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XF9F/F9F-2/F9F-2P Panther & F9F-8 Cougar Conversion/Correction Sets from Teknics SHIPPING NOW
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Here's 3 more Teknics resin sets
available from Meteor
Productions.
TK48086
F9F-2/3
Corrected Fighter Nose for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft. Since the
Trumpeter/HobbyCraft fighter nose in the F9F-2 and F9F-3 kits is far too
"pointy" and has too much of a downward cant, we've created this
corrected fighter nose that snaps right onto the Trumpeter/HobbyCraft
fuselage and significantly improves the look of the model's front end.
$14.99
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TK48087
F9F Corrected "Cougar
Nose" for Panther & Cougar for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft/FM. Late in their
service lives, many F9F-2 and F9F-5 Panthers received the same AN/ARA-25 UHF set
as was fitted to most F9F-6 through F9F-8 Cougars. This unit was housed in the
nose and required a large fairing to be applied to the bottom of the fighter's
"gun nose." We've created a properly shaped fairing that can be
applied to the Trumpeter/HobbyCraft F9F-2 (and Teknics set TK48086 F9F-2/F9F-3
Corrected Fighter Nose), and the Monogram/Revell F9F-5. It will also replace the
much too narrow fairing on the Fonderie-Miniature F9F-8 Cougar kit.
$7.99
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TK48090
F9F-2P
Corrected Recce Nose & Cameras for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft. The F9F-2P was
modified from the F9F-2 fighter, and the camera windows were simply cut into the
existing fighter nose shape. The -2P had one large window on the upper left side
and two smaller square windows on the lower centerline. (Note the later recce
Panther, the F9F-5P, had a longer nose than the F9F-5 fighter, and it had a
large camera window on each side of the nose). Unfortunately the Trumpeter
F9F-2P kit has the same "too pointy" nose shape problems as their
F9F-2 and F9F-3 fighter kits; in fact the noses in all three kits have exactly
the same shape. Furthermore, the large upper window is the wrong shape, the
wrong size, and in the wrong location, and Trumpeter/HobbyCraft does not provide
any semblance of the internal cameras. This Teknics set corrects the nose shape,
the upper left camera window shape, size, and location, and provides camera
lenses that will show through the clear windows. $19.99
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Quick Reference Guide To Useful
F9F Sets
For the
Trumpeter/HobbyCraft F9F-2 or F9F-2P or F9F-3 kits
Early XF9F-2 or XF9F-3 or very
early Blue Angels F9F-2 WITHOUT tip tanks (wings folded AND extended--can do
both from these sets!):
TK48088 |
XF9F & Early Blue
Angels F9F-2 Conversion for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft |
TK48086 |
F9F-2/3 Corrected Fighter
Nose for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft |
Later XF9F-2 or XF9F-3 or F9F-2
or F9F-3 (including later Blue Angels) WITH tip tanks in normal/flying attitude:
TK48085 |
F9F-2/3 Corrected Outer
Wings Set for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft |
TK48086 |
F9F-2/3 Corrected Fighter
Nose for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft |
Later XF9F-2 or X9F-3 or F9F-2
or F9F-3 (including later Blue Angels) WITH tip tanks, parked, wings folded:
TK48086 |
F9F-2/3 Corrected Fighter
Nose for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft |
Later XF9F-2 or XF9F-3 or F9F-2
or F9F-3 (including later Blue Angels) WITH tip tanks, in landing configuration,
flaps down and leading edges drooped:
TK48086 |
F9F-2/3 Corrected Fighter
Nose for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft |
TK48089 |
F9F-2/3 "Down &
Dirty" Conversion Set for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft |
F9F-2P Recce Bird:
TK48090 |
F9F-2P Corrected Recce
Nose & Cameras for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft |
TK48085 |
F9F-2/3 Corrected Outer
Wings Set for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft (for FLYING or PARKED configuration) |
TK48089 |
F9F-2/3 "Down &
Dirty" Conversion Set for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft (for LANDING
configuration) |
For the
Monogram/Revell F9F-5 kit (NOT the F9F-5P!) very late "Cougar" style
nose:
TK48087 |
F9F Corrected "Cougar
Nose" for Panther & Cougar for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft/FM |
For the Fonderie
Miniature F9F-8 Cougar kit:
TK48087 |
F9F Corrected "Cougar
Nose" for Panther & Cougar for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft/FM |
And, our long-awaited F9F-2/3
Panther decals are just in! With the immediate release of the 1/48 Trumpeter
(and Hobby Craft, because they're the same kit) F9F-2, F9F-3, and F9F-2P kits,
the timing couldn't be better for you!
Also, scroll down a bit for more
information about our upcoming webinar (web-based seminar) that will teach you
how to avoid the nine common mistakes even the experts make about the F9F
Panther.
F9F-2/F9F-3/XF9F
decals from Yellowhammer shipping now!
Be sure to see the six-page
article discussing many details about these Panthers in the current issue of Aerospace
Modeler Magazine, Winter 2007, Issue No. 5. (We have it available at
Meteor).
YHD48038 |
F9F-2s: "Paper
Doll," 121/D, VF-781, USS Bon Homme Richard, Korea, 1951;
"Papasan," 101/L, VF-71, USS Bon Homme Richard, Korea,
1952-53; F9F-3 109/S, VF-51, LTJG Len Plog, 1st Navy jet kill (over a
Yak-9), USS Valley Forge, Korea, 3 July 1950. |
YHD48039 |
F9F-2s: 2/WL, "Jet
Cats," VMF-311, most Panther combat missions in Korea, 1953; F9F-2B
1/WL, "panther face," VMF-311, Korea 1952; Blue Angels 1949
demonstration season, jet number 1, LCDR "Dusty" Rhodes. |
YHD48040 |
F9F-2 & XF9F: ATU-206
"candy stripe," NAS Pensacola, 1956; XF9F-2 (three schemes);
XF9F-3 (two schemes). Includes BlackMagic(tm) precut painting masks! |
Also, we've gotten a bunch of other new items in, but since this message has
gotten pretty long, I'll let you know about them later this week.
Thanks again for your business.
Good luck and good modeling!
Dave
DAVID H. KLAUS
President
Meteor Productions, Inc.
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