HobbyBoss 1/72 F-9F Panther GB

[MrsModeller]

Just started the F-9F Panther as my main Cold War GB.

First, as always the box shots:-







Sprue Shots :-







Canopy is wrapped well in plastic bag and Styrofoam :-



Decal Sheet is quite comprehensive :-



Two paint schemes shown in instructions :-





Instruction sheet opens to A4 size is very clear :-



I would like to see ballast weight shown to prevent tail sitting








A good sprue map


Virtually no clean up required in cockpit tub assembly :-


Little bit of drama with the control coloumn :-



but nothing some CA can't put right !!





Initial paint - Tamiya Field Grey.



Instrument panel decal applied :-



side panels matt black (humbrol black) and dry brushed with matt white and some detailing.



As Nick and I have been caught out with tail sitters (Me262 and Westland Gazelle - still thinking of suitable punishment for the Gazelle ) weight has been added and secured with CA in the nose.

As always comments and criticisms are welcomed

[Jamesday1998]

great work on the cockpit! the dry brushing has worked very well! seems like a nice kit!

[DC87]

Great start Mrs M, the cockpit looks very nice.

I hope that control column snapping wasn't a feature of the real thing

[Radzy]

Nice entry and update Mrs M
This blue paint scheme makes me feel like I want that plane

Hobby Boss' s kits look really fantastic, but it is commo m that you have no info about weights or paints in interior. I had the same issue with Mi-4, MiG-15 & Sabre . A- I followed the instructions that didn't mention weights. Only Mi-4 could be saved, other two have to be supported by small piece of blue-tack...

Good luck with the build, Mrs M

Cheers,
Radek

[Nige201980]

that cockpit is excellent Mrs modeller and a great subject to

[MrsModeller]

Thanks guys for the comments, I'm starting to like the HobbyBoss kits, the moulds are really crisp and panel lines are nicely recessed without being too deep. I also like the idea of having the lower halves of the wing as a single piece, it cuts down on filling and sanding a lot

[Lee]

Great start m'lady....

Looking forward to seeing this build up

[Paul]

Great subject and Brilliant start

[MrsModeller]

Little bit more work done tonight:-



More detail of cockpit tub



Lead ballast added to nose - as you can see there is an acre of space in the nose





Nick made me some harness straps from Tamiya 6mm masking tape cut into thin strips and then painted in the buckles for me



He also gave me a tip of laying out the parts on the instructions so that I can see how parts relate to each other :-



With the wheel well, HobbyBoss have had a superb idea :-



They have moulded the nose wheel assembly and incorporated the front wheel well detailing into the wheel assembly



Another nice idea is found on the wheel shock absorber assembly :-





There are square and round pegs to get the fit the right way up

Wheel well and nose wheel assembled and painted (Revell matt white dry brushed with Revell dust grey)



Fusalage halves assembled :-











As you can see the fusalage has gone together with virtually no gaps at all and seems to need only minimal sanding.

[Nige201980]

it coming together nicely looking great keep up the great work.

[Rob]

Nicely done Mrs. You certainly don't hang about!

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Wow... great entry and great progress!

[MrsModeller]

Few more updates from last night

There is an option for either underwing stores or a unarmed version, holes for the pylons need to be drilled out - Nick drilled these out for me as he has a bit steadier hand than me





There is a HUGE error in the instruction



The "U" shaped pieces are the engine intakes and as you can see have been labeled B17 for the right side and B18 for the left, if you try to build them like this - this is what they look like :-





However if you swap them round you get this :-



Took me and Nick 30 mins to get it sorted

If any body builds this kit - make sure the intakes are positioned outside the guide rail




otherwise there is not enough room to position the fuselage

intakes given a hint of colour



HobbyBoss have had a good idea with the sprues, they have positioned the sprues to the major components so that there is a flat-to-flat casting




All that you need to do is file flat, which means that there is no deformation of the actual kit

Upper wings installed





One problem occurred :- Ajax the cat jumped up onto the table and managed to tip over a bottle of contacta - and a big dollop went onto the wings:-





Other than that no issues at all and virtually no filling seems to be required

[Jamesday1998]

Looking good!

[MrsModeller]

Main assembly now done, just a couple of bits of minor filling, and now primed


(Little bit of filler needed on the wing where Ajax the cat splashed some Contacta)







The main undercarriage was a pain in the you know what to assemble

[chief5437]

Good job on the spillage! damn pesky cats, lol!

[T3hGuppy]

Cats always want to see what's going on lol

Great job Mrs

[good2us1]

Looking good !!!

[MrsModeller]

Started to paint up the Panther.... was thinking of black with yellow eyes

but have done it as below -

Nick and I have seen some of the kits with pre-shading so thought we should try,







As you can see, the pre-shading was brush applied (Tamiya dark grey, XF-24. The airbrush that we have is a starter airbrush and is just for area work.

Airbrushed with Tamiya flat blue (XF-8)







I will leave this to dry overnight.

As always, comments and criticisms are appreciated.

[LocoFeldwebel]

Beautiful job, can't wait to see more.

[Jamesday1998]

You've done awesome! The paint looks really well done!!

[Nige201980]

lovely work this is going to be striking in when finished.

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Lovely paint work

[MrsModeller]

Some update photos :-


Cockpit painting complete for the canopy to be added.







and canopy added :-

[JayCub]

im liking how this is coming together, i can't remember been that detailed about a cockpit to be honest, and im looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

[spruecutter]

Nice work.

[MrsModeller]

A little more work done -

Canopy added and painted :-









Masked for leading edge silver :-





Brush painted leading edges, Citadel Mithril Silver :-










Decals added. Really happy with the decals, they went on with just water, and are not too fragile.







































Next steps are -

Adding bombs and rockets :-
Wash and weathering (possibly)
Gloss coat
Final reveal

[Nige201980]

that is looking fantastic great work on those decals.

[T3hGuppy]

This bird looks really nice with all her markings

Good job

[UKscalemodeller]

I like how this looks, the colour is great

[good2us1]

I like how this looks, the colour is great

I agree, the color is looking nice, can't wait to see her done!