Tom Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) Has anyone seen Murocs 1/72 F-8 Supercritical wing conversion for the 1/72 Academy kit? It obviously has a complete new wing and I'm guessing a replacement fuselage too. Tom Edited December 25, 2015 by Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
X-Plane Fan Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Here's what you get in the SCW kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Thanks, X-Plane Fan. How would you rate the resin castings of the main and forward wing? I have his Digital Fly by Wire conversion in 1/72 which has a couple of pieces in common with this conversion and they're very nice, so....... Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Kind of curious too. Muroc Models isn't known for quality castings IIRC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
X-Plane Fan Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Anything done by Muroc Models is great casting quality. Fine panel line detail, excellent fit and rarely do you see a bubble in any of their castings. You won't be disappointed in any of their kits or conversions. Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Kind of curious too. Muroc Models isn't known for quality castings IIRC. I wouldn't agree with that, necessarily. I have his 1/48 F-8C and 1/72 DFBW conversions. I have the left/right nose halves of the 1/48 F-8C conversion attached to the Hasegawa F-8E fuselage and the resin detail is every bit as good as the original kit plastic and they lined up perfectly. I am going to be buying his 1/48 F-8A conversion and am also considering the 1/72 F-8 SCW set as well. The two sets that I do have look great. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Where do you guys buy them from? -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Where do you guys buy them from? -Dave Dave, I purchased mine directly from David Newman. He doesn't have a web site so we usually just post his email addy so that you can contact him directly. It's newmanispwest at yahoo dot com. I also believe you can/could get them from The AFFTC gift shop but I don't know anything about how that works. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muroc Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Merry Christmas to all. Sorry for the delayed response, we have been off visiting family. Thank you to everyone for their kind comments. Muroc Models does 1/72nd (Academy F-8E) and 1/144th (Platz) conversions for NASA's F-8A SCW. The 1/72nd kit represents the early configuration without the "Area Rule" bulges on the fuselage. This was painted several shades of white and off-white as shown on the box above. The 1/144th set gives the better known later configuration with "Area Rule" bulges and a blue and white paint scheme. The kits are based on period photos, photos of the aircraft as currently on display and measurements of the aircraft. The 1/144th has a replacement fuselage the 1/72 kit has a replacement for the F-8A nose. Doing the blue and white version in 1/72nd and/or 1/48th are possible future projects. It is official Muroc Models policy to do the best job possible of hiding our products from the public. That way I can spend more time working on new projects and less time casting older projects. The next two new kits should be a couple of WW! US flying boats, the HS-1L and HS-2L by Curtis. The HS-2L can be seen in the Classic Aviation Forum. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=286261 I am also working on a 1/72nd conversion for the YRB-49A. To order, most people email me at newmanispwest at yahoo dot com. Payment is often via PayPal. David Newman Muroc models Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Thanks for the open-box view and Muroc's detail.I see that decals are included in the SCW box.I'm more interested in "classic" Crouze, -8A and -8C, is it the same for them?To my knowledge, there's some aftermarket decals for the C, but not for the A. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
X-Plane Fan Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 The price list for Muroc Models can be found here: http://www.edwardsflighttest.com/price_list.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hemspilot Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Merry Christmas to all. Sorry for the delayed response, we have been off visiting family. Thank you to everyone for their kind comments. Muroc Models does 1/72nd (Academy F-8E) and 1/144th (Platz) conversions for NASA's F-8A SCW. The 1/72nd kit represents the early configuration without the "Area Rule" bulges on the fuselage. This was painted several shades of white and off-white as shown on the box above. The 1/144th set gives the better known later configuration with "Area Rule" bulges and a blue and white paint scheme. The kits are based on period photos, photos of the aircraft as currently on display and measurements of the aircraft. The 1/144th has a replacement fuselage the 1/72 kit has a replacement for the F-8A nose. Doing the blue and white version in 1/72nd and/or 1/48th are possible future projects. It is official Muroc Models policy to do the best job possible of hiding our products from the public. That way I can spend more time working on new projects and less time casting older projects. The next two new kits should be a couple of WW! US flying boats, the HS-1L and HS-2L by Curtis. The HS-2L can be seen in the Classic Aviation Forum. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=286261 I am also working on a 1/72nd conversion for the YRB-49A. To order, most people email me at newmanispwest at yahoo dot com. Payment is often via PayPal. David, In your list I was looking for the NF-104A in 1/72 scale but I only found the JF-104, is that the rocket powered one that Yeager crashed? Thanks, if so my order will be heading your way. Roberto David Newman Muroc models Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Thanks for the open-box view and Muroc's detail.I see that decals are included in the SCW box.I'm more interested in "classic" Crouze, -8A and -8C, is it the same for them?To my knowledge, there's some aftermarket decals for the C, but not for the A. I don't know of any decals for an F-8A either. Furball does an F-8 Mig Masters sheet in 1/72 and 1/48 which covers several F-8C's and F-8E's. I believe there is even the odd F-8D and F-8H in there too. Cutting Edge also did a 1/48 set for an F-8C of VF-84. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Thanks Tom, I already have Furball's sheet in both scale, and also a Zotz sheet in 1/32 together with trumpeter's F-8E and Fisher's conversion to a -8C from VF-111, the MiG killer flown by Tony Nargi. What's missing is something to dress a -8A, unless there's something provided in Muroc's conversion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Superheat Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Antoine, You will have to haunt eBay or the want and disposal forums for them, but Microscale did at least two sheets with F8U-1's on them: 72-301 with VF-32; and 72-493 with VF-142 http://modelingmadness.com/scott/decals/super/ss72301.htm http://modelingmadness.com/scott/decals/super/ss72493.htm It would be nice, though, if manufacturers of both kits and decals would get over the notion that only the F-8E and J are worth modeling. There are some spectacular schemes for early Crusaders that never see the light of day because there are no kits to put them on and few decal producers are willing to risk putting a set of markings on a sheet for which there is not a specific kit. The only reason there are C markings available is because some MiG kills were made with the C. A properly designed kit would allow any early version or derivative from the A to the L. Sword, are you listening? Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Cheers, Tom, thanks a lot. Indeed, the lack of any F-8A kit is in fact the main problem. I've also to check my collection of Wolfpak sheets, there are quite a few Crouze there, no A IIRC, but at least some C, D and H? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Sorry, I need to apologize to Mr Newman. I was thinking of another resin manufacturer... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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