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MODEL NAME: Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket ‘Blackhawk squadron’
IPMS #:
ENTRY#: HCON17_10550
REGISTERED EVENT: 2025 HeritageCon
MODEL SCALE: 1:48
MODEL MANUFACTURER: Academy Plastic Model (South Korea)
MODEL CATEGORY: SPACE,SCI-FI, & FANTASY 2577-All-TV, Movie, & Comics (Excluding Star Wars)
MODEL KIT(s) AND TECHNIQUES USED:
Academy Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket kit in 1/48th scale. Modifications include scratch built cockpit details and kit parts replaced by a Squadron Vac-Form canopy and Eduard Grumman Hellcat resin seat. The markings are from ‘Fundekals’ decal sheet representing a Skyrocket flown by the ‘Blackhawk’ squadron circa 1940 from the comic book of the same name. Artwork base is the frontispiece for the 1988 ‘Blackhawk’ series ‘Blood and Iron’ drawn by artist Howard V. Chaykin.
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