meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
User name, Meatloaf109
Name, Paul
Catagory, Intermediate
Scale, 1/48
Manufacturer, Revell
Model type, Vought F-8E
Aftermarket, Just the usual bits of wire and crap I find around the house.
I started out to do a more or less straight OOB build, but to quote a great man, "Then I went insane".
I figured that the prominent feature of this aircraft was the variable incidence wing, so I built the plumbing and junk for under it, then I discovered that the flaps and slats would naturally be dropped when the wing is in the raised position, so out came the razor saw.
The folded wing was an easy one, as the kit came with the end sections as separate pieces. I added wires and stretched sprue to fill out the wheel wells and add the brake lines.
The markings are for LCDR Tim Hubbard (1 kill 1 probable on July 21 1967) with the highest scoring F-8 squadron, VF-211, upon return to the U.S. after the '67 cruise on the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard
My thanks to all who looked in and for the nice comments and encouragements offered.
Name, Paul
Catagory, Intermediate
Scale, 1/48
Manufacturer, Revell
Model type, Vought F-8E
Aftermarket, Just the usual bits of wire and crap I find around the house.
I started out to do a more or less straight OOB build, but to quote a great man, "Then I went insane".
I figured that the prominent feature of this aircraft was the variable incidence wing, so I built the plumbing and junk for under it, then I discovered that the flaps and slats would naturally be dropped when the wing is in the raised position, so out came the razor saw.
The folded wing was an easy one, as the kit came with the end sections as separate pieces. I added wires and stretched sprue to fill out the wheel wells and add the brake lines.
The markings are for LCDR Tim Hubbard (1 kill 1 probable on July 21 1967) with the highest scoring F-8 squadron, VF-211, upon return to the U.S. after the '67 cruise on the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard
My thanks to all who looked in and for the nice comments and encouragements offered.
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