**** DONE: 1/48 Vought F-8E Crusader VF-211 "Checkmates" - Carrier Aircraft GB

[meatloaf109]

The main gear bays are reasonably well detailed, but oddly enough, there is nothing at all on the front wall. A couple of chunks of plastic and some bits of wire later and its fixed. The brake line was added last, mainly because I almost forgot it.

 

[Jayl]

Looking good.

 

[woody]

Coming along nicely Paul.

 

[Crimea_River]

egshellent

 

[Wayne Little]

What Andy said...I think...

 

[meatloaf109]

egshellent

Had a few?

 

[Wurger]

 

[ccheese]

Details, details.... I love it !

Charles

 

[Airframes]

Nice work Paul, looks suitably 'busy' in the wells now. In the first pic, on the lower, horizontal leg, is that a moulded -in brake line, or a moulding seam?

 

[meatloaf109]

'Tis a moulded in line, good sir.
I believe the brake line is the one on the lower front leg, where I added the wire up to the cylinder.
The one you noticed seems to be for the hydraulics to move the whole b****y thing.
Sharp eyes!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

It's starting to come alive Paul, good additions mate.

 

[rochie]

looks great

 

[Wayne Little]

certainly doing a fine job with the 'extras'

 

[ccheese]

certainly doing a fine job with the 'extras'

I agree. Love those "extras".

Charles

 

[meatloaf109]

It is the little things that make me happy, like the extras I put into my Ju.52. It is done as Goerings personal craft; an extra wide seat and repeater instuments for "Der Dickie". Odds are, no one but me (and now you all) will ever know, but it was fun.
On to the F-8, the two intakes that will be on the @$$-end abaft the rudder; left, as supplied, right, as modified.

 

[ccheese]

Neat-oh !!

Charles

 

[Wayne Little]

sweet Paul

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Another neatly added little detail Paul, looks good.

 

[N4521U]

Can't see the nose wheel well anyways!
Commin along there Pauley!

 

[meatloaf109]

Yep, the front just gets a brake line. Adding the wing locking mechanisms today and a couple of fiddly bits, then if the rain will hold off, paint!