Older Radish Models....

[philp]

Keep em coming Terry.  Some great builds.

[Radish]

Another oldie, all old photographs scanned in now, hence the crap photo quality, and the fact that I take crap photos.
I built lots of the Airfix 1/48th Spitfire 22/24 and Seafire 46/47 kits.
Here's a Seafire 47 converted to the Spitfire 26.
It's one of a number I built, this one in Portuguese "African" markings on COIN duties. It convinced quite a few.
All hand-painted with Tamiya Acrylics.

[Radish]

And what about an Imperial Roman Air Force Rapier with Green Asp missiles.
The decoration is because the pilot belonged to the influential cult of Dinos.

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

I've known this man for more years than I care to to recall, and his quality of work has never been far from superb. Brilliant to see these again Terry.... Any chance that any members of your extended F-8 family may make an appearence ??

Ian

[nev]

I remember Israeli and Danish ones at Doncaster a few years ago...

[Radish]

Israeli and RCAF, the latter in the Olive drab finish, and in a modified RF form.
Coming soon......

F-8s in RAF (54 Sqn), Israeli sharkmouth, Japanese Aggressor and RCAF.

[Radish]

A not particularly good shot of the Monogram 1/48th Israeli F-8E.
This was done after I'd read that the Israelis were offered F-8Es and A-4s from the USS Hancock as it returned from Vietnam in '73. It's return co-incided with the outbreak of the October'73 Yom Kippur War, and a desperate Israel was to be supplied with the Hancock's aircraft. An interesting premise, but FACT.
In the event, the Israelis were supplied with A-4s and F-4s direct from the US or via European stocks.

[philp]

That just looks right Terry.  Show us more.

[John Howling Mouse]

Heh, heh, my Radish Builds Archive just quadrupled in size!   
Nice to see these, Terry.
Translation: Hope to see even more.   

[Sauragnmon]

Keep it up, man, that's some WICKED paintwork.

[ChernayaAkula]

So much WIN it's not even funny!

Love the Portuguese Spit! And the Israeli Crusader. And the Thai F-20. And.... well, so much WIN!

[nev]

By the time Terry has finished, this thread is gunna rival the stash threads for epicness

F-8s in RAF (54 Sqn), Israeli sharkmouth, Japanese Aggressor and RCAF.

*jumps up and down excitedly*

[Radish]

Meanwhile, in "Biggles Delivers The Goods", which I read about 12 years ago because I couldn't concentrate on normal fiction (my brain was disintigrating! and Biggles was a nice, easy read) it's mentioned that he flies a Typhoon.....this story takes place in India.
So I built a 1/48th Tiffie (Monogram) in SEAC colours. Can you spot the "green Algae" on the fin/rudder ?
This model is "no more" and will anyway be replaced by something far more suitable.

[Radish]

92 Sqn RAF F-8E Crusader. Singapore 1970.
The story goes that with the UK now committed to the SE Asia conflict, more hardware was required and the RAF and RN bought Crusaders. I have an all-white Crusader of the RN too.
Kit, Monogram 1/48th....paint all brush-painted Ta,iya Acrylics, weathering in pencil.
The decals came from the Almark F-4 Phantom sheet for RAF Phantoms.
After it's debut at the Donnington Nationals, Mike Acteson who for a long time ran the IPMS(UK) decal bank, rang me up to say that he'd had enquiries as to where RAF Crusader decals could be bought!!
I also took it along to RAF Stafford where a Wing Commander enquired in a worried tone, "We didn't have those, did we?"
The joy of confusion.

[Radish]

Japanese Aggressor F-8EJ....the biggest problem was the badly warped wing section which required clamping to a block of wood and immersing in almost boiling water. Afterwards, the clamp-spots needed filling, but it all turned out OK.
Decals, I think, from the spares, although the unit marking came from a 1/72nd Phantom.