[Ara1]

Originally Posted by lanslide

Wow...awesome Ara - thanks! How did you know I like the F3F? These appear to be personal photographs. Do you have a family member that shot these photos?

Not a family member-- from an expired auction.

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by Ara1

Thanks-- note the photog plane is not a F3F. Any guesses?

And that Lexington shot... I bet that white circle was decidedly NOT used during the fighting with the Japanese!

The Lexington and the Saratoga definitely had different lines than the later carriers that would follow. Must be their battlecruiser beginings.

[Warhawk]

Pic of Lone Star Flight Museum's example, I'll get better ones next weekend.

[Elmer]

Originally Posted by Ara1

Thanks-- note the photog plane is not a F3F. Any guesses?

I do believe these are F2F type... looks much like F3F-1. F3F-1 resembles the F2F almost more than it resembles its variant sisters, F3F-2 and -3.

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by Elmer

I do believe these are F2F type... looks much like F3F-1. F3F-1 resembles the F2F almost more than it resembles its variant sisters, F2F-2 and -3.

Yep, you are right on them being F2Fs. Lower portion of the cowling on the F3F-1 is almost flush with the lower fuselage where the bottom of the F2F cowling is slightly higher up.

[STARMAN 352ND]

It be easy to make all 3 of them ...Wouldn't it ?
If it's plastic parts..
JP

[Elmer]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

It be easy to make all 3 of them ...Wouldn't it ?
If it's plastic parts..
JP

I don't think so. The fuselage profile of the F2F is different.

(Edit: I read your question wrong, I think, JP... you probably meant all three variants of the F3F. For some reason I thought you meant the F2F and all variants of the F3F... my bad). Yeah, Cruver is right, perhaps they can do all three variants of the F3F.

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

It be easy to make all 3 of them ...Wouldn't it ?
If it's plastic parts..
JP

Should be able to do the F3F-1, -2 or -3. Forward section of fuselage and cowling are plastic and the vertical stabilizer is plastic as well. F3F-1 had different shape to cowling, some slight differences in forward fuselage, canopy and also shape of vertcal stabilizer. With these areas looking to be plastic in the pre production model shot, Hobby Master probably could pull off all the F3F variants. Hope they are considering doing the Gulfhawk.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by Elmer

I don't think so. The fuselage profile of the F2F is different.

Sorry Elmer i meant F3F-1 ,-2 and -3..
Not the F2F...My bad for not asking the question right..
JP

[Elmer]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

Sorry Elmer i meant F3F-1 ,-2 and -3..
Not the F2F...My bad for not asking the question right..
JP

No... I am the confused one . I edited my post above.