ax365 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I received this kit as a gift from one of the members in this forum quite some time ago. Thanks, M! There was a fair amount of resin aftermarket along with G-Factor landing gear and Zotz decals included. I finished this build a while ago but have negelcted to post photos until now. Construction was fairly straightforward. There were a couple of minor fit issues but nothing a bit of filler and elbow grease couldn't fix. The original owner of the kit (not M) had done a bit of work on the kit's engine and buggered it up. Unfortunately, what he did precluded me from using the kit's plastic parts for the engine and exhaust. The resin exhaust that was part of the package has to be glued to the engine to be installed properly. I managed to jury rig things together to get the exhaust installed at the proper length and angle. The remainder of this build, except the decals, is OOB. I built it without any weathering (as I do all my models), no ordnance attached and all inspection panels, except one, closed. While nowhere near perfect, I like the way it turned out, despite the seam along the bottom rear. Nobody sees that anyway. Constructive criticism and comments are always welcome. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and have a look. Mike Jamme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Very Nice "Gunfighter" ax365 I love that she still looks like she is moving MACH Very Clean Very Colorful would put her in my cabinet Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 MIke Well done; one sweet looking Crusader Peter :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconspit Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Veeerryyyyy coool...., nice bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Hello Mike. What a beautiful clean build. Really nice job. Congrats, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Well done... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Yeah, that's cool! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 NICE ! Good job, one to be proud of..............Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Very well done! I really like the colorful Zotz AM decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ax365 Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thank you very much, gents. Greatly appreciated. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzx Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Has to be one of my all time favorite navy jets! Always wondered what it would be like sitting right out front in a rocket fighter had to be great view. Nice job and a great friend you have. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfermd Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Very nice job! Last of the true Navy VFR gun ships. I knew several F-8 pilots in my Navy days. A unique breed of men. They also made pretty good recce birds too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I prefer my birds a bit on the dirty side, but excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Love it! Have one on the go with the same Zotz decals to apply, and yours is inspiring further progress. Tony T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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