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F8K Crusader WIP 1/48 scale

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Posted by BrandonK on Monday, June 27, 2016 9:02 AM

Super nice start. You're certainly adding some great details. Looking forward to watching this one.

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    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Monday, June 27, 2016 12:21 AM

This is a very nice start!  I'm looking forward to this WIP.

Toshi

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    August 2009
  • From: MOAB, UTAH
Posted by JOE RIX on Sunday, June 26, 2016 10:20 PM

Your F-8 with all that AM looks to be quite epic. You certainly have my attention. You've done some right nice work so far getting all that resin in. Looks sharp. 

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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    December 2002
Posted by Bossman on Sunday, June 26, 2016 5:58 PM

It's like watchin surgery.    Nice job Dr. Red !

Chris

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    August 2014
Posted by Timdude on Sunday, June 26, 2016 5:54 PM
Yeehaw, love F-8s. Have several kits and resin goodies in the stash. Will be following this one closely. Tim
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    April 2016
Posted by Redstang on Sunday, June 26, 2016 5:52 PM
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    April 2016
F8K Crusader WIP 1/48 scale
Posted by Redstang on Sunday, June 26, 2016 5:38 PM

Hello all.  Gonna be my first wip here.  Hopefully Ill update it consistantly.  It's kind of a pain posting pictures.  I'm trying to get this done in time for IPMS Texas in Austin in September.  Join me on this adventure while I try.  This is one of my favorite planes so lets go.

Here is a list of aftermarket parts and things to do.  Convert from a J to a K.  This intails removing a hump on the back and reshaping the nose.  I have resin pieces for the wheel bays one piece air intake, resin cockpit, resin engine and rear intakes and aftermarket decals.

The kit.  There are no kits of early F8's and I couldnt get my hands on a conversion kit

Got to remove the interior detil first.  Before

After

One piece intake

Cut out

Both the one pice intake and the resin cockpit had to sanded down to fit.  Was ery careful not to sand through each other.  I knew there was enough room because I did one in the past where I also had open gun bays.  Now that one was tight!

 

 

 

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