CrowTRobot Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) This was a pretty tough build for a Hasegawa kit. I opted to build it with the wing down and droops & ailerons up since the whopping majority of photos of parked F-8s show it in that configuration, but it wasn't easy getting rid of all the gaps that presented. Then there was the infamous problem of posing the canopy open. It's clear Hasegawa intended for the wing to be up and the canopy to be down, but I just had to be contrary. To make matter worse, the kit decals shattered when they hit the water. I managed to salvage them by spraying the sheet with Future, but that made them tend to curl up when they came off the backing sheet. In the end I used some of them, but I supplemented heavily from aftermarket AeroMaster (thanks Jeem!) and Furball decals. I also added an Aires resin cockpit & the Wolfpack resin speed brake (which is most excellent, BTW). An Air Master brass pitot tube rounds out the aftermarket stuff. F-8J_1 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_2 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_3 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_4 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_5 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_6 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_7 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_8 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_9 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_10 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_11 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_12 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_13 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr F-8J_14 by Marshall Blythe, on Flickr Edited May 21, 2018 by CrowTRobot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 That turned out great! I've got a Hasegawa E that I plan to build in the same configuration. Any lessons learned/ things you'd do differently? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 It's a nice build, and it belongs either in Display Case or Critique Corner sub-forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CrowTRobot Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 9 hours ago, seawinder said: It's a nice build, and it belongs either in Display Case or Critique Corner sub-forum. Doh! Sorry about that. Perhaps a moderator will boot this into the display case forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CrowTRobot Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 10 hours ago, picknpluck said: That turned out great! I've got a Hasegawa E that I plan to build in the same configuration. Any lessons learned/ things you'd do differently? Thank you. If I built one of these kits again I'd skip the Aires cockpit and just install a nice resin ejection seat in the kit cockpit. The Aires fit was lousy, and you really can't see much it once the kit is assembled. While dry fitting the leading and trailing control surfaces on the wing I noticed that if I posed them in the drooped position there were very few gaps, but when I posed them in the raised position there were lots of tiny gaps that had to be filled. It was worse on the right wing because it was a bit warped. I straightened it by dunking in hot water and bending against the warp, but I still had gaps to deal with. Also, I think I'd skip the "J" and build an "E" next time because there appear to be more decal choices for it including some Mig killers. There were no Mig kills made by the "J" that I could dig up. For either model I highly recommend the Wolfpack resin speed brake. It was easy to install, and it looks great. Most photos of parked F-8s show the speed brake at least partially open due to the hydraulic pressure bleeding off and allowing the brake to fall under its own weight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
compressorman Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 What a clean build! I have the monogram kit for this plane but havent built it due to the dread of scribing it and sanding off the panel lines. Hope it turns out half this nice.😉 Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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