Grumman F3F-2 Academy 1:48

Jennifer Franklin
Looking sharp so far, following 👀.

Robert Podkoński
Me 2!

Alain Brshl Autore
The delicate part is approaching: finishing and installing the stay cables. See you at the end!

Robert Podkoński
This is a good-looking plane, and your model looks fantastic already.

Alain Brshl Autore
As expected, the stays are tricky to install, especially with my big fingers. Nevertheless, I am happy to have a colorful plane on my shelves!

Kind regards.

Thomas Bischoff
colourfull and nice result 👍

Steve Desarzens
très joli résultat ! il s'agit certainement d'un projet à court terme pour moi. Cela m'inspire 🙂

Alain Brshl Autore
Thanks Thomas and Steeve. @Steeve (en français !) : maquette très plaisante à monter avec une gravure très fine et de beaux détails. Fais-toi plaisir !

Neuling
Very beautiful colors, top paintwork

Jennifer Franklin
oh, very nice, loving the end result.

hoi4enjoyer
Great work on the rigging!

Alain Brshl Autore
Thanks mates !

Rui S
Beautiful work 👍

Alain Brshl Autore
Obrigado Rui !

Paul Moore
That's really cool. Great job on the model and the diorama! Gets me thinking ….

Paul Moore
Where did you get the pilot figures and flight deck? Again, super job.

Landlubber Mike
What a colorful plane! I love these pre-WW2 yellow wings. Nicely done!

Can I ask how you did the rigging? Did you use wire, thread, etc.?

Alain Brshl Autore
To Paul and Mike : thank you for your kind comments. For the pilot figures ant the flight deck, I used these items : Aircraft Carrier Deck (Eduard 8802, 1:48) and WWII U.S. Navy Pilots w/Moto-Tug (Tamiya 61107, 1:48).

For the rigging I used the stays included in the photoetched sheet (provided in the box) but which can be tricky to use. This is why I also used cables made of stretched plastic.

Best regards !

Landlubber Mike
Thank you for that info Alain!