Vultures1 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 This is the delightful Academy F-8 Crusader from the “French Navy Special” boxing. I used the Wolfpack Design wing fold set, plus a few pieces from an old Airwaves F-8E details in the cockpit (mainly the canopy frame). The blue-grey of Aeronavale Crusaders is an elusive shade and, having experimented with a wide variety of colours, I settled on a combination of a base colour of Gunze H42 gloss blue grey, panel highlights in Tamiya XF-19 Sky Grey, and then a light top coat of Humbrol 230 with a wash of Paynes Grey. Decals are from the box. 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 This is a very nice clean build 👌well done 😁 cheers,Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Good work, nicely done As you've seen I'm doing the same scheme from the same kit, any issues with the decals? I recall having issues with the USN and USMC boxings in the past but yours seem to have gone done very nicely on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Great looking Crusader, very nice finish and you have nailed the colour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Fantastic and quite unusual to see the French version. The Academy F-8 is one of my favourite kits to build - superb mould. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Nice Crusader, good colour scheme the different missile colours is unusual 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Super clean build! Well done, my main man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Très bien! Very good job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAFAN Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 The Crusader was an awesome aircraft and a great choice for the Aeronavale. Nice job on your "Cruze". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Cracking Crusader ! With a marvellous build and finish. Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kampartiger Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Such a beautiful aircraft.....sleek lines and fast.Your Crusader is just puurfect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Jolie Crouze, mon brave 👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Thanks all for your kind comments! The Academy F-8 is a great kit ... and I've got another in my stash awaiting USMC markings and a hefty air-to-ground load. On 4/22/2020 at 7:29 PM, Seamus said: As you've seen I'm doing the same scheme from the same kit, any issues with the decals? I recall having issues with the USN and USMC boxings in the past but yours seem to have gone done very nicely on this one. Thanks @Seamus. The decals in the "French Navy" boxing are by Cartograf and went on no problem at all, bedding down nicely. 22 hours ago, trickydicky210 said: Nice Crusader, good colour scheme the different missile colours is unusual Yes @trickydicky210, the mismatched colours of the missiles are unusual. I found an article on "Le dernier vol du Crusader" in a copy of Jets magazine from March 2000, with a photo of this aircraft at the commemorative event carrying drill/inert Magics - one orange, one blue. Plus I think it looks cool 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I like it!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 What a great looking Crusader. Lovely finish and weathering. The blue grey colour looks spot on. Remember seeing these at IAT87 and loving them ever since. Great job. Thanks for sharing 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Looking at this, I have to get back into my fleet of F-8 waiting to be built. Like the well cared for look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLover Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Very nice Crusader! Clean build and the blue/grey looks spot-on to me. I remember the beginning of the nineties at Brustem (B) when I saw two of them flying as a kind of synchro-pair.. a fantastic experience! I have 2 Crusaders in 1/48 scale in my stash and looking at your build I want to start building them even more.. there's just so much that has to be finished first.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Thank you all for your kind comments. Fantastic photo @PhantomLover! Thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I like French Crusaders a lot! A very different look for a bird that I think only wore white-light gull grey camo in the US Navy so is always the same with different rudder decorations only. And a very nice job done of it! Congratulations! Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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