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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.

 

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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.

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The Crusader was an awesome aircraft and a great choice for the Aeronavale. Nice job on your "Cruze".

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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 🙂

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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.. 

 

F-8E(FN) 29 & 37, 12F, Brustem/Sint Truiden, September 17th 1994

 

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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

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