FIGHTS ON Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Following hot on the heels of my 1/32 F-8E - here is the F-8J. yes, i liked building the "-E" so much, i wanted to do another. This time I dropped in the AIRES cockpit - no sanding required, perfect fit. Fit was good, but takes some effort to build with the wing DOWN and the Gun bays etc closed. Sadly, the TRUMPETER decals were poor, so i hand painted/masked/spare decals etc 2 schemes on opposite sides of the aircraft. I think there were only 4 sqns that flew with the "-J2 so i had to find 2 aircraft with same MODEX numbers AND white nose cones! not so happy with the wash on this build - but this kit also suffered from the Trumpeter curse of a plastic finish that just rejected paint (despite numerous washes before trying!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIGHTS ON Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Two pictures from build, where the pitures have come out better - I'll have a play with the camera again later and try again with the finished aircaft with better lighting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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