Mike Esposito Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Was curious: could one use the eduard 1/72 fh-1 phantom cockpit set for the Academy 1/72 f2h-4 banshee kit? I'm not sure if the cockpits were similar. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 I would think there would be very little in the FH-1 set that would be accurate for the later variant. IIRC, Obscureco did a resin F2H-3 cockpit that should work for an F2H-4, as the only differences between it and the dash 3 were an uprated radar and engines, @Tailspin Turtle would be the one to ask about cockpit commonality. Mike FH-1 cockpit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/449585975288988707/ F2H-3 cockpit: Scroll down to see F2H-3 cockpit photos: https://genessis-models.websitetoolbox.com/post/172-hobby-craft-f2h3-banshee-royal-canadian-navy-7535772 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Thanks Mike. Was hoping there was some upgrade set for the Academy F2H-3/4. seems there is nothing available. 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 59 minutes ago, Mike Esposito said: Thanks Mike. Was hoping there was some upgrade set for the Academy F2H-3/4. seems there is nothing available. 😢 Au contraire! There IS something available. Obscureco make a cockpit upgrade that fits the ex-Hobbycraft 1/72 F2H-3/4 kit also boxed by Academy. (click the link!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Is this place still in business? Payment with Check or money order?? 🤔🤨😂🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailspin Turtle Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, 72modeler said: I would think there would be very little in the FH-1 set that would be accurate for the later variant. IIRC, Obscureco did a resin F2H-3 cockpit that should work for an F2H-4, as the only differences between it and the dash 3 were an uprated radar and engines, @Tailspin Turtle would be the one to ask about cockpit commonality. Mike FH-1 cockpit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/449585975288988707/ F2H-3 cockpit: Scroll down to see F2H-3 cockpit photos: https://genessis-models.websitetoolbox.com/post/172-hobby-craft-f2h3-banshee-royal-canadian-navy-7535772 That Don Hinton cockpit photo is of an F2H-2P cockpit and what looks like a radar scope is really the periscope (located in lieu of the gunsight) for aiming the downward-looking cameras by maneuvering the airplane. The radar scope was much bigger and located in the middle of the instrument panel: see https://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2009/12/f2h-banshee-modeling-notes.html. I'm pretty sure that there was no difference in 1/72 scale between the -3 and -4 cockpit. Also note that the nose landing gear in the kit is incorrect for the -3/4 (click on the link at the top of the post). The jury is still out on whether the -4 had uprated engines. Edited December 18, 2021 by Tailspin Turtle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Tommy. Pretty sure what you say is correct-, and I had forgotten that the Dash 2 at the NMNA was a -2P. I was trying to explain that I didn't think there was much commonality between the FH-1 and F2H-2/3/4 cockpits. The cockpit photos I took at the NMNA at Pensacola of the FH-1 and F2H-2P were very different, but I haven't mastered how to post photos, yet. The FH-1 instrument panel always reminded me of the one on the F7F the way it was laid out. Mike FH-1 NMNA: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7020428 https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/446980 F2H-3: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12843739@N07/1457230133 https://www.flight-manuals-online.com/?attachment_id=13569 BTW, Have a safe holiday, Tailspin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 I have the Obscureco resin cockpit. It looks quite nice, and it includes the tub, ejection seat, front coaming, instrument panel, gun sight, rear deck, and front wheel well. I bought it about a year ago. It wasn't the quickest of shipments, but it got here eventually. I can post a photo if you like. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 Thanks Bill. Did u pay via check or money order? I can't believe he doesn't have PayPal.🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, Mike Esposito said: Did u pay via check or money order? I can't believe he doesn't have PayPal.🤨 Good question. I'm thinking at the time he accepted credit cards. The guy who runs Obscureco is the editor for the IPMS USA journal, as you may know. Here is a picture of the Banshee set that I bought from them: Cheers, Bill 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now