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1/48 Hasegawa F-8E Crusader build thread


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Pictures will be up soon, but since I've started work on my Escorts GB entry, I decided to start the thread. I am building this one side by side with my Ghost Town GB F3H Demon entry, but it remains to be seen if both jets will be finished at the same time.

The plane I am doing is Ltcdr Richard Bellinger's jet from October 9, 1966 when he scored the Navy's first MiG-21 kill in combat. Bellinger is kind of appropriate anyway since he was a B-17 pilot in WW2 before joining the Navy after the war and flying in both Korea and Vietnam. So he went from being escorted to escorting. ;)

The kit I am using is the Hasegawa F-8 Crusader, built more or less OOB with only some modifications being done to the canopy to get it to open properly and where else I need to add stuff. The decals I am using are from the 2011 IPMS Nationals "MiG Killers" decal sheet (with kit decals supplying the majority of the standard markings and scrap decals supplying other stuff).

So far I've got the cockpit painted and decalled. Next I have to get it installed in the fuselage. Then the REAL fun can begin, sanding intake seams (joy). Once I get past that it should go reasonably well. The funny thing is when I get both this and the Demon finished, I'll have two Navy fighters from the 50s and 60s in gull gray over white whose squadron trim colors are yellow and black. VF-61 had yellow diamonds on a black background and VF-162 had yellow stars over a black background... weird how that worked out.

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Im looking forward to seeing this build. I am also currently building the Hasegawa F-8E. But I am going with VF-111 Sundowners markings. I have a full set of VF-162 decals should you need them. I have the Aries detail set and the Eduard PE set as well. The build is slow but is going well Im working on the gun bays now. My F-8 is located in the All Texas GB. Im hoping it will be done by the deadline as I am getting ready in a month or so to move to Hawaii. Heres a few pics of what I have done so far.

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IMG_0292 by Devilleader501, on Flickr

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IMG_0085 by Devilleader501, on Flickr

and here is a shot of the decals I have. If you need them just let me know. I wont charge you anything for them. I would just like to see them go to a good home.

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SSPX0096 by Devilleader501, on Flickr

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