F3D-2 Skyknight
Korean KNight Warbirds
- Scale:
- 1:48
- Status:
- Completed
- Started:
- January 1, 2018
- Completed:
- May 31, 2018
On 10 December 1952, a Skyknight piloted by Marine Lieutenant Joseph Corvi with radar operator Sergeant Dan George spotted a "bogey" on radar. They could not establish visual contact, but since no "friendlies" were supposed to be in the area, they fired on the target. A kill was confirmed when Sergeant George spotted a wing tumbling past them. It turned out to be one of the little Po-2 biplanes used by the North Koreans to harass UN forces at night. The Po-2 was a difficult target, since it flew low and slow, it was small and agile, and its mostly wooden construction did not show up well on radar.
Finished results can be seen at my Weblog:
flypastrush.com/post..odel-f3d-2-skyknight
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Kit Build - F3D-2 Skyknight Korean War Night Fighter
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Lots of cleaning up of parts and dry fitting here. Weights packed into the nose, the exhausts replaced by copper tubes w...
Project: F3D-2 Skyknight
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Midnight Sinner: 1/48th Squadron (Czech Model) F3D-2 Skyknight
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See my F3D-2 build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/midnight-sinner-1-48th-squadron-czech-model-f3d-2-skyknight
Project: F3D-2 Skyknight
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Paint Process
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Initial base paint was a aluminum primer, followed by a zinc-chromate green that would later be shown in wear spots to w...
Project: F3D-2 Skyknight
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12 August 2022, 03:37