A modern version of the F-8 Crusader (from JP VIEIRA's design) 1/48

G.Marcat · May 13, 2009, 02:12:42 PM

Months ago in this forum mr. VIEIRA have published a fantastic profile of a F-8 CRUSADER modernized with the addition of pieces taken from the F-18 HORNET: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,21287.540.html

The VIEIRA's drawing:

So, yesterday afternoon I have started the conversion using the F-8 1/48 from MONOGRAM and the F-18 Blue Angels from MONOGRAM

To complicate the my life I have operate to remove the old style cannon bulges from the sides of the front fuselage.

First, reinforced the inside of the fuselage:

Today I sanded away the bulges:

Howedar · May 13, 2009, 03:10:13 PM

Awww, I love the bulges

Why not just start with a A-7 lower half?

tigercat2 · May 13, 2009, 04:40:42 PM

How did you put those photos in your posting? I thought that feature was disabled.

Wes W.

ChernayaAkula · May 13, 2009, 04:48:02 PM

Test probe has detected impossibly large amounts of "awesome" in this thread! Further studies definitely recommended!

Will it get a new gun? It has to! It's the Gunfighter! Single Vulcan as per the A-7?

Wes, the pics are hosted on a third party site.

tigercat2 · May 13, 2009, 05:27:34 PM

Forgive my ignorance, but I thought for photos posted to a 3rd party site, you had to go to a different url. Yours were posted right in the message.

Wes W.

John Howling Mouse · May 13, 2009, 06:33:15 PM

Quote from: tigercat2 on May 13, 2009, 05:27:34 PM
Forgive my ignorance, but I thought for photos posted to a 3rd party site, you had to go to a different url. Yours were posted right in the message.

Wes W.

Hi Wes,
Go back to that e-mail I sent you. Those instructions should help you post your pics from another site to this one.

Barry

G.Marcat · May 14, 2009, 12:52:51 AM

Quote from: Howedar on May 13, 2009, 03:10:13 PM
Awww, I love the bulges Why not just start with a A-7 lower half?

I will add a VULCAN gun fairing.
But I'm tempted of to do somewthing of more elaborated than the plain gun port as on the A-7 so could be something of similar or better, will see.

The gun port's future shape & position is associated at the my intention of to change the front air intake grafting on the air intake from a F-16.
In the my dry tests the dimensions could be compatible.

G.Marcat · May 14, 2009, 02:32:01 PM

Another big day of productive work.

Today Afternoon adapted the canopy assembly from the F-18 Hornet Monogram to the CRUSADER:

Not glued the assembly because before I need to fix accurately the assembly and to paint the canopy's interior (I hate to paint).

AND... this is the new shape of the front fuselage:

ChernayaAkula · May 14, 2009, 05:40:39 PM

Very nice work!

Canopy looks great like that.

Zeke · May 15, 2009, 12:30:43 AM

ooooh...how cool is this going to look>!...great stuff!...

Howard of Effingham · May 15, 2009, 01:34:34 AM

very nice!

one to watch, i say.

particularly as that early stage forward fuselage just looks sooooo right!

BlackOps · May 18, 2009, 07:40:29 PM

GM, This is a very ambitious build, and totally cool design by JP, This is gonna be great!

Sisko · May 19, 2009, 01:22:39 AM

I just know I an going to like this!

sv51macross · May 20, 2009, 10:45:05 PM

Dan this looks sweet!

It looks like it'll be awesome. Especially love how the wings look on it.

Joe C-P · May 21, 2009, 07:38:39 PM

Gunfighters rock.