Ian Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) Good afternoon from a cold and damp Middle Earth. Well here t'is after eight months on-and-off the bench, my Hasegawa 1:48 Crusader. Now before I go-on, as I was editing the pics for size, I noticed that I've forgotten to add the IR Sensor on the front windscreen but I know where it is and I'll sort-it next time I'm in the 'cave' !! What can I tell you ?, well construction was no problem throughout although on this kit, some of the detail particularly around the dive-brake area was almost none-existant which I'm guessing points to over-use of the moulds. A few extras but not too many, the build is here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234993482-f-8j-crusader/ if anybody wants to check-it-out. Some folks here may know or have heard of Frank Cronin from California, just want to publicly thank Frank for sending me the decals for this build without hesitation when I put out a cry-for-help over at iModeller... Cheers Frank, really appreciate it. That's all the yada, yada, yada for now, here's some photos: Kit - Hasegawa 1:48 Paint - All Tamiya, Humbrol & Xtracolour enamels. Decals - Aeromaster, Microscale stencils, Furball 'Canopy seals' Extras - Cobra Co. resin seat, Quickboost aft intakes, AIM-9D's from Hasegawa Weapons Set 'C'. LTV F-8J Crusader Assigned to Cdr. Paul Stephenson CAG CVW-21 VF-211 'Checkmates' USS Hancock 1972 Thanks for taking the time to look and/or comment, as ever happy to take any criticisms, comments or questions. AFN. Ian. Edited August 24, 2016 by Ian 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Stunning Crusader !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Really nice `Gunfighter` there Ian, great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Strasser Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Outstanding! Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Very cool....a bit of a forgotten jet this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuizCarlos Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 ...as I said before: Awesome!...great work, Ian! Congratulations! Luiz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostbase Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Love the 'Sader, going to make one one day, this is the standard to aim for Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Thank you folks, appreciate the comments. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Really nice Crusader, and the red and white checks really suit it! Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Morpheus Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) Nice. Never been a fan of the Corsair II or Cursader though, probably the most fugly warplane ever. Never understood what the tilting wing is for either. Edited August 24, 2016 by Raven Morpheus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDELK Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Great looking Crusader. Great job on the weathering, as it's not overdone.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Looks perfect!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 - It's a real pleasure to see this wonderful beast of the by gone jet golden age .Very nicely done.I love it.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 works for me, really like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I am not a fan of jets but that is a beaut.Gull grey and white go well together so well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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