1/72 Revell Vought F-8E Crusader ReHab

[moon puppy]

Nice holder there Chris, just don't bump it or she's going in a wild roll.

 

[phantom II]

looks like he's gone off the deck

All very scientific :woohoo:

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Iron Mike]

Wing between the desk and the drawer. :hmmm That's usually where my finger ends up. :laugh:

Mishap, eh?

 

[Rhino]

Since it's a ReHab, and I am rather having a flight of Fancy, I always thought the F-8, and the F-100 deserved sharkmouths. That Big O' intake just Begs for TEETH! Soooo....

Saul, are U watching?

Only VF-111 had shark mouths. It was a lil' bitty thing inside the "Danger Jet Intake" stencil. Just too small!

This Crusader eats SAMS and craps MiG-21's!! At a speed comfortably above the 1000 mph level.

 

[Rhino]

When U paint uppers & Lowers, thoughtlessly, sometimes you have to parallel park your F-8!! Not every Aviator is capable of such a thing.
Nowadays, the F-18 has a system that does it for you. Hands off. (wienies!)

 

[phantom II]

This one is interesting also...

:woohoo: :woohoo:

 

[moon puppy]

That'll be neat.

 

[Rhino]

Except for the mouth, I haven't decided on the rest of the paint. This example IS Impressive. Flames & Chrome are my fave's!! wELL DONE P-Phantom!!

 

[Rhino]

Masking red for painting black later on.

It seems suitably ferocious, don't U think?

 

[Iron Mike]

 

[phantom II]

Cheer,Christian B)

 

[SA Dave]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xos2MnVxe-c

 

[ij001]

Just a quick note on the 'flamed' Crusader - As far as I recall, it was an early 'C' model so didn't have the hump over the wing for the Bullpup electronics.

All great work on that masking, certainly got more patience than I have

Ian

 

[Rhino]

More Pictures;

The last one is a bit fuzzy. still some touch-up to do. Perhaps a 1/48 scale decal would have been neater. :drinks

Scratch built bade antenna, and whip antenna mount.

Iron hand. as if a Crusader Driver didn't have enough to do.

 

[Iron Mike]

 

[Sherman 18]

 

[moon puppy]

that's cool!

 

[Rhino]

There are personalities, In Aviation History that I admire. USN, and USAAC/USAF. Duke Cunningham, Dick Bellinger, James H. Doolittle, Paul T. Gilchrist, Robin Olds, Alex Vraciu, Edward O'Hare, Dale Snodgrass. The list is too long to name all my heroes. I seem to easily find 1/72 Figures of General Olds. Not truly an F-8 subject. Used the Don/Greg airbrush preshade method. Looks promising!!

A skilled Pilot, and devious tactician.

 

[Rhino]

There was a big, ugly, chunk of crap on the tail of my F-8. It may ahve been a parachute housing for FN Crusaders. More likely it was an inacuracy in the OLD Revell F-8 kit. Given the "Iron Hand" mission, I ground, shaped, sanded, cussed , until It could be painted as addition ECM equipment. SEE!

I could have built a most excellent Academy F-8! :smack

Even the Reheat nozzle on this airplane sux!

I pray Chuck is laughing at me, from on High.

I had to have some stuff, so I could talk to the Troops on the group, and other Tactical strike Jets.

 

[Rhino]

Oh! masking for upper paint scheme has begun.

Did I mention, today was "Paint It Black" day! Special thanks to Mick Jagger!

I have always known, why the Rum is Always GONE! :drinks