Pat C Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Another one from me, this time the vintage Hasegawa kit of the F9F-8 Cougar. This was an old boxing from Collectakit with knackered decals so I decided to find a Cougar in a scheme that I could paint myself and then use generic or home printed decals for the markings. coug8 Kit is fairly simple but very easy to put together as you would expect from 80s era Hasegawa. I needed a blob of Milliput to round off the nosecone as the kit one has an indentation to fit a nose probe. The Hase kit of the Grumman Panther has rather over-prominent cannon barrels in the nose - for the Cougar they went the other way and there is no sign of any barrel at all so I filled the blast troughs with some stretched sprue. coug5 There is a very good photo of this VF-94 aircraft in the Naval Fighters volume of the Cougar and the masking required is relatively simple to pull off! this sheme Note the codes are squared off at 45 degrees rather than 60 degrees as you would normally expect to find on USN aircraft. Paint was Gunze LGG over white, Gunze Insignia Red for the colourful bits, with the walkways sprayed in Xtracrylix Dark Gull Grey. coug10 Hope you like!! coug3 coug12 Pat coug7 With older sibling coug2 3 Grumman Fast Cats!! coug1 Edited July 19, 2020 by Pat C 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Great looking trio there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Lovely Cougar, nice setting and effective photography. The Cougar may not be as attractive as the Hunter, but it's a good looking airplane nonetheless. Personally, I think the -6 Cougar is better looking than the -8. Your Grumman trio is quite well done too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 That has turned out really well. Great job on the decals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Fantastic build. Amazing trio of jets. Fery well done!👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Great scheme l always like to see something different. Regards Robert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Cool looking Cougar, great stuff ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Really lovely build and I like the other two as well. The type is not that familiar to me, but she looks a fine tribute to the golden era of United States military (jet) aviation. 👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Nice to see some hi vis colour schemes gracing the RFI pages Pat, great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Lovely build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Words fail me at this point- three classic Grumman and Golden Age jets at the same time? It don't get no bettern' this, podhuh! Well done! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Excellent work Pat I would love to add a Cougar and Tiger to the stash! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Well done, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I like the model a lot, but I just love the group pic of those three fast cats together. 😀 Very well done indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Hi Pat, lovely Cougar and great trio. Amazingly today I was going through the Walk Around on the Cougar, with a view to build the Hasegawa kit that I have had in my stash since the early eighties... That long already?! It is a lovely kit and even today it does not look bad at all. I love your build! Congrats. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Gary Brantley said: I like the model a lot, but I just love the group pic of those three fast cats together. 😀 Very well done indeed! I had better crack on with the Hasegawa F-14A to join the pride! It has more bits than the other three put together though! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Excellent Cougar. Top job. Cheers Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Nicely done Pat & a great looking final trio, would that mine will turn out this well come the day. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Very effective photography! Looks like original pictures ! Superb! Cheers Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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