F8U-1P/RF-8A Photo-Recon Crusader

over Cuba

Sword | No. SW72149 | 1:72

Facts

Brand:

Sword

Title:

F8U-1P/RF-8A Photo-Recon Crusader over Cuba

Number:

SW72149

Scale:

1:72

Type:

Full kit

Released:

2023 New tool

Barcode:

8596444721493 (EAN)

Packaging:

Rigid box (Top opener)

Topic:

Vought F-8 Crusader » Jets (Aircraft)

Markings

Vought F-8 Crusader

Vought RF-8A Crusader

US Marine Corps Aviation (1912-now)

• VMCJ-2 145646
  1962 - NAF Guantanamo Bay

US Navy (1794-now)

• VFP-62 146871 (Cdr. William Ecker)
  1962 - NAS Key West, FL

Box contents

Plastic sprue (Light gray), Plastic sprue (Clear), Plastic sprue (Light gray), Resin (cast) (Dark gray), Decalsheet (waterslide) (Multi-colored), Masking sheet (Yellow), Instructions (Paper) (Black & white)

Product timeline

 

Sword

2023

 

New toolStaticNew partsStatic

Instructions

Download 7849Kb (.pdf)

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Magazines

Scale Aircraft Modelling | Volume 46 Issue 07

English (TOC: 20 lines)

September 2024

Airfix Model World | Issue 167

English (TOC: 23 lines)

October 2024

Projects

98 images

CVW-16 Crusaders double build: RF-8G with F-8E escort

1:72

Project: CVW-16 Vought RF-8G & VF-111 F-8E escort

5+

35 images

RF-8A over Cuba project

1:72

Left side view

Project: F8U-1P/RF-8A over Cuba 1/72

16 images

RF-8A Crusader - wip

1:72

The fit on the clear parts is worse than it seems when dry fitting them. A lot of gaps and steps are to be filled and sa...

Project: Eyes over Cuba - RF-8A Crusader - VFP-62 / Cdr. William Ecker

Reference material

F-8 Crusader Vietnam 1963–73

Dogfight No. 7

Peter E. Davies

2023

F-8 & RF-8 Crusader

Detail & Scale No. 8

Bert Kinzey

2019 Digital

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