AREA 88 : "Shin Kazama" (F-8E Crusader)
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4 October 2016, 03:25
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Greg, our F-8 looks out standing, I really like our ejection seat. I will have to build one for my Jolly Rogers Project in VF-84 Markings and will use the same Academy Kit
20 November 2016, 16:30
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The Academy Crusader is a real joy to put together. I used the Eduard pre-painted photo-etch parts for the seat. It requires a bit of modification (basically adding in polystyrene shims for the headrest and a small semi-circle for the thruster handle), but nothing a gentleman of your scratch-building skills isn't easily capable of. I had an aborted extra kit hanging around so I decided to try my hand at folding the wings. I think it worked pretty well.
20 November 2016, 23:57
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Greg, I have two of the Academy's F-8's. I will need to build but I have to back date them to an F-8C around 1960. My references shows little needed to convert the Academy F-8E back to a F-8C. After seeing your wing fold I my do the same.
21 November 2016, 12:42
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Yes, converting back to a C is fairly easy. The only part that needs "work" is the nose, the rest can be done by leaving parts off, or making small pieces, or with a file and some sanding.
This set scalemates.com/kits/275977-m..4-7207-f-8c-f8u-2-conversion makes it a simple cut off and cement on operation.
21 November 2016, 16:10
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I posted that because I once tried to sand an F-8E nose back, to get the narrower F-8A-D nose, and broke through the plastic before I had reached "F-8C width." That was before the Academy kit came out, and before Muroc Dave made it so easy.
21 November 2016, 18:00
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Rex, thanks again for that info. Because that is what I was planning on doing was to sand the nose back. So now I will look for the Muroc set. I have some time before I need it as I am still working on VF-17 aircraft and still some time before i get to VF-84's F-8
21 November 2016, 18:57
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Is there a good resource, other than just good old fashioned hitting the (digital) books, on what needs to be done to certain kits to achieve certain model numbers? As a relative novice, I sometime find it extremely difficult to what needs to be added/subtracted to any particular kit. On the one hand, I don't really care that much since my builds are largely fictional. But, they're also fictional of actual planes... so the completist in me wants to be accurate to at least a respectable degree.
22 November 2016, 00:02
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I spent a long time in the store comparing the Academy 1/72 P-40E and P-40N kits trying to figure out what exactly is the difference. I usually look at the canopies, but beyond that I'm usually pretty lost.
22 November 2016, 00:03
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I'm writing a digital guide to the parts needed for the F-4 versions, and the A-4, F-8, A-6 and A-7. They are works in progress, though. Invision boards are still down as of just now, so there isn't going to be any progress tonight.
22 November 2016, 02:52
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Greg, I have built both the Academy's P-40E and P-40N. The two main difference between the two are the canopies and the P-40N has a little longer fuselage. Some P-40N had only two wing guns and could have wing bombs racks. The P-40N was also the fastest of the P-40's. Both kits are nice. The amount of detail is really up to you. It's our build, do what you want. I like to add some detail to be as accurate as I can but do not go all in with all the PE or resin set you can get for kits now days. I find that my home made details are just fine with me.
22 November 2016, 15:39
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Normally I'd agree with you... but I just finished gluing a bunch of tiny little round bits on to some engines while trying to copy your lead... 😉 I just posted the pic in my F7F project. At first I just copied along on the Corsair engine, but then I realized the Hellcat engines I'm using for the Tigercat are just a tiny bit different. I was stumped for a bit, but just decided to keep doing what I was doing. I don't know if I was accurate, but it was fun... sorta. 😉
22 November 2016, 15:52
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Greg, our engines details for the F7F looks fine. The styrene rods are the engine's push rods covers for the valves. They should be more half round but I like the round shape it looks better. There is a little difference between the Academy Hellcat and Corsair engines. I like the Corsair engine a little better. The F7F engines is the late R-2800 with a more flat crank case. I sanded my engine front down a little to get this look. The Academy Hellcat engine has those little nubs between the cylinders which the R-2800 does not have. I kept my for my F6F Hellcat's for my Jolly Rogers build.
22 November 2016, 16:13
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After taking a closer look, I decided to use a couple Academy Corsair engines for the F7F instead. Without the extra bits, the Hellcat ones look more like an R-1820 so I pulled them off and I'll use them in my XF5F Skyrocket build instead.
22 November 2016, 23:17
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Greg that great. Have you started the Skyrocket yet and what kit are you building?
23 November 2016, 12:58
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No. I haven't started yet. This is the kit I've got in my stash that I'm planning on building - scalemates.com/kits/132569-m..022-grumman-xf5f-1-skyrocket - I'm not quite sure what I want to do... probably not realistic, but either Blackhawks red/blue... or maybe just 100% custom.
23 November 2016, 13:41
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This build is part of my Area 88 project "Shin Kazama". The build features Shin's classic Vaught F-8E "Crusader"painted in grey with blue trim and a white undercarriage.