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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on April 19, 2011, 11:54:23 AM

Title: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 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...
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: dragan_mig31 on April 19, 2011, 12:20:32 PM: Looks great :)
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: draken35 on April 19, 2011, 02:57:39 PM: I will follow carefully that build...
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Second Air Force 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.....
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on April 20, 2011, 02:43:01 PM: Wow!Seat is so detaild!! :-eek :-eek

Quote from: draken35 on April 19, 2011, 02:57:39 PM
I will follow carefully that build...
I'm in complete agreement with you. :)) Hardly wait to see more!!!
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 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
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: draken35 on April 20, 2011, 04:52:17 PM: Always bothering...
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Post by: Second Air Force on April 20, 2011, 05:13:54 PM: CARPET MONSTER STRIKES AGAIN!!!!!! :-wch
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Nico Braas 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///
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 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
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall 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
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Profa 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
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on April 20, 2011, 06:09:58 PM: Thank you :))
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Post by: draken35 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...
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on April 20, 2011, 06:37:08 PM: I guess this is the way to do, little head off and things come down later
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on April 21, 2011, 08:30:57 PM: Little work on wings as well landing gear
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: POMPEO on April 21, 2011, 10:01:56 PM: nice progress Friend, looking forward for more

cheers
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on April 21, 2011, 10:19:24 PM: Thank you! I will make progress tomorrow but also will arrange some historic images on this forum.
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on April 21, 2011, 10:43:02 PM: Beautiful,as always! :-clap
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on April 25, 2011, 10:03:07 AM: Thank you :) Here you are more images. I have small accident so I have to remove seat and side panel, see on first image. On the same image you could note filler over all panel lines. Rest show work on wing root box as well landing gear.

