Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Faust on November 11, 2023, 10:47:16 AM
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As I go through my modelling journey, I find that I get onto “themes”; I’ll go hog-wild over various familes of planes, and scoop up all of what I can locate like a Roomba eats dirt. Sometimes it’s a specific type of plane, like a float plane, or one-seaters that were made from two-seaters. Other times, I get fixated on a service, like the WWII IJN or Royal Navy jets. One such tear saw me dive into the world of US Navy and Marines jets. My Twogar is a result of that particular episode.
However, it’s likely no surprise that even when “under the influence” of a particular fetish, I still have a nose for the weird and often best forgotten. Surely, one such aircraft must be the Vought F6U1 Pirate, the first attempt by that storied company to produce a jet. Dumpy, barely capable of flight and deemed unfit for service, it was a long way from its later siblings the Crusader and Corsair II.
Of course, when I came across the Admiral kit of this portly aeronautical dead end, I had to have it. Since it’s the 11th Anniversary of the Sprue Lagoon, I thought this would be a fun way to celebrate.
Not only that, but just think of all the things you can do with this: Korean War fighter-bomber, 'Nam-era cammo (maybe black underside?) or even foreign service, like RN or even Argentinian Navy? While the jet was a dead end, the whiffing potential is almost endless!
Check out this half-baked and half-wooden faltering first step at the link below. Don’t tell me you don’t think it has a certain loveable charm!
https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/admiral-1-72-vought-f6u-1-pirate-early-oob/ (https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/admiral-1-72-vought-f6u-1-pirate-early-oob/)
(https://adamrehorn.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/admiral-pirate-oob-001.jpg?w=425)
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Totally agree with all lines of what you posted. :smiley:
Upgrade Pirate with F-5E J85. Dimensions good for fuselage. Afterburner nozzle at exhaust. 'Nam-era cammo. Or do whatever you like.
Couple are in stash, thought of doing something like that.
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You could make that into a Korean War A-10 equivalent without too much hassle. ;)
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AZ made many versions, like the Pirate "International":
(https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/9/6/0/246960-16559-39-pristine.jpg)
or dogfighting MiG-9s:
(https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/0/1/7/1171017-26967-80-pristine.jpg)
Here's the collection of boxings on Sacalemates. (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/azmodel-7224-vought-f6u-1-pirate-us-navy--1171017/timeline)
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How about that box art. Pirate and Mig-9s. Creative :smiley: