1/48 Hasegawa F-8E Crusader

Gallery Article by Busolini Massimo on Oct 23 2003

 

The F8U-2NE was the final production versions of the Crusader for the US NAVY.  It differed from previous Crusaders in having a substantial AIR-TO-GROUND capability  and its first flight was on June 30, 1961.

On September 18, 1962 the F8U-2NE was redesignated F-8E.  The first carrier trials of the F-8E took place aboard the USS FORRESTAL in 1963.  It was the “E” model of the Crusader that was responsible for the greatest number of Crusader MiG kills in Vietnam.  

 

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Markings are provided for four very colourful aircraft.  They are look very clean, colourful and are in register.  Extensive stencilling is also provided, even for the gear bays!!!  I always use colours MODEL MASTER, and the colouring is the classic one of the US NAVY, and the modifies very much for a good ageing and wear and tear of the model itself.  Certainly a model I would recommend to everybody, quite easy in the execution!!!   

The model I present is a splendid HASEGAWA kit.  You print they are very clean, in negative very realistic purpose, and the fit of the parts it is so precise…that the filler is almost superfluous.

Busolini Massimo

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