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NA FJ Fury

Started by Freightdog862, February 24, 2023, 01:44:33 PM

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Freightdog862

Placeholder for my first group build. Not the best at finishing models but a deadline always helps. I looking to make a North American Fury in 1/72, not sure if it will be an FJ-1 or maybe an FJ-4B. Picked up an Emhar kit this week for a tenner, a moment of madness as I had one in the stash already (since about 1990), no one honestly needs two of them! Also still have a few Pegasus FJ-1 kits, which is almost definitely an easier kit to build then the Emhar monster.

I'm thinking along the lines of an RCN FJ-1, or perhaps RAN FJ-4B, or maybe the other way around, inspired by kits build by Mike McEvoy on GOM, but I might just go for a decent F-86 Sabre kit instead.

None the less, I'm building something for the group build!

Thanks,
Colin     

jcf

Of course there is the lovely FJ-4F with a rocket engine in the tail and fetching radar proboscis.
;D

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Freightdog862

I like the look of the FJ-4F, but it just means even more work!

Colin 

Freightdog862

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Had a dig about in the shed and found one of my remaining Pegasus FJ-1 Fury kits. As expected it looks like slightly less work than the Emhar FJ-4, so I think the subject choice has been made. Also as the owner of the Pegasus range, its about time I have another crack at one. I've not build a Pegasus kit since I was a teenager.

The kit has some very nice metal parts, I think the wheels might have come Heller F-86F, or possibly the Airfix F-86D (Heller models provided quite a few detail parts for Pegasus kits). I have the original masters for the metal parts in a box somewhere, I will try and dig them out. Here is a picture of the kit built for promotion by Chris Gannon, straight out of the box.


I doubt mine will be this well made. Plan is to build a stock FJ-1, with some refinements to the kit but nothing major. The kit nose is a bit short but I'm not going to worry about it.

The USN ordered 100 FJ-1 Fury's, but only 30 where built in the end. I'm most likely going to built a second hand exported version from the mid 50's, going on the assumption that the production run was not cut and it wasn't such a poor aircraft. Not sure which customer, but thinking most likely Canada in RCN colours.

I will try and make a start next week. I won'd be using any specific aftermarket parts, although surprisingly for a short run kit from the 90's there are some available. Ventura did a replacement  vacform canopy (made by Falcon Industries), which until recently was still available from a seller in New Zealand on ebay. The two part canopy in the kit isn't actually bad, and as I'm not adding much detail I don't need a clearer one!

Thanks,
Colin
           

Captain Canada

RCN always get's my vote ! Two grey with some orange, and those beautiful leafy roundels  :wub:
CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

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Tophe

Quote from: jcf on February 24, 2023, 04:49:21 PMOf course there is the lovely FJ-4F with a rocket engine in the tail and fetching radar proboscis.
Thanks, that inspired me new Mustangs, I posted those drawings at https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=4461.3045
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Dizzyfugu

The front wheel looks a lot like an Airfix F-86 donor.  :o

RCN is a good choice - I have built a contemporary Ryan Darkshark in this guise many moons ago, and it looked (and still looks) very good in the two-tone grey livery with a high waterline.   :lol:


1:72 Ryan F2R 'Dark Shark'; aircraft "117/Bu. No. 141467" of VF 870 Squadron, Royal Canadian Navy/RCN, HMCS Magnificent, early 1951 (Whif/MPM kit)
by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

Freightdog862

Great Dark Shark, yes that is the scheme I would like to do. I also have a Pegasus Ryan FR.1 Fireball in the stash, the Fireball was I think the last Pegasus kit I built.

Colin

Old Wombat

Of course EDSG (or even DSG) over Sky looks good on jets. ;)


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Freightdog862

So after a small amount of research, I found the attached image of the original NA-140 XP-86 proposed for the USAAF from 1944, in development along side the USN FJ-1.  Modelling an NA-140 opens up a lot of potential possibilities of a What-If straight wing Sabre in service in the early 50s.


What to do next!

Colin

The Rat

Can't wait to see how this progresses!  :thumbsup:
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jcf

Hopefully with an F-86 style removable aft fuselage for engine maintenance/changes instead of
having to remove the top of the fuselage like the FJ-1.
;) ;D

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Sense doesn't come into it. People are
more scared of how complicated crap
actually is than they ever are about
whatever's supposed to be behind the
conspiracy."
-The Peripheral, William Gibson 2014

perttime

The FJ-1 is an attractive design, perhaps in a cute way.
What would it be called in USAF service?
What colour would it be? Bare metal with some highlights?

jcf

Quote from: perttime on March 10, 2023, 10:06:29 PMThe FJ-1 is an attractive design, perhaps in a cute way.
What would it be called in USAF service?
What colour would it be? Bare metal with some highlights?
If they had proceeded with the original FJ-1 based P-86, then after 1947 it would have been designated
F-86.
;)
"Conspiracy theory's got to be simple.
Sense doesn't come into it. People are
more scared of how complicated crap
actually is than they ever are about
whatever's supposed to be behind the
conspiracy."
-The Peripheral, William Gibson 2014

Freightdog862

Apologies all,  had good intentions but got distracted so this ended up a non-started. So I put it back in the stash for another day. Sorry!

Colin