Hajo L. Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 My first entry will be a pretty simple and OOB kit: The excellent F-8E of Academy in 1/72. I´m planning to do this as a "mud mover", armed with 8 MK-82s and 8 Zuni's. Already started painting the first parts: HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Looking nice! I built the old 1/72 Hasegawa, always wanted to try this, looks much more detailed. Will the wing be up or down?---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Trust me, the Academy-kit is waaaayy better than the old Hasegawa-kit. I will model the wing in "down"-position. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Lots of subassembled parts have to be placed in the fuselage before closing them: But thanks to the excellent engineering of the kit first dry-fits went good. Here is the cockpit with the pilot, I used one from the Revell-set. Looks like I have to buy my fifth set soon... the first four ones are already depleted! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Fuselage halves already mated: The pilot got some nice artwork for his helmet: HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 F-8 sure is a beauty :) Great work, I'm waiting impatiently for more updates :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 I like jets: As soon as you have closed the fuselage the build is nearly completed... ;) For those that may do this bird as well: The belly-section around the gear and the air-break is tricky, I have to admit that I didn´t paid too much attention to this, therefor it looks a bit "dirty". Tomorrow evening I will start painting the white underside. Not my favorite part of this build, I just don´t like brush-painting white colour. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Looks nice. You are right it is a lot more detailed than the old Hasegawa 1/72 Crusader. I stopped brush painting long ago, I still don't have an airbrush set up so I mask with Tamiya tape and use spray cans. Most of the time it is Testors Model Master paint. The only problem with spray cans is you can get a heavy demarcation line when you pull the tape off.Heavier spray than an airbrush. It shows here in this picture. HTH---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Well, the white underside isn´t perfect, but I´m thinking about adding some weathering and washing in the end of the build. Any ideas or hints for doing so? The grey looks much better: Now it´s the details I will work out. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ready for decals! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 looks like you're having a fun time with this project. I'm impressed in your brush paintimg. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 The following two pics show the model with decals attached: Application was straight forward, I´ve left away a good portion of the smaller stencils. And with a really fresh coat (still drying!) of matt clear applied: HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Hajo, she looks awesome mate! Love the markings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Thanks! More at the end of the week, I will be travelling until friday. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Looks very nice :) I'm going to have to start mine soon :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Model is finished, hopefully i can do some more pictures with natural light tomorrow. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 Done! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Nice work! Looks great. Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lancer512 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 NICE! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PhantomPhreakII Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Very very very very nice.... I've built mine years ago with the flaps down conversion by Obscureco.. brilliant stuff to... Harald Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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