Grumman F3F-1

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The Grumman F3F was the last bi-plane fighter commissioned by the U.S. Navy. The F3F-1 version was the initial version in production in 1936. This F3F-1 is painted in colors for the U.S.S. Saratoga.

Data from Great Aircraft of the World
General characteristics

  • Crew: one pilot
  • Length: 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)
  • Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
  • Height: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
  • Empty weight: 2,876 lb (1,305 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 4,403 lb (1,997 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1535 “Wasp Junior” Fourteen-cylinder two-row supercharged air-cooled radial engine

Including various renders here.

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F3F-1 Final Render Front-Side 1920x1080.jpg1920×1080 454 KB

F3F-1 Final Render BW 1920x1080.jpg1920×1080 293 KB

F3F-1 R-1535 Engine 01.jpg1440×1440 355 KB

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Real nice. I love all the detail on the engine. The casing around the propeller drive shaft has a nice ripple effect to the paint, not sure if it would have been made of cast iron, I don’t know much about planes, but it looks spot on to me.
Just my opinion but I do think some of the parts look a little too shiny on the plane, the struts between the wings and the cables, but apart from that the rest looks good. Nice work.

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Thanks caz747. Appreciate the feedback.

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Very nicely done, but there’s no way that is a nine cylinder engine. It’s a double-banked 14. Are the specs in the OP wrong?

1936 is late for a biplane too. I wonder what they were thinking. STOL perhaps?

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Wow, the engine detail looks incredible! Is this model just for fun? Or for a contest or something?

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Just did some searching. The specs in the OP from Great Aircraft of the World list the engine for the F3F-2. The F3F-1 had a Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior, which of course was a double-banked 14.

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Great work! Congratulations!
The engine looks superb!

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Thanks all for the comments and feedback. Gumboots is indeed correct. It is a P&W R1535 Twin Wasp Junior double-banked 14 cylinder. My mistake for posting the wrong specs. I’ll correct the specs.

Jared, just for fun, no contest. kind of a hobby for me.

Witold, thanks man. Means a lot coming from the author of the Virtual Airplanebook. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to model, texture and render aircraft. Absolutely top notch how-to book.

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Wow! Terrific job. You rally captured the look of the plane.

Steve S

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Great job! This looks very accurate. :slight_smile:

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Steve S, ShadowCamero…thanks man for the comments.

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Great, man!
I love the details
The body a bit more shiny?

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I like much both images, the engine is very detailed, I want see a picture of this plan with the helice with a little of motion blur ;), is pretty curious the detail of felix the cat and excellent work on shading!

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Thanks for nice comments.

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very nice indeed