:-wave
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: draken35 on April 25, 2011, 12:16:20 PM: Nice!
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on April 25, 2011, 01:37:18 PM: Great work! :-clap :-clap
What problem with cockpit do you have? :-bat
I like level of details on this kit!I can't wait to see all those details in box of landing gear painted! :-jump :-flo
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on April 25, 2011, 01:51:45 PM: Kit slip from hands and part was ejected out... but nothing serious :))
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on April 25, 2011, 01:58:58 PM: Well,it means that ejection seat works well! :))
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Post by: No.1 on April 25, 2011, 02:50:54 PM: Almost perfect!
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on April 28, 2011, 02:59:38 PM: Little progress from my side- I add belly parts as well cut rear side of engine for placing some etched parts.
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: samuraj77 on April 28, 2011, 05:08:18 PM: Nice progress :-ok
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on April 28, 2011, 05:09:38 PM: Well... from my point of view it should be painted by now :(
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on April 30, 2011, 12:41:35 PM: Most progress focus on engine
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Post by: Sall on April 30, 2011, 01:52:00 PM: Great!
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 01, 2011, 07:12:08 PM: Start painting, first bottom and parts in white and then black nose...
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: draken35 on May 01, 2011, 07:13:49 PM: Nice progress!
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 01, 2011, 07:18:15 PM: Thank you :)) Maybe I will add few details tonight ;)
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Second Air Force on May 01, 2011, 08:10:16 PM: Looking nice. They did a pretty good job on the upper fuselage bay under the wing. I've built the old 1/48 Monogram kit a couple of times but never got around to scratchbuilding the structure under there.
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 01, 2011, 08:13:25 PM: I understand you completely as well there is everything under the wing :-eek :-dal
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Post by: Second Air Force on May 01, 2011, 08:15:23 PM: My buddy who worked on the F-8 said the hydraulic actuator that raises and lowers the wing was one of the worst things on the airplane as far as maintenance. ALWAYS leaking hydraulic fluid! He said that when you disconnected the actuator to change it you had to support the wing or the tips would keep going down until you damaged something.
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on May 02, 2011, 10:25:57 AM: Looks good!! :-clap :-clap
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 03, 2011, 03:06:47 PM: Thank you for compliments and additional info ;) Here you are more progress, painting made some 20 minutes ago. Note that I paint first black area around the cockpit as well black will stay visible inside and this is frame base interior color...
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on May 03, 2011, 03:23:39 PM: Nice :-flo
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Post by: draken35 on May 03, 2011, 08:08:51 PM: Yes, I like it too!
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 04, 2011, 08:33:43 PM: Thank you for kind words :-razz Well- I change my minds and decide to do another machine and will use decals from Italeri kit. So I have to paint some things in different way. Sample machine I am going to work is F-8E, BuNo 150909, from VF-194, NM400, April 1966.
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on May 04, 2011, 09:07:59 PM: I like this machine! :-love Is this gray and white combination,or...some NMF? :-think
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 05, 2011, 10:43:06 AM: Nothing natural metal, just white and grey, only natural metal is the tail cone and plate under the horizontal. Here you are image of the slats mounted, my protection tape has gone so I have to go to buy new and paint flaps white and slats will be grey, not white. Spot on wing is my damage, cement spot.
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on May 05, 2011, 11:07:02 AM: Ok :-ok
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Post by: No.1 on May 06, 2011, 09:30:19 AM: White area is completely painted. More or less I have to do all small parts fitting and to prepare it for decals.
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on May 06, 2011, 09:38:32 AM: :-ok
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 07, 2011, 12:17:59 PM: Natural metal parts
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Post by: draken35 on May 07, 2011, 12:21:05 PM: Very nice!
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 07, 2011, 12:25:01 PM: I hope it will get in following 24 hours gloss coat and to start decals work.
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on May 07, 2011, 01:13:58 PM: Well,it is technique that i have to learn! :-roll
I like your finale result of NMF on exhaust! :-flo
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: dragan_mig31 on May 08, 2011, 11:47:52 AM: It looks really nice :)
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 08, 2011, 11:50:16 AM: I try to make it gloss for decals but not easy for a moment... :(
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 10, 2011, 01:26:37 PM: I did not work on decals at all so I did some other things- mount wheels and cement wings in folded position. When it dry completely, I will start work on decals.
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on May 10, 2011, 01:42:18 PM: Ohoho...Is so beautiful!!!I like it much!I can't wait to see more!!! :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-obey :-obey
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Post by: draken35 on May 10, 2011, 03:23:57 PM: Me too!!!
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 10, 2011, 04:16:09 PM: Today afternoon work on Skyraider drawings so... no work today on this. Maybe tomorrow.
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 12, 2011, 11:40:57 AM: Placing of decals is full time job :-dal :-wall
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on May 12, 2011, 12:08:48 PM: I will not say anything until it is over. :)) :-razz
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Post by: draken35 on May 12, 2011, 01:08:34 PM: Nice work anyway...
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Post by: Profa on May 12, 2011, 01:11:34 PM: Darn nice in these rainbow colours!
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 12, 2011, 05:19:07 PM: Mission complete :-tri :-tri :-tri Mo' images tomorrow and tomorrow start build of our magazine, issue 02 :-love
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on May 12, 2011, 05:27:06 PM: Finally...Hardly wait to see finale images! :-ok
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 12, 2011, 05:30:19 PM: Full pack in magazine :))
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Post by: dragan_mig31 on May 12, 2011, 07:23:25 PM: looking great!
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Post by: draken35 on May 12, 2011, 07:40:09 PM: Splendid!!!
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on May 13, 2011, 09:04:53 AM: Thank you :)) Here you are three more images ;)
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Post by: Profa on May 13, 2011, 09:19:56 AM: Nice birdie :-clap
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Post by: g-1reaper on May 13, 2011, 09:33:01 AM: Nice colorfull bird! How did the decals go, I did an F-14 many years ago, the decals s*cked big time...
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Sall on May 13, 2011, 09:53:57 AM: Splendid work mate! :-clap :-clap :-clap
I like it much! :-love :-love
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: Letipapa on June 09, 2011, 06:44:36 PM: Waouwrchgschhrd! :-eek :-obey :-obey :-obey :-ok :-salut :-clap :-clap :-clap :-tri :-wave
Title: Re: Academy F-8 Crusader
Post by: No.1 on June 09, 2011, 06:57:29 PM: Thank you friends and sorry for late reply :(