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Academy F-8 Crusader
« on: April 19, 2011, 11:54:23 AM »
Dear friends,

here you are new kit build which would be definitely great pleasure for me to built- this is well known Vought F-8 Crusader, fighter aircraft much loved buy its crew and machine which make its glory during the Vietnam war. Kit you see I will build is Academy kit, which is top rated in the model world. My special thanks goes to Jana Sulcova from Eduard and Gustav Jung from Wolfpack-Design, for their support to this build. Eduard has provided etched parts and quick mask and Wolfpack provided folded wings for this kit.

To be continued...

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2011, 12:20:32 PM »
Looks great :)

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2011, 02:57:39 PM »
I will follow carefully that build...

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2011, 04:44:46 PM »
I'm a fan of the Crusader, too! This looks like a great kit--is the intake ducting/nose gear well part of the Academy kit or an aftermarket part?

A fellow I used to work with was the crew chief on an F-8 in VF-24, the last U.S.Navy Squadron to fly the Crusader in the fighter role. He really liked maintaining the airplane with the exception of the hydraulic systems. He said if it wasn't leaking there wasn't any fluid in the system.....

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2011, 02:43:01 PM »
Wow!Seat is so detaild!! :-eek :-eek

I will follow carefully that build...
I'm in complete agreement with you. :)) Hardly wait to see more!!!

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2011, 03:28:00 PM »
To regret... I have 'ping' action today and from my tweezer was launched final part for the ejection seat, ejection handles which is mounted on the top of the seat. So this will be subject of intensive search in following hours, days, weeks...  :-kr  :-dal  :-wall  :-evil

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2011, 04:52:17 PM »
Always bothering...

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2011, 05:13:54 PM »
CARPET MONSTER STRIKES AGAIN!!!!!! :-wch

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2011, 05:16:17 PM »
It seems we modellers are always surrounded by Quantum Black Holes!
It is the only explanation why small parts that fall out of our fingers on the floor disappear mysteriously///

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2011, 05:30:20 PM »
... and part is find just on place where was looking for few times before. When I have finally give up, I go to lunch, then drink coffee and brandy with my neighbor and when I have back, I get again to make try and part is founded...

So here you are progress  :-flo

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2011, 05:35:17 PM »
Threatens to become a very quick job. :-jump
I like your progress much!Great model,and great work!

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When I have finally give up, I go to lunch, then drink coffee and brandy with my neighbor and when I have back, I get again to make try and part is founded...
Persistence pays off. :-flo
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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2011, 06:02:29 PM »
Busy looking build :-clap - although I don't like the last gunfighter I'm following closely :-paper

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2011, 06:09:58 PM »
Thank you :))

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2011, 06:26:27 PM »
Excellent work, and nice victory against the carpet monster!

It's the best way to go in such a case: to stop, to go to do other things, that to come back... In the most of the case, problem is resolved...

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Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2011, 06:37:08 PM »
I guess this is the way to do, little head off and things come down later