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Kitty Hawk: Banshee Test-Shot
Merlin
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Posted: Friday, July 15, 2016 - 01:49 AM UTC


It's been a long time in development, but the wait is clearly almost over. Glen Coleman has just sent us photos the built-up F2H Banshee test-shot.

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Joel_W
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Posted: Friday, July 15, 2016 - 04:42 AM UTC
It's been a long time coming. Can't be that much longer till it's finally released. Joel
politicni
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Posted: Friday, July 15, 2016 - 02:19 PM UTC
Look great !!
ULIX-VM
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Posted: Friday, July 15, 2016 - 11:35 PM UTC
the f2h=banshee one the early naval jets.
betheyn
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Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 12:14 AM UTC
It does look very nice and a welcome releases, but looking at Detail and Scales Facebook page there is some accuracy issues with it.
Andy
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Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 06:16 AM UTC
I've heard Kittyhawk eventually plans this one in 1/32nd, I sure hope so! I like the open panel option!
jonvan
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 07:49 AM UTC
It looks nice but for some odd reason it looks short. Maybe it's just the angle of the photo. I have built 2 1/72 Banshees, F-2H and they just seemed longer.---John
Jessie_C
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 08:35 AM UTC
There were 2 lengths of banshee, the -2 and the -3.
F2H-2:

F2H-3


I'm hoping that Kitty Hawk does the obvious and tool up a -3 so I can put maple leaves on it
jonvan
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 08:51 AM UTC
I have many books on my favorite area, early jets and it
still seems "pudgy" to me. I am well aware of -2,-3,and -4
differences but something just seems odd.---John
JPK
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Posted: Friday, September 16, 2016 - 05:51 AM UTC
Just my personal observation comparing the photos of the kit to photos in the Detail and Scale digital book. The wing humps look too tall, too high up on the fuselage. The intakes are too wide top to bottom and there's a lack of a sweep back to the intake openings, or very little. Will know better when I get a kit in hand.
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