[rdenham]

Has anyone else purchased the 1/72 Cyber Hobby F6F-5 “minsi III” Command CAG 15 USS Essex 44?

I preferred the Cyber Hobby version over the regular release in it promo pictures however it seems the actual model has a misaligned block of Japanese’s killings.

I don’t know which block of kill markings is in the correct position but the left side looks a lot better than the right side.

Left side of the plane: The space between the panel lines located between the name “Minsi III” & the kill markings is blank.

Right side of the plane: The space between the panel lines located between the name “Minsi III” & the kill markings has one row of kill markings in it.

If the plane really looked this way I would like to know.

[Canucklehead]

I don't know if it will help, but www.surfpac.navy.mil/mccampbell/namesake-pix.htm has some neat pics of Cmdr. McCampbell and the Minsi III. Something I noticed is all of the pics I could find of the actual plane (not the airshow version) are from the starboard side. Does anyone know if the markings were on the port side as well?

[mustangdriver]

Most navy planes had their markings on the starboard side due to the fact that they were carrier based, and more people would see them form the island side of the deck. At least that is what I always thought.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by mustangdriver

Most navy planes had their markings on the starboard side due to the fact that they were carrier based, and more people would see them form the island side of the deck. At least that is what I always thought.

I have heard the same thing...But i have seen a number of other Navy fighters that had them on both side as well...Kepford's Corsair of the VF-17 Jolly Rogers and a few other VF-17's.
I was trying to find a Minsi Hellcat with them on both side and all i found was the starboard side...
JP

[Shawn 507]

I got mine last night and was a little bummed. There is a gap behind the cockpit and the main body. I filled it with a shim of styrene and painted it, but this example isn't as well done as thier "Cat Mouth" version. I hope their next one turns out better.
When viewed from above, it looks like they didn't mate up locations for the kill marks. So you have the one set with the panel line going thru it.
- Shawn