IJ001 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) Good afternoon from a cold and damp Middle Earth. Well here t'is after eight months on-and-off the bench, my Hasegawa 1:48 Crusader. Now before I go-on, as I was editing the pics for size, I noticed that I've forgotten to add the IR Sensor on the front windscreen but I know where it is and I'll sort-it next time I'm in the 'cave' !! What can I tell you ?, well construction was no problem throughout although on this kit, some of the detail particularly around the dive-brake area was almost none-existant which I'm guessing points to over-use of the moulds. A few extras but not too many, the build is here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234993482-f-8j-crusader/ if anybody wants to check-it-out. Some folks here may know or have heard of Frank Cronin from California, just want to publicly thank Frank for sending me the decals for this build without hesitation when I put out a cry-for-help over at iModeller... Cheers Frank, really appreciate it. That's all the yada, yada, yada for now, here's some photos: Kit - Hasegawa 1:48 Paint - All Tamiya, Humbrol & Xtracolour enamels. Decals - Aeromaster, Microscale stencils, Furball 'Canopy seals' Extras - Cobra Co. resin seat, Quickboost aft intakes, AIM-9D's from Hasegawa Weapons Set 'C'. LTV F-8J Crusader Assigned to Cdr. Paul Stephenson CAG CVW-21 VF-211 'Checkmates' USS Hancock 1972 Thanks for taking the time to look and/or comment, as ever happy to take any criticisms, comments or questions. AFN. Ian. Edited August 24, 2016 by IJ001 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger 01 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 That's a great model! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Great Crusader Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Very Cool! Steven L :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murad Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Ian that's a beautiful build for a beautiful bird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Awesome job. Looks fantastic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 You've definitely captured the subtleties, which puts it right in the top ranks! Very lovely! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IJ001 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Thank you folks, I'm extremely grateful for the comments. Have to say I'm so pleased with it, that it's got a shelf all to itself in the cabinet, although that won't last too long, space is at a premium !! AFN, but next look-out for another USN build with yellow wings !! Ian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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