RF-8A Crusader - wip

The cockpit is okay the way it comes from the box, nice details on the panels and a nice resin ejection seat ,which is int the making. 

Several sections has to be placed inside the fuselage befor joining the two halves. 

Preparation on the nozzle for the in flight presentation. 

The dry fit looks very promising, have seen worse things from sword. 

 

Fuselage halves and the clear part with the cameras are glued together and the fit in this section is not to bad. 

Closing the wheel wells was a bigger challenge. 

The intake will need some more attention too. 

Wing section may fits with some pressure - will see. 

Rest of the fuselage joints looks quite good. 

The landing gear doors are taking shape. 

Thats how it looks at the moment. 

Came across a kit review today, which gave me the hint to remove the four triangular plates on the upper side of the wing. These were instaled from, I think, -E version onwards on the positions of the wing pylons. Some orf the -E wings were later reused for some late RF-8G and so for some recce version these are correct. 

Cockpit is finished so far, some details were added and the nice resin seat from the kit and the great pilot from Reskit found their places in the pit. The fit of the clear parts is nearly perfect, in the picture the two parts are only dry fitted to the fuselage and the stay in place even when shaking it. 

The fit on the clear parts is worse than it seems when dry fitting them. A lot of gaps and steps are to be filled and sanded. 

The fit on the clear parts is worse than it seems when dry fitting them. A lot of gaps and steps are to be filled and sanded.