Hi I'm QDC. What we're going to build today is Minicraft/Hasegawa F8-E Crusader and this
is in 1/72 scale. As you can well see this is a very, very old kit. I think this is over
20 years old and I bought this from E-Bay. And the reason why I bought this old kit is
because when I was a little kid, I actually played on a real F8 Crusader. Yes, I did.
Believe it or not, I am not lying to you. When I was a kit growing up there was a F8
Crusader, a real F8 Crusader that was part of a playground set in my neighborhood park.
And I was playing on this all day...basically most of the time when I was growing up as
kid. Here's a picture of that particular airplane in my neighborhood park. Take a look.
So before we start building this kit I want to take you to see the real F8 Crusader which
I went on the USS Hornet to see and after that we're going start building this kit.
Lets take a look inside this box. We have the wings. Fuselage. The other fuselage and
the bombs. Clear plastic parts. Decals. And the instruction sheet.
I want to talk to you more about re-scribe the panel lines. I just finished sanding the
entire two halves of fuselage smooth and by doing that I also sanding away the panel lines
and I need to re-scribe them. What I have here is old photo etched fret and I'm going
to use that as a straight edge and right over here is a pin vise and at the end of it is
ordinary sewing needle and what I'm going to do is I'm going to put the fret using it
as a straight edge and place it where I need re-scribe the panel lines and I carefully
re-scribe the lines back for each one that I sanded away and I already done one right
here, right here, and right here.
Ok. So we built the model kit and now it's time for me to show you what I think about
this model kit so far. Take a look.
This is the completed model kit after assembly and it's a good model kit. I like the details
like the landing gear and its just nice. I don't know why this kit not re-manufactured
again because there's nothing wrong with this kit. The only reason I think that it may not
be re-manufactured is because it has raised panel lines. But raised panel lines doesn't
bother me. It is a good model kit and if you're able to find this model kit, it's well worth
buying this particular kit. It's time for me to paint the model.
It's time for me to paint my model. I already gave my entire model a coat of grey primer
and I painted inside wheel wells and right on top with white. And now it's time for me
to give pre-shading to all the panel lines with a black line.
Now I'm going to use my airbrush and paint the entire model with the main color.
I"m going to draw some panel lines. What I have in my hand is a black artist pen and
what I'm going to do is I'm going to draw a straight black line along the panel lines.
Like so. And then with a damp Q-Tip I'm going to blend that into the model.
I'm going to give my grime and also blend the model together by giving it a tint of
brown.
I'm going to protect my model by giving it a coat of Future Floor Wax.
I'm going to do some pin washing.
Alright so we built the model kit. We painted it. We weathered it. And now it's time for
me to show you what I think about this entire model kit from the beginning to the end. Take
a look.
This is the completed model kit after painting and I am very impressed with my own work.
I didn't think that this model kit would look as good as it is right now because the model
kit itself is really old, over 20 years old. I like the way I painted the entire model
with different shades of gray it really stands out. And there's something that I forgot to
mention. When I drew the panel lines with the artists pen I thought it was a little
too stark so I repainted each panel line to give it a little lighter effect. It's still
there but it's more subtle. And there is one thing that I did not like which is the decal.
The decal it's really old and the technology back then isn't as good as it is today and
there was some silvering that occurred. I used products called Micro Set and Micro Sol
to have the decal adhere to the model better. And these two products done a really good
job but its still didn't do a perfect job but I can't really blame the manufacture because
it's over 20 years old. But overall I am very impressed.
That completes this model project. What you about to see next is a video slideshow of
the entire model plane but before I go, as always, just because I put this video here
on Youtube, it doesn't make me a model kit expert. I am not an expert. I'm just a regular
guy just like you. I hope this video encourages you to build a model kit of your own. Either
it's a model tank, model plane, a model train, or even an automobile. It doesn't matter.
In the end, it's all about having fun. I'm QDC. Thanks for watching and always please.
Have a great day!