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Guerre d'Indochine...1/48 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat, Armée de l’Air


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#3/2022

After the French Corsair, my dad has finished the next French subject.
Hobbycraft kit, Barracuda Studios wheels, Eduard seatbelts, gunsight from the Hasegawa F4U-7 kit, EZ Line for the antenna wire, plastic rods for the two whip antennas, plastic rods and lead wire for the brake lines.
Painted with a mix of AK Real Colors Darks Sea Blue and RLM83.

Build thread here

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235102376-guerre-dindochine148-grumman-f8f-1b-bearcat-armée-de-l’air/

 

Too late for WW2, replaced by jets as a fighter in Korea and outclassed by the Corsair as fighterbomber in Korea, US Bearcats didn´t see combat action. But the French Airforce made good use of them in the Indochina War from 1951 to 1954. The model shows an aircraft of GC 1/22 "Saintonge".

 

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On 2/2/2022 at 3:34 PM, Roberto said:

Very nice Cat!

 

On 2/2/2022 at 4:03 PM, Rod bettencourt said:

That came out nice, thanks for sharing.

 

 

Rod

 

On 2/2/2022 at 7:30 PM, GiampieroSilvestri said:

Sehr schön!

 

Gruss

 

Giampiero

 

On 2/2/2022 at 7:34 PM, John Masters said:

Beautiful!

 

On 2/3/2022 at 2:03 AM, RMCS said:

Lovely work 

 

On 2/3/2022 at 2:09 AM, k5054nz said:

Beautiful work Reini, she looks every inch the battle-weary veteran of Indochina!

 

13 hours ago, Murewa said:

Dang, that's a nice looking piece, the weathering looks really good! 

 

 

Thanks for likes and comments, appreciated!

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On 2/4/2022 at 11:06 AM, RidgeRunner said:

Very nice, Reini! I always look forward to when you - sorry, your dad - posts something :)

 

Martin

 

 

On 2/4/2022 at 11:24 AM, Gatesy64 said:

Absolutely beautiful job on the finish, great subject too

 

On 2/4/2022 at 12:53 PM, Maginot said:

C'est vraiment bien. Do like that overall faded blue finish.

 

On 2/4/2022 at 9:55 PM, Wulfman said:

Excellent build, love the weathered finish !

 

Wulfman

 

On 2/5/2022 at 2:11 AM, TheOxley said:

Bearcat looks likes it’s been there done that….nice

 

On 2/5/2022 at 2:40 PM, Parabat said:

What an excllent rendition of the sportscar of the skies, excellently detailed and weathered, lovely to see this.

 

1 hour ago, Bertie Psmith said:

He's a very good modeller!

 

(The photography is just as impressive.)

 

 

Thanks a lot for your comments!!

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