I have taken a short break from working on the house and set up my new work area in my hobby room. I have 99% finished one if my Fleet air arm, Falklands task force Crusaders, just need to clean the canopy up a bit, and repaint the exhaust. I tried to do the exhaust with my alclad exhaust laquer, but it wouldn't take, regardless of how much I shook it, so ended up using metalic grey in the airbrush. The build isn't perfect, as I had a lot on my mind, but hopefully, its 3 siblings will turn out better. The second lot of decals have silvered round the edges too, so just left them, as I despair with decals.

Suits that scheme Chris 

It might have encountered its Argentinian counterpart! 


1:72 Vought F-8Q "Crusader", aircraft "3-A-102" (s/n 133828)" of the 3 Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque, Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina; BAN Rio Grande/ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2), 1981 (Whif/Hasegawa kit) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

Quote from: NARSES2 on February 16, 2024, 06:30:21 AMSuits that scheme Chris 

It certainly does!

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on February 16, 2024, 06:30:40 AMIt might have encountered its Argentinian counterpart! 

Would make for interesting dogfights!

Cheers, that would make for an interesting dogfight for sure, and no doubt, a netflix movie     

Quote from: Old Wombat on February 16, 2024, 06:38:49 AM

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on February 16, 2024, 06:30:40 AMIt might have encountered its Argentinian counterpart! 

Would make for interesting dogfights!

I'm trying to imagine the ID markings each country would come up with to try and avoid the inevitable Blue on Blue incidents 

Quote from: NARSES2 on February 16, 2024, 07:06:20 AM

Quote from: Old Wombat on February 16, 2024, 06:38:49 AM

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on February 16, 2024, 06:30:40 AMIt might have encountered its Argentinian counterpart! 

Would make for interesting dogfights!

I'm trying to imagine the ID markings each country would come up with to try and avoid the inevitable Blue on Blue incidents 

The pilots would certainly have to have their glasses on.

Did you manage to source a canopy for the one I passed on?

Quote from: The Wooksta! on February 16, 2024, 07:42:58 AMDid you manage to source a canopy for the one I passed on?

Not yet no, its on the to do list. Is there a vacform one do you know of Lee?

Not off hand.

I have zero interest in the type and it got chucked in a box to rot when the canopy got goushed.

Quote from: The Wooksta! on February 16, 2024, 09:04:57 AMNot off hand.

I have zero interest in the type and it got chucked in a box to rot when the canopy got goushed.

I see, I may have something going spare of of any interest to you, its a bagged airfix fw 190 , could be ok for parts, if you want it.

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on February 16, 2024, 06:30:40 AMIt might have encountered its Argentinian counterpart! 

Indeed, F-8's, Skyhawks and Super Entendards!

 

Great looking RAF version           

Quote from: Vostoc7 on February 17, 2024, 08:55:40 AMGreat looking RAF version           

Its a Fleet air arm bird