1/48 Hobbycraft F8F-1 Bearcat 

by Vladimír Žucha

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Here are pictures of my F8F-1 Bearcat. The marking belongs to South Vietnamese air force during late 50's and early 60's. Hobbycraft kit has several inaccuracies in comparing with the original Bearcat. 

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The most visible is the shape of engine cowling. I adjusted the shape of leading part of engine cowling to get the Bearcat shape. Another inaccuracy is main wheel bay. But the fitting of parts is very good and I can recommend this kit. 

For improving the model I used Eduard photoetched zoom FE134. Paints are Pactra acrylic dark sea blue FS15042, interior green FS34151 and Model master chromate yellow for main wheel bay. Decals are from the Hobbycraft kitbox.

Vladimír

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Photos and text © by Vladimír Žucha