F2G_lover

I want to build it as the original that one the Bendix Trophy in 1949. It sounds like he had his reasons for putting a D-wing on it, and his plane, his money, his ass - I'm not about to criticize. I think it turned out beautiful.

This is the one I want to build. Thunderbird. Already have the decals from Draw, just need a kit worth putting them on.

Gotta say, the 1/32 stuff I'm still looking for is out of control. I was bidding on an Obscureco F2G Corsair conversion kit on eBay. I bid what I considered a ridiculously high amount, and it went for almost double that. Same thing for Fisher kits. I have managed to snag a few, but the couple I'd still like to get are way too much now.

Love the Blue Angels F-4 Phantom. I have a Tamiya F-4J, a set of decals, and a set of resin early style exhaust cans. Maybe I should pull it out and get started. Just in case anyone hasn't seen this, it's pretty spectacular.

Found a set on eBay and snagged it. They're going fast, had a bunch for sale and I think there's 1 left.

Definitely glad to see these. I don't have the Hobby Boss A-26 kit, I just need the cowls for some Reno racers. Wonder if I could get them without the engines, cowl flaps, and aft portion?

Draw Decal has a set for Race 80, the Spitfire XIVe that raced in Cleveland in 1949 placing 3rd in the Tinnerman Trophy race. https://www.drawdecal.com/spitfire-xiv-race-80-cf-gmz-released/ Some very cool shots of it here: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=3578 Sorry for getting off topic earlier.

That's awesome! You might enjoy this then. Pretty dominant performance when they finished.

Thanks, the F2G Corsair and '80s / '90's Reno Super Corsair racers are my favorite planes of all time. Really hoping someone will do a new conversion kit for those. The few old F2G conversion kits I've seen on eBay went for way more than I could justify. If not, I guess I'll have to dust off some CAD skills and buy a 3D printer.

Really hoping to see some resin cowls come out so I can snag some for a Super Corsair and a couple of Sea Fury racers. I've seen some of the sprues pop up on eBay, but none of them had the cowls.

I'll definitely be getting one of these. I've already got a Tamiya Mk XVIe that I bought hoping to make a Mk XIVe out of. Really want to build the Race 80 one that raced in Cleveland in 1949. I picked up the Gray Matter conversion for the Hasegawa / Revell kits, and a few of the PCM Mk XIVc high back kits, but this looks like a winner to me.

Well, the Reskit exhausts showed up today, and boy are they nice. So hopefully that means the masks and decals aren't far behind.

I ordered some digital mask and decal sets and resin exhausts from an eBay seller in Ukraine back in May, and they still haven't showed up. I'm guessing something happened en-route given the current terrible situation over there. I may try again with a different seller at a later date. Really been enjoying your build, and hope to see it cross the finish line.

I don't know if I'd be up for a full kit, but I'd definitely buy some A-26 engine cowlings if you offered them separately. There's a few Reno racers I'd like to build that used them on other airframes. Might be able to recoup some of the costs that way, since I believe you had already done some work on those.

I've got a KH P-39Q and I just ordered a set of DRAW Decals for the Cobra II racer that won the Thompson Trophy in 1946, but this looks like it might be worth waiting for.