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Scratchbuilt 1/24 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat


Jim Barry

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Where does the time go? I can’t believe Im still on the exhaust/intake vents! I guess it might be little side projects like a 1/72 scratch Arado 231 or mocking up how BIG a 1/24 F-102 would be on my shelves! 
 

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That's the sense these planes give me. The Century Fighters era must have been a great era to be a wide-eyed kid. New planes every year, practically. x planes galore. Mach 3 bombers. My childhood in the 70s gave us the f-15,16,18 and the A-10 which was pretty good. It's been a long time since something has inspired a generation. I don't know what kids think of the F-22 or the F-35. Stealth (I imagine) is frankly not that exciting to them. 

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Gunsight in place, engine in place (motor power is not going to work, gave up trying :( ), built armored headrest parts, cowling flaps on and made the decal patterns for printing. Mojo high!   
 
 
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I never really had a solution how to edge the fuselage against the canopy…until today. Now I can work putty against the outside edge of the brass and get on with it. Today I made the punchlist to wrap this up. It’s about 33 hours to go. 

 

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I've been on the fence about armament and thought maybe I'd make bombs and rockets but Tim Biggers (Model-Monkey.com) makes some sweet 1/24 product and they win the argument. Just ordered these:

 

Time to save some time! Thanks Tim! 

 

Rockets are HVAR 5" (aka "Holy Moses") 

 

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