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F8F Bearcat Anyone?
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:04 am
by rawjinks
I was wondering if I was the only one that would like to see a Bearcat as a 1:18, or are there others like myself that think it is an awesome plane. The last prop driven combat plane of the era.
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:00 am
by Rogue
Hell yea, id love a F8,
My uncle flew Fm-2p's,F6F-5p's and F8F-1p's.
I'd like to see any
"cat" from the Ironworks.
End of a era,
one word Skyraider!
WWII to 'Nam with a B-17's payload.
Impressive.
Cat Walk
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:39 am
by Plastic Spastic
While I'd love to see a 1/18 F8F, it would be much better and more feasible to see a Hellcat and Wildcat first. Sticking with WWII PAC stuff, it'd probably still be better and more likely to see a Dauntless and Helldiver first before getting into the more esoteric, though definitely cool, subjects like the Tigercat and Bearcat.
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:25 pm
by p51
I think a bearcat would do pretty well. It's an awesome looking plane! Verrrry fast too.
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:50 pm
by Teamski
Welcome to the board rawjinks! Happy to have you here!!
The Bearcat is surely the pedigree Naval fighter, but it had no impact on anything, really. Being the last of the line, it was superceded by jets soon after the war. It's a great plane, but I'd definately want a plane that had impact. The Hellcat, Wildcat, Typoon, Dauntless, Mig-3, KI-61, KI-84, Hurricane, Stumovik, DR I, Camel, P-39 and others would be a better choice IMHO.
-Ski
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:52 pm
by Jericoeagle1
Teamski wrote:The Bearcat is surely the pedigree Naval fighter, but it had no impact on anything, really. Being the last of the line, it was superceded by jets soon after the war. It's a great plane, but I'd definately want a plane that had impact. The Hellcat, Wildcat, Typoon, Dauntless, Mig-3, KI-61, KI-84, Hurricane, Stumovik, DR I, Camel, P-39 and others would be a better choice IMHO.
-Ski
Not to mention the A-10 as well.
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:30 am
by Teamski
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:57 pm
by KAMIKAZE
While the Bearcat is definately bad to the bone, I need to see a Hellcat first. Impact or not, if it's cool, make it 21st!
Mark
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:03 pm
by Quixote511
I am more of a WIldcat fan myself.
Aaron
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:30 pm
by KAGNEW
wildcat or hellcat
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:22 pm
by Rogue
I'd hate to be the one to have to figure out the retracts on the F4F.
'cats
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:27 pm
by JimBob55
I absolutely love the Wildcat, but I agree that the landing gear will be a quite a puzzle to make work. As I recall, the Bearcat itself had a wierd double-joint thing happening in the landing gear to accomodate the huge prop disc.
But 21C is making a game effort at the wing-fold mechanism of the Avenger (which is the same as the Hellcat
). (...and I recall that the Hellcat landing gear is the same turn-and-retract mechanism as the P-40 and the Corsair, which 21st has also mastered
)
JimBob
