Michael Taylor Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Hasegawa/Muroc Models 1/48 F-8K. Three ways I ignored the conversion instructions: I used the kit windscreen by removing and replacing the center panel and filing the forward section down to fit the fuselage, when finally placed I filled/sanded with cyano glue. I did not replace the center of the wing, I removed the hump from the kit wing, filled the void with 2 part epoxy putty and filled and sanded a top coat of cyano glue. I figured this was easier than trying to fit a rep...lacement center section and deal with 2 wing seams. I used the kit intake completely and found it fit no problem. 49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Brilliant work, Michael! 👏 Very attractive painting scheme. I got the Hasegawa box in the stash and hope I’ll build it one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Love the F-8s, don't know why. She looks good, only one problem, you have it. Just buggin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Superb modelling – very convincing finish! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Love it, always been a fan of that scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Beautiful "early" Crusader Michael and nice use of the brain along with the resin. Lovely scheme too! Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon28 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Really nice build of a truly great airplane. Impressive . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Very nice model! Do you want to share more about the conversion? Especially this windscreen part I have no clue whatsoever regarding the K-model specifics though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Fantastic Crusader mate, really awesome. I have still two Crusaders ( Hasegawa 1/48 ) in my stash and get feel to start the build soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Taylor Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 5 hours ago, exdraken said: Very nice model! Do you want to share more about the conversion? Especially this windscreen part I have no clue whatsoever regarding the K-model specifics though... The Hasegawa F-8E has an IR sensor mounted at the bottom of the windscreen, this was not present on early Crusaders or remanufactured early Crusaders. The F-8K is a remanufactured F-8D with no sensor so the windscreen ends in line with the side windows. The Hasegawa's windscreen's bottom is higher and there's a hole to moint the sensor. I drilled out the center windscreen and used a piece of clear plastic to replicate the early-longer center pane. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Thanks a lot for the details! Now I see! Work on clear parts is always very delicate and risky... Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Beautiful model, and very attractive scheme. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Splendid model. Hasegawa's 1/48 Crusaders appear to be light years ahead of their 1/72 stablemates. I've been meaning to pick up a couple of Muroc sets, good to see they can turn out so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Awsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Lovely Crusader. That's a real clean Marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Very smart Crusader! Looks great in that scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 One of the prettiest Crusader schemes ever. A great build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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