Yellow Hammer Decals

1/48 F9F Panther  --  Hot Cats on Parade #2 decal sheet

Product # YHD48039 for $10.99

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Apr 15 2007

 

 

 

This new decal sheet from Yellow Hammer Decals includes markings for three F9F-2 Panthers....2 with the USMC and 1 Blue Angel Panther.

The first plane is a USMC F9F-2 Panther plane # 2 "Jet Cats" with VMF-311 from K-3 South Korea in 1953.  This aircraft is blue overall with white script on the nose that reads "Jet VMF-311 Cats".  This aircraft is special because painted on it's side are all the missions markings for the whole squadron.  VMF-311 had the most combat missions during the Korean War.

The second plane is a USMC F9F-2 Panther with VMF-311 from K-3 South Korea in 1953.  This aircraft is blue overall with white artwork on the nose of a Panther head with paws with nails extended.  The head has an open mouth with big teeth....simular to a sharks mouth artwork from WW2.

The third plane is a F9F-3 Panther plane # 1 with the Blue Angels flown by LCDR Raleigh E. "Dusty" Rhodes, Team Leader of the Blue Angels during the 1949 Demonstration Season.   Paint scheme is overall blue with yellow letters.

The decals were flawlessly printed on 2 decal sheets.  A set of stencils is also included as well as painting masks.  The colours look good and will cover very well.  The masks are to assist you with doing the complicated nose markings if you choose not to use the supplied decals.  The instruction sheets are easy to follow.

I would like to thank Yellow Hammer Decals for providing me with this review sample.

Steve Bamford

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Meteor Productions also has a variety of resin detail and conversions sets for the Panther in 1/48.

CEBM48484 F9F Canopy & Wheel Hub masks for Monogram BlackMagic(tm) $ 4.99
CEBM48575 F9F Canopy & Wheel Hub Masks for all Trumpeter/HobbyCraft F9F kits BlackMagic(tm) $ 4.99
FV704 Triple Conversion 4: 1/72 Tracer/F9F-8P Cougar/AP-2H Falcon $ 18.99
TK48085 F9F-2/3 Corrected Outer Wings Set for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft. This set contains b Teknics $ 22.99
TK48086 F9F-2/3 Corrected Fighter Nose for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft. Since the Trumpeter/Ho Teknics $ 14.99
TK48087 F9F Corrected "Cougar Nose" for Panther & Cougar for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft/FM. L Teknics $ 7.99
TK48088 XF9F & Early Blue Angels F9F-2 Conversion for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft. This set co Teknics $ 24.99
TK48089 F9F-2/3 Down & Dirty Conversion Set for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft. The Trumpeter ki Teknics $ 28.99
TK48090 F9F-2P Corrected Recce Nose & Cameras for Trumpeter/HobbyCraft. The F9F-2P was Teknics $ 19.99
YHD48038 F9F-2s: Paper Doll, 121/D, VF-781, USS Bon Homme Richard, Korea, 1951; Papasan, Yellowhammer Models $ 10.99
YHD48040 F9F-2 & XF9F: ATU-206 candy stripe, NAS Pensacola, 1956; XF9F-2 (three schemes); Yellowhammer Models $ 12.99
 

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford