1/48 Curtiss F11C-2

[kampfflieger]

Thank you for your comments!

Grumman F3F will be next.

Also what do you prefer:

Curtiss F9F Sparrowhawk

Chance-Vought SBU Corsair (biplane dive bomber)

Berliner-Joyce OJ-2

Something else?

[member_3]

#1 Berliner Joyce OJ-2
#2 SBU Corsair
#3 F9C Sparrowhawk

Thanks!

[Paperwarrior]

I agree with the Ron:
After the Grumman F3F then:
#1 Berliner Joyce OJ-2
#2 SBU Corsair
#3 F9C Sparrowhawk
#4 Nakajima A2N (Not well represented and comperable to F4B)

I do have a question about the Berliner-Joyce OJ-2. With floats as when operating off the cruisers or with landing gear as when in port or both?
Good painting of one with floats: OJ-2 Observation Plane USN Painting by Gene Ritchhart - OJ-2 Observation Plane USN Fine Art Prints and Posters for Sale

[wag]

Of the three listed, my choice would be
1 F9C Sparrowhawk (I've been fascinated with the U.S. Navy airship program for many years).
2 SBU Corsair (Dive bombers are always interesting).
3 OJ-2

Wayne

[Don Boose]

I agree with the priorities of Ron and Jeff. Would also love to see a Martin BM-1 or 2. Was not in service long, but was the best looking of the USN biplane bombers in my opinion. Served aboard Saratoga (with VT-2B) in the early 1930s; Lexington in 1932 (with VT-1S) and 1933-35 (with VT-1B, Lex having been shifted from the Scouting to the Battle Force in 1934),; aboard Ranger 1936-37 (with VB-1B) and then briefly back with Lex as VT-2 (the squadron numbers having been changed in July 1937 to match the hull numbers of the ships to which they were assigned, and the Battle Force/Scouting Force distinction having been ended) before being replaced by TBDs; and briefly with Enterprise VT-6 while it was being formed up. [William T. Larkins, U.S. Navy Aircraft 1921-1941, Concord, CA: Aviation History Publications, 1961), pp. 111, 124, 130 (photo of BM-2 1-T-1), 146, 150 (photos of BM-1 3-B-1 and BM-2 3-B-3), 172, 187, 201, 206 (list of old and new squadron numbers and insignia for the July 1937 turnover), 209 (photos of BM-1 1-B-9 and BM-2 2-T-13 illustrating the renumbering), 218 (photo of BM-2 6-T-3), and 250 (photo of BM-2 serial 9172 of VX-3D4 at the Naval Aircraft Factory, Philadelphia, in 1939).

I have plans for a stick-and-tissue flying model and hope to build it eventually (though the prospect seems slim).
Martin BM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1935 Martin Dive Bomber, BM-1 and BM-2 Flying Model Plans
Popular Aviation: October, 1935 / Martin Dive Bomber BM-2 by Flying Magazine Poster, Prints (14.0 x 11.0 in., $19.95) - Barewalls.com

Wings Palette also provides color side views.


U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.1824
A U.S. Navy Martin BM-2 (BuNo 9170) of torpedo squadron VT-2B from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) at Oakland Airport, California (USA), in the early 1930s.

[B-Manic]

The Nakajima A2N as depicted (Carrier Akagi) would be excellent.

[kampfflieger]

BTW - have you ever seen Nakajima type 91 ?

[member_3]

LOL - well, I have now!

[Don Boose]

I've been waiting for a model of the Nakajima Type 91 for a long time.

I believe it was the standard Japanese Army fighter until the Kawasaki Ki-10 came into service.

I've always thought it would be a challenging build, but a nice-looking and famous airplane.

Don

[Paperwarrior]

That is a nice looking plane, but I'm with Don...looks like it could be challenging with all those fiddly bits. Although, it could be quite rewarding at the end of the build...if you still have your sanity.

Jeff