Crusaders? (Planes and Skins)

[+Gocad 26]

I am wondering if there's a handyman who is able and willing to make this skin.

 

I'm quite confident that it will come with the release of the F-8H/P, just as Dave said a few pages ago.

Something tells me that he knows what he is talking about.

Edited June 29, 2008 by Gocad

[+Muesli 2,154]

I'm quite confident that it will come with the release of the F-8H/P, just as Dave said a few pages ago.

Something tells me that he knows what he is talking about.

 

 

Yeah Gocad,

 

I suspect he's a stockholder for Ling-Temco-Vought and is using the remainder

of the original design team to work for/with him!

How else to produce such fine stuff..... genius??

Therefore, I will wait patiently!

[+Gocad 26]

Btw, is there any interest in a few additional Sundowner skins?

 

 

 

They're basically finished, which isn't much of surprise since both skins didn't need much work. Definitely a lot less than the VF-154 Dash One skin that's currently driving me crazy...

[+Dave 2,319]

Gocad

 

Seeing how they are my favorite USN unit. There is never enough of those skins.

[+Gocad 26]

Hmm, perhaps I should do the CVW-11 and 8 as well then. That should cover all their deployments, since I do remember that Corktip has made a CVW-16 skin for the F-8C (DO WANT!)

[+Muesli 2,154]

ANY skin for a Crusader: bring it on!!!!

[charlielima 328]

You bet Gocad. There seams to be a shortage of crud skins in service with west coast CAGs / NX tail codes. :ph34r: CL

 

Edited July 1, 2008 by charlielima

[+Gocad 26]

Crusader skins for west coast units that have not been done yet...hmm, let's see:

 

- VF-51 Screaming Eagles, CVW-5 (tailcode NF)*

*: I know corktip has already made this one, but that one is for the F-8J and I'm currently trying to figure out how to include CAG-specifc markings.

- VSF-86 'Gators' (that's what I like about the Crusader, it was not only used by fighter squadrons)

- VF-91 Red Lightnings, CVW-9 (tailcode 'NG'), later redesignated VF-194 after assignment to CVW-19

- VF-111 Sundowners, CVW-11 (tailcode 'NH') - that can be done in a few minutes

- VF-124 Crusader College, CVWR-12 (tailcode 'NJ')

- VF-141 Iron Angels, CVW-14 (tailcode 'NK'), later redesignated VF-53 after assignment to CVW-5

- VF-142 Fighting Falcons, CVW-14 (tailcode 'NK'), later redesignated VF-96 after assignment to CVW-9

- VF-154 Grandslammers, CVW-15 (tailcode 'NL') - for the F-8B, I'm currently working on it.

- VF-211 Checkertails, CVW-2 (tailcode 'NE') - that might be a nice Dash 1 skin

Edited July 1, 2008 by Gocad

[charlielima 328]

Iron Angels did quite a few cruises so a few choices for boat names.

From Badfranks post:

F-8E Crusader USN VF-53 'Iron Angels' USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) 04/1964 05/1966 NF

F-8E Crusader USN VF-53 'Iron Angels' USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) 01/1967 07/1967 NF

F-8E Crusader USN VF-53 'Iron Angels' USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) 01/1968 10/1968 NF

F-8J Crusader USN VF-53 'Iron Angels' USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) 03/1969 11/1970 NF

NK, NM, and NE do something for me because my time on the Coral Sea and Midway.

An NK or NM tail code on your RF or TPS skin would fit the bill too. :ph34r:

 

 

[+Gocad 26]

Yeah, I know. But I prefer doing skins of units that have not been done yet. Peg Leg Petes anyone?

[+Gocad 26]

An NK or NM tail code on your RF or TPS skin would fit the bill too. :ph34r:

 

NK tail code? TPS? You called?

 

Btw:

F-8D of VF111, CVW-11

 

I'm going to release this skin and the other two (see above) as a once I fixed those decal issues (size/position)

[The_Editor 2]

Excellent, as always.

 

Will you be releasing the "Midway" Vf-111 skin?

[+Gocad 26]

Yes, I will release the VF-111 CVW-2 & 11 plus the VF-26 skins as a pack for the F-8D once I have fixed a few issues with the decals. Shouldn't take too long, I hope.

[The_Editor 2]

Yes, I will release the VF-111 CVW-2 & 11 plus the VF-26 skins as a pack for the F-8D once I have fixed a few issues with the decals. Shouldn't take too long, I hope.

 

Many thanks for the info.

Edited July 3, 2008 by The_Editor

[charlielima 328]

 

 

 

:ph34r: CL

[+Gocad 26]

Time for some (apparently minor) updates!

This skin looks finished, but it isn't, since I need do replace Omar with an earlier version.... Ah, detailsdetailsdetails.

 

The CVW-2 skin is finshed (I think), so I might upload that one quite soon.

[The_Editor 2]

Looking good.

[+Gocad 26]

Speaking of Sundowner skins...

I couldn't resist to do this one as well, but that's the last variation, I promise!

Seriously.

Edited August 3, 2008 by Gocad

[The_Editor 2]

Nice link to a model of that last Sundowner repaint:

 

http://gustav.x-y.net/htmbox(3)/f-8e(1).html

[+Gocad 26]

Hey, thanks! I had been looking for pics of that kit.

 

I guess it's close enough.

[gbnavy61 1]

Great work, all. Love the models and the skins bring more personality to the jet, especially the high-viz.

 

Be cool if MF was also cooking up a 'Twosader' just to add to the whole collection.

 

When you're out of F-8's...

Edited August 4, 2008 by gbnavy61

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,554]

A twoe seater .... mhh :Flyer:

[+Gocad 26]

I do rather have more remanufactured Crusaders (H,K,L...with wing plyons, of course.) than a two-seater.

IMHO the Crusader meant to be a single-seater. End of story.

 

The Hornet (especially the SupaHornet) on the other hand looks a lot better as a two-seater. Seriously, I do think that the E-model looks weird while the F looks cool. I'm not sure whether this makes any sense, but that's how I see it.

[gbnavy61 1]

I do rather have more remanufactured Crusaders (H,K,L...with wing plyons, of course.) than a two-seater.

IMHO the Crusader meant to be a single-seater. End of story.

 

The Hornet (especially the SupaHornet) on the other hand looks a lot better as a two-seater. Seriously, I do think that the E-model looks weird while the F looks cool. I'm not sure whether this makes any sense, but that's how I see it.

 

Yeah, I'd agree on both. I think it might just be a neat way to round out the collection. Either way, let's have more 'Saders.

[+Gocad 26]

Get some ... skins!

 

(Okay, they still need to be approved, but I have finally uploaded my Sundowner repaints which cover their first three deployments to Vietnam. Also, before anybody asks, the Sunburst was added only after 1966. )