Seamus Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Here's the last two builds from my bench. Originally, I had intended to make this a triple build, but a made a bit of a mess of a Fujimi A-7E, so it's just the two. Firstly, the 1/72 Academy F4U-1 Corsair: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seamus Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 And the awesome 1/72 Academy F-8E Crusader Thanks for looking, all comments welcomed Cheers Shaun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCAMXS Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Fantastic builds. They weathering on both are really nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citrico Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 very nice! congrats! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ouyin2000 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 That crusader looks like she is sitting extremely heavy. Was that just the effect you were going for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Great job on your mini GB Shaun very well done thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TF51GREGWISE Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Nice work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Gorgeous! I'll bet you can salvage the A-7. I want to see that one, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ruud Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Hoi Shaun, Two great build you've got there. Question: on the F-8, kit or AM wings? later Ruud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seamus Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 Cheers for the kind words fellas, glad you like them :unsure: That crusader looks like she is sitting extremely heavy. Was that just the effect you were going for? Funnily enough, it was mentioned elsewhere that the sit wasn't quite low enough The F-8 did indeed sit very low to the ground, (the exhaust was extremely close to scraping the ground at times), which, coupled with the fact she has a fairly substantial loadout, suggests to me that the sit is about right. Question: on the F-8, kit or AM wings? Ruud, the wings are from the kit. As the variable incidence wing is the most distinguishable feature of the Crusader, I wanted to pose it in the extended position. When it is extended, both the leading and trailing edge flaps droop automatically. The kit wing has the LE flaps moulded separately, so only a simple bit of filing was required to get the angle correct. The TE flaps were moulded as part of the mainplane in the retracted position, so these were carefully trimmed with a scalpel and repositioned in the extended position as shown. Certainly worth the extra bit of effort, and adds some additional interest to the model I think :) Thanks again for the kind feedback, much appreciated Cheers Shaun :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I like them all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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