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John Thompson 1,017 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, LanceB said: If so, they would be correct, Bearcat fuselages were held together by spot welds, not rivets. Grumman learned the technique from Vought, who used it on Corsairs (which didn't have rivets all over the aft fuselage either). See image #5 http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mark_hayward/f8f-2p_bearcat/ Yes, yes - I knew all that. I was only joking at the expense of our beleagured friends at Trumpeter. Note to self - lay on heavy doses of smiley-smiles in future... John Edited December 18, 2019 by John Thompson Link to post Share on other sites
LanceB 112 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 9 hours ago, John Thompson said: Note to self - lay on heavy doses of smiley-smiles in future... John Sorry, Colonial here, still learning the language... Link to post Share on other sites
352nd Fighter Group 77 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Is there any new info on the new Tool 1/72 scale Bearcats from HobbyBoss Link to post Share on other sites
SAT69 2,173 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 12/18/2019 at 12:50 AM, Rudolf Korachkin said: Is that going to be an easy kit? Hope it won't... As in a simple kit for kids? Link to post Share on other sites
Trenton guy 208 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 87 numbers (ie 87242) usually mean full detailed kits, in contrast to 80 numbers (ie 80242) which are the Easy Model simplified kits. Here’s hoping - that Monogram kit is getting really long in the tooth I bought mine in 1969! Link to post Share on other sites
352nd Fighter Group 77 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Does anyone no how long before the new tool Bearcats are Released Link to post Share on other sites
TEMPESTMK5 8,212 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 On 16/08/2020 at 19:28, 352nd Fighter Group said: Does anyone no how long before the new tool Bearcats are Released Good afternoon No news so far .. I Keep praying that it is not canceled and that we will have news sooner or latter .. Best regards Patrice Link to post Share on other sites
Homebee 21,424 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 Release expected in late November 2020 in China - ref. 87267 - Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat Source: http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=169&l=en 3D render V.P. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
oggy4u 8 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Good news . Hopefully someone will produce a nice decal set to go with them . Link to post Share on other sites
352nd Fighter Group 77 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) v Edited November 15, 2020 by 352nd Fighter Group Link to post Share on other sites
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