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Blue Angels planes
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Article by Les Dorr, Jr |
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I build an electic mix of models:
flight demonstation teams, pre-WWII USN/USAAC, post-war Navy and USAF
aircraft, airliners, spacecraft and even a ship now and then.
Today I'd like to show everyone 4
of my models depicting Blue Angels planes throughout the years.
Photo #1...F6F-5: The original (1946) mount
for the team. Aircraft shown is team leader Butch Voris' aircraft. This is the
Hasegawa kit, built virtually OOB.
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Photo #3...F8F-1: The "Beetle Bomb"
team aircraft circa 1949. This is the Monogram kit, enhanced with Airwaves
photoetched details and a Squadron vac canopy. I modified the vertical tail,
wings and exhausts to backdate the kit from a -2 to a -1.