Revell F9F-5 Panther in Bridges at Toko Ri

[fox]

Hi there. Here's a kit that I won at PennCon a couple years ago. There was supposed to be a (Historical Book) in with the kit but it wasn't. The 2-piece canopy was also missing. All efforts to get replacements from Revell were failures. "The kit is OOP and we don't have any spares" is what I got. So I put out a call for anyone on the other forum that had a "spare". Well, I got my wish and a member vacuum formed me 2 copies. 

The kit went together rather well with no major problems. I loved the movie so it was built as Lt. Brubakers plane. Had to UV the decals on the living room window and they came out ok except for a little cracking of the dragons on the nose. So, here's the pics. All criticism gratefully accepted whether good or bad. Bad only makes me work harder on the next one.


photos.app.goo.gl/PSuaRxAE56654h2H6

Stay safe.
Jim 



















Stay safe.
Jim

[406 Silverado]

That turned out pretty dang good Jim. Very good looking build with plenty of detailing and a great paint job at that. 

Hey bud, if you'll right click on your picture you'll see a drop down box that will have Copy Image Link in the list of options to choose from. What you'll do then is click the picture icon in the toolbar above the text area of your post  . You'll see a box that says Insert Image. You'll then paste the link into the Image URL line of that box and your photo will appear like so: 

[tcoat]

Is this the kit? It looks so good it must go on y want list!

[stikpusher]

I love that movie (THE best Korean War movie IMHO) and that kit. Nice score and beautiful build!

[fox]

That's the kit! Fairly easy build. No major problems. Heard that other peoples kits were missing the book and the canopies too. I guess a couple of the assembly line people must have went to the same party the night before.

Stay safe.
Jim

[fox]

Thanks Stik! 

Stay safe.
Jim


Silverado -  Do I right click on the photo on Google and bring them over 1 at a time?

[stikpusher]

Jim I can’t say exactly, as I’ve never used google as a photo host. I know that via Postimage you can post multiple images in a single post.

[jeaton01]

I must have gotten lucky. The book was in my kit.

[jmarc]

LLLLLLLLLLLook good , well done SIR and thank you for sharing it with us, it's quite appreciated !

[lyle]

Haven’t seen many of these. This looks great!

[Tojo72]

Beautiful build,the paint looks flawless

[keavdog]

Nice job. Canopy turned out great - is the white support framing decals?

[kyledehart5]

Ah. I have missed the is one. A wonderful looking build of a great looking plane. Nice work

[dupes]

Jan 20, 2024 21:42:20 GMT -5 fox said:

Hi there. Here's a kit that I won at PennCon a couple years ago.

Dang, man. This is hot! That paint job is fantastic. And the cockpit...got to be aftermarket?

[fox]

Thanks for the kind words guys!

Keavdog, The white framing on the canopy is the usual taping, airbrushing and very carefully peeling the tape off. I have to admit, it was one of my better canopy paint jobs.

Dupes, The pit is stock except for the seatbelts. I didn't like them so I switched them with a set from the spares box.

Stay safe.
Jim

[jmarc]

LLLLLLLLLLLoking great and well done also , way to go SIR and thank you for having share it with us , it's quite appreciated !