GB-65 1/72 F9F Panther - No Propellers

[Hamchuck]

To Eduard: WHY?!

For some reason, AFTER I cut out the landing wheel door, I looked at photos of the F9Fs on the ground. Apparently the wheel door stays up, even after the aircraft is shut down! I found one photo with the doors down, but on an aircraft that had suffered battle damage. Why have those in the photoetch set but not the panel that swings out on the landing gear?

My reaction (artist's depiction):

 

[A4K]

That makes it rather pointless doesn't it. Wonder why they include that part.
(Same deal for Aermacchi MB339 trainers - doors only opened if bays are being inspected, otherwise pinned closed)

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Minor vent: Sawing out panels might be the most tedious job this side of sanding.

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Your not wrong !

 

[Wurger]

 

[Hamchuck]

That makes it rather pointless doesn't it. Wonder why they include that part.
(Same deal for Aermacchi MB339 trainers - doors only opened if bays are being inspected, otherwise pinned closed)

It would be hard to say that it's lack of research, considering what must go into making the parts. Even for the guys that like to model sections that are difficult or downright impossible to see in the final build, it seems like a hard sell. It's not a "fun" area like an interior and if you're going for nut-and-bolt accuracy, you'd have to model it in a configuration that it would almost never be in.

Anyways, I'll be closing up that door again.

 

[fubar57]

Crappy but a good early catch

 

[CATCH 22]

To Eduard: WHY?!

For some reason, AFTER I cut out the landing wheel door, I looked at photos of the F9Fs on the ground. Apparently the wheel door stays up, even after the aircraft is shut down! I found one photo with the doors down, but on an aircraft that had suffered battle damage. Why have those in the photoetch set but not the panel that swings out on the landing gear?

My reaction (artist's depiction):
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I believe you are talking of this photo:

IMHO the damage has nothing to do with the wheel wells covers down in this case. But you only see them like this during take off/landing or for a maintenance (or in a museum today).
BTW do not want to discourage you but the greatest flaw of this model is the wrong front portion - far from reality. I started building it 10+ years ago and stopped, never returned. Maybe some day.....

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!