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Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale
« on: November 18, 2012, 12:35:01 AM »
Hello everybody,  :-salut :-salut :-salut

Hobbycraft issued many years ago a 1/48 scale kit of the F7U-3. This kit has many inaccuracies and has consumed many time to correct it... The worst model I ever built !
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Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale


Look how high the cockpit stands above the ground...
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/925/chancevoughtf7u3cutlass40iz.jpg
Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale


Cheers,

Jicehem  :-wave :-wave :-wave

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Re: Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2012, 12:39:16 AM »
How many kits of this plane you have build?

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Re: Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2012, 09:41:44 AM »
How many kits of this plane you have build?

Three : one F7U-1 (Lindberg) and one F7U-3 (Hobbycraft) in 1/48 scale and one F7U-3 (Fujimi) in 1/72 scale. In my stock is one F7U-3P (Fujimi) in 1/72 scale.

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Re: Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2012, 11:13:37 AM »
Very well mate :-ok

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Re: Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2012, 02:34:55 PM »
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Re: Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2012, 03:06:46 PM »
Excellent results Jicehem!!!!!

One of the Lindberk kits was in my built collection years ago but it ended up being given to a friend in the early 1990s. As I remember it was a very basic model.

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Re: Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2012, 05:53:55 PM »
Excellent results Jicehem!!!!!

One of the Lindberk kits was in my built collection years ago but it ended up being given to a friend in the early 1990s. As I remember it was a very basic model.

Yes, it was very basic but accurately shaped and really in 1/48 scale in both length and span. A very surprising fact at the time (1949-1950). Have you seen it on the forum ?

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Re: Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2012, 08:37:54 PM »
No, I hadn't thought of the old Lindberg kit for years until your threads. I do remember I painted mine in Blue Angels paint scheme, though...

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Re: Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in 1/48 scale
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2012, 10:57:14 PM »
This is a nice aircraft...