adamitri Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 How would i go to building an F-8D in 1/48 scale ? All i see around are E or J kits.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 You need the "small nose" conversion set. IIRC a D is a C with some different internals, externally the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 28 minutes ago, habu2 said: ...externally the same. Mostly, yes, other than the IRST unit on the windscreen. I did it the hard way (E to a C) by filing, scraping, sanding and whittling an E down. Not fun. Found out too late that Muroc Models has the resin conversion in 1/72, not sure about 1/48. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Hi, Muroc Models definitely has the set in 1/48 also. It's designed for the Hasegawa kit. For a D, get an E-model donor kit, not a J. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Superheat Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Gents, First off, the F-8D was an E with a small nose, or perhaps better stated the other way: the E is a D with the big nose to accommodate the larger APQ-94 radar. The only other differences between the two is that the E had wing stations, the D did not, and the 150xxx E's were built with the hump, which the D and 149xxx E's did not have. The D cockpit is identical to the E with two exceptions: the radar scope for the APQ-83 was similar to, but not the same, as the one in the C; and the station selector on the weapons sub-panel on the D did not have wing stations(not something to worry about in 48th scale) . I would post a photo of the APQ-83 radar scope, but PB is not uploading for me at the moment So to get from an E to a D, the biggest part of the conversion is the nose, and as others have pointed out, the Muroc C Cconversion, though not perfect, will get that for you, and it has a nice C instrument panel, which is close enough to a D in 48th. Unfortunately, it does not have a good replacement F5 seat, so you are stuck wit the kit seat, but it is a decent replica of the F5, though very basic. There is also, or was, anyway, the Cutting Edge C conversion, but I do not recommend it, as it does not accurately depict the early nose. HTH, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adamitri Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Thanks everyone... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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