ghodges Posted January 10 Report Posted January 10 I started the 1/32 Fisher resin F9F-5 Panther last Sunday and finished it this evening. This was the starting point. The resin casting is VERY smooth, extremely nice, and the kit engineering is ingenious. That fuselage is cast as 1-piece and also hollow! The combination cockpit/nose gear bay/speed brake bay is designed to be slid up into the hollow nose from underneath after getting it painted. There's even a tray cast into the front of the cockpit designed to hold pennies or nickels as nose weight (I used fishing sinkers). The wings are cast as 1-piece wing tip to wing tip with the gear wells cast in and the proper dihedral already set. The elevators and ailerons are positionable and the flaps and speed brakes are separate. The resin landing gear are wire reinforced so that they have the strength to hold the model. The kit also includes a fret of PE parts for the cockpit, wing fences, the Tiny Tim rockets, and to help detail the landing gear. The model was primed with Tamiya Silver, which was then masked off on the leading edges of the wings, tail planes, and vertical fin. Rattle can Tamiya T-55 Dark Blue Gloss was used for the USN Navy Blue. When it was dry the red squadron trim was masked off and airbrushed on. The decals are from the kit and represent a typical Panther operating in Korea, but is not accurate for any one plane. This Fisher resin kit is now VERY rare (and expensive) ever since Fisher was burned out of his home in California a few years ago, losing all of his molds and being unable to replace them ever since. If you find this kit at anything near or less than $200 and want it, snatch it up as it's worth 2-3 times that! Critiques, questions, and comments welcome as always! Gil 2
Chip Posted January 10 Report Posted January 10 Man that looks great for such a quick build! Love the Blue! Chip Naples, FL
Boots Posted January 10 Report Posted January 10 (edited) Gil, Gil, Gil... That Panther turned out great especially for what, a weeks build? The overall build looks amazing especially the finish. Who would have thought that Tamiya's dark blue would fit the bill? Color really looks good too! Any more pics of the office/office chair? I had the twogar for the longest time and sold it a few years ago for a nice penny. I also have the Fisher conversion for the Skyraider to make it into the station wagon variant as my dad called it when he crewed on one while at Pax Riv. This is something I won't be selling anytime soon.. Thanks, after seeing your build, I am getting the itch to do the AD-5. I know its for the Air Force variant but with a lil TLC and some mods, I got this! Happy Modeling, Mike Edited January 10 by Boots 2
ghodges Posted January 11 Author Report Posted January 11 Thanks for the very kind words! Sorry, but no other pics of the ejection seat. It's OOTB including the kit provided PE belts and foot rests. The only thing I added was I bent some yellow wire to shape to make the top ejection pull handles because that saved having to paint them. But to be really accurate, I believe they actually should drape down over the head pad instead of sticking out as they do. If that Skyraider conversion is engineered as well as this Panther was, that conversion should be a snap! Cheers! Gil 1
Mark Deliduka Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 Another stunning masterpiece! I don't know how you do it; especially with such a short build time!
ghodges Posted January 12 Author Report Posted January 12 How do I do it? The wife's been out of town for a while! 😁 Gil 1
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