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Yes, as you pointed out Hasegawa went the Borat route and decided to make it more pointy. Maybe I can re-shape it, maybe not. It was only a few bucks and I was ordering some other stuff anyways so I may as well give it a shot. At worst, well, I'll just have to build the Hobby Boss version!Haven't seen the Quickboost nose, but the HobbyBoss model is much "fatter" in the front area (correct) compared to the Hasegawa model:
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Pretty much what I was thinking!You could fill the gun recesses with putty (preferably a 2 part epoxy such as "Milliput"), and create to basic "holes" before lt sets, then smooth over and sand to shape.
Falcon Diecast…Username: Hamchuck
Name: Al
Category: Intermediate
Kit: Hasegawa F9F Panther
Scale: 1/72
Extras: Eduard photoetch, Reskit/Kelik 3D detail set
Hello gents,
This will be my first time participating in a group build. I'm generally not into building jets but there's something I love about the Panther. Maybe it's because of The Bridges at Toko-Ri. I wish I could get a decal set for the movie aircraft but I haven't been able to find one, so I'm going with a different set.
The kit set of decals depicts an aircraft of VF-781 which flew missions from the USS Bohhomme Richard from May 1951 to November or December.
I'm keeping this one pretty simple, mostly out of the box. The detail on this kit is ok, but not exactly astounding. I've cut out the hump on the fuselage behind the pilot's seat because it's simply not there on the real aircraft. I'll replace that with a flat piece. I'm also adding a cushion (or maybe it's a raft) and belts to the seat.
EDIT: So much for out of the box. This cat needs help.
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Looks good from here !
Thanks guys! As so often happens, just walking away from it for a night does wonders.That is a cracker of a recovery Al, very nicely pulled off.
Hey, that's pretty cool!Falcon Diecast…