1/48 Monogram F-8C Crusader

Gallery Article by Jim Knight on Mar 31 2010

 

Chance Vought  F-8C Crusader

This is my F-8C Crusader that I've recently finished. I used the old Monogram F-8 Crusader kit with a Cobra Company conversion kit and the decals are from a Cutting Edge sheet for VF-84. The conversion kit allows you to make any of the earlier versions of the F-8.  It includes a new nose, later ejection seat, under wing center section, new wing with flaps and slats and new metal landing gear to correct the sit of the kit. The kit was painted with Model Master paints and a flat coating was used for a final finish.

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If you wish to do this conversion, there is one out by Cutting Edge and it uses the Hasegawa F-8 Crusader for the base kit.

Reference.

  • F-8 Crusader by Detail and Scale

  • In Action Series on the Crusader 

Jim Knight

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