Barry

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Now for the fairing built up using styrene sheet.

I thought I would start this off. I know some of you are already working on the new Trumpeter F-8.
My first impression was Nice Kit. Looks like and F-8 and It is certainly big enough.

I am building an inflight display. I thought that I might extend the refueling probe and maybe have the speed brake extended. If I go with the refueling probe extended I will build a drogue and hose then position a/c on approach to contact.

Like I said I did not see any really glaring issues until I got to looking at the cooling vents for the forward avionics (radar) bay either side of the nose just aft of the radome. Trumpeter has molded these on a raised panel. All the photos I have found show the vents but they are blended into the fuselage in a tear drop shaped fairing. I know that the nose of the "E" model was enlarged to accommodate the new larger radar.

After fitting up all the landing gear doors, RAT and gun bays doors I set about reworking the vents into a fairing.

First photos are of the kit fuselage with the basic outline of the fairing marked off with tape.

He will be missed. A true modeler, not just a kit builder.
😔
 
Barry

He will be missed. A true modeler, not just a kit builder.
😔
 
Barry

He will be missed. A true modeler, not just a kit builder.
😔
 
Barry

He will be missed. A true modeler, not just a kit builder.
😔
 
Barry

Closer shot.

Jack, Rob,
 
I have found a couple of shots from Air Liners. net
They are of French F-8s.

Jack,
 
Take a look at page 60 and 61 of Naval Fighters #16.
Looking at the view of the nose profile on the plan view, view looking down.
Compair the profile of the C model on page 60 with that of the E model on page 61.
You can see the bulge of the fairing below the line of the windscreen of the E as compaired to the nearly flat profile of the C.
You can also see where the nose profile curves back into the radome on the E compaired to the C.
 
I am sure either way you will have an excellent model.
 
Best Regards,
 
Barry

The photo is from a post under Crusader Stuff on the Discussion Forum.

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Now for the fairing built up using styrene sheet.

I thought I would start this off. I know some of you are already working on the new Trumpeter F-8.
My first impression was Nice Kit. Looks like and F-8 and It is certainly big enough.

I am building an inflight display. I thought that I might extend the refueling probe and maybe have the speed brake extended. If I go with the refueling probe extended I will build a drogue and hose then position a/c on approach to contact.

Like I said I did not see any really glaring issues until I got to looking at the cooling vents for the forward avionics (radar) bay either side of the nose just aft of the radome. Trumpeter has molded these on a raised panel. All the photos I have found show the vents but they are blended into the fuselage in a tear drop shaped fairing. I know that the nose of the "E" model was enlarged to accommodate the new larger radar.

After fitting up all the landing gear doors, RAT and gun bays doors I set about reworking the vents into a fairing.

First photos are of the kit fuselage with the basic outline of the fairing marked off with tape.

The F-8J has the larger horizontal stabilizers and double hinged leading edge flaps.
This is where I would start for the French version.
 
Correcting the shape of the nose and radome will be your biggest obstacle to building an accurate F-8 from either kit.
 
Barry

Now for the fairing built up using styrene sheet.

Thanks Mark, I've found them.
 
Are these unpleasant stories?

Awesome looking work there Mark.
I like the others am glad you chose to post before painting so we can see all the scratch built parts.
Beautiful work!!!!!!!
 
I've got the same kit and want to do an Aussie, Centurion used in Vietnam.
I'll be looking for the tracks now that I know they were/are available; can you tell me who did the gun?
 
Barry

Excellent!
 
Barry

Excellent work sir!!
 
I took the hard way using brass rod, strips and sheet.
 

 

 

 

Extension in stowed position.
 
Don't mean to high jack you post.
 
Your are doing an awesome job!
 
Barry

Fantastic work, 1stb class 3d design work!!
 
Here again are a few shots of mine made out of brass.
 

 

 
 
 

 
Keep up the great work!
 
Barry

Fantastic work, 1stb class 3d design work!!
 
Here again are a few shots of mine made out of brass.
 

 

 
 
 

 
Keep up the great work!
 
Barry

One of my ROTC instructors in the late 60s early 70s was a Navigator on the B-24 during the war. He said the B-24 was a triple threat bomber, they would seek out the enemy, bombed them then fall on them!
 
Barry