KursadA Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) CD48109 will be a 1/48 scale sheet for the Grumman J2F "Duck", designed for the new Merit kit. Edited January 4, 2016 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I'll take one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Wow...you're off to a busy 2016! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Is this one still in the long term plans? I've got a bunch of Glencoe ducks...yeah I know 1/54 scale...underdetailed...but cheap for multiple schemes. Wondering how "off" these would look on the 1/54 kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 With the release of the I love Kit kit, is this going to happen still? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 It is going to happen before the end of the year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmk0210 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Nice! I have the old Classic Airframes kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris D Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Any chance for the one J2F-2 Duck on Midway Island during the Battle of Midway? Photographs are limited, but it was the blue over gray early war scheme, with the rudder stripes most likely painted over. It is almost certainly Bu no. 1209. And since it was a station aircraft, rather than a squadron aircraft, It would have NAS Midway Island written on the sides. I don't have the Bu no, but the last aircraft out of Bataan was a J2F-4 Duck, assigned to Patrol Wing 10 (it was a wing aircraft, not assigned to either of the squadrons). The only difference between the versions of the J2F was the engine (all different versions of the R-1820 Cyclone), so the Merit kit would work for all versions with minor modifications. You could probably use the kit cowling cover for the -1 through -3 by cutting off the back at the rivet line so that it doesn't cover the exhaust piping and at the front so that it doesn't extend in front of the cylinders. For the -6 you would need to remove the carburetor intake from the top of the nose and fill in the cutout in the cowling. The only one that you would really have to fudge it on were the -3 which had a different fuselage interior as they were built as transports for senior officers. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) Just curious if this one is still happening Edited August 10, 2022 by eraucubsfan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) On 7/28/2020 at 9:54 PM, Chris D said: Any chance for the one J2F-2 Duck on Midway Island during the Battle of Midway? Photographs are limited, but it was the blue over gray early war scheme, with the rudder stripes most likely painted over. It is almost certainly Bu no. 1209. And since it was a station aircraft, rather than a squadron aircraft, It would have NAS Midway Island written on the sides. I don't have the Bu no, but the last aircraft out of Bataan was a J2F-4 Duck, assigned to Patrol Wing 10 (it was a wing aircraft, not assigned to either of the squadrons). The only difference between the versions of the J2F was the engine (all different versions of the R-1820 Cyclone), so the Merit kit would work for all versions with minor modifications. You could probably use the kit cowling cover for the -1 through -3 by cutting off the back at the rivet line so that it doesn't cover the exhaust piping and at the front so that it doesn't extend in front of the cylinders. For the -6 you would need to remove the carburetor intake from the top of the nose and fill in the cutout in the cowling. The only one that you would really have to fudge it on were the -3 which had a different fuselage interior as they were built as transports for senior officers. Chris The -6 also had a different front fuselage behind the cowling and the cowling itself was different to the earlier variants. None of the 1/48 kits have it correct. It's not widely remarked upon (e.g. not mentioned at all in the Ginter book) but obvious when you start comparing photos of -5s and -6s. Jon Edited August 10, 2022 by jonbryon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Help me out to speed up the design of this sheet by suggesting a range of interesting subjects that can be built using the existing kits - lack of references is what stalled this for a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 How about this one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 17 minutes ago, Dutch said: How about this one? Maybe we can get Reedoak to do the figures lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 A few options - I think this is a J2F-6 but a cool scheme nonetheless I have a few Duck books inbound, I'll look at those for more candidates Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 17 hours ago, eraucubsfan said: A few options - I think this is a J2F-6 but a cool scheme nonetheless That is a -6. This is an interpretation of the original scheme - there's at least one more (e.g. with floats in blue). There is a photo of the original airframe kicking around. 8563 also wore a different silver scheme earlier in its life. Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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