F-8J Crusader Model

This book contains detailed instructions on building the F-8J Crusader 1/48 scale model aircraft from Hasegawa (Kit 07226 Pt26). In addition to the kit’s instructions, the book also includes instructions on eduard’s PE set 49294. Can you imagine merging all of these instructions? Well, I’ve done that for you and more. I take the model kit instructions from Hasegawa along with the eduard set and break them up into individual steps. The aftermarket steps are colored gray making them easy to skip if you just have the basic model. This book also provides a detailed list of tools that I used to build this model, along with a list of paints. The actual instruction section contains 396 steps and 73 figures over 98 pages that tell you what to dry fit, glue, and/or paint for each individual piece. Each step instruction shows the source (i.e., either Hasegawa or eduard) along with a block to mark that you completed the step. There are several pages of in-process photos with assembly tips and the final photos of my build for reference. This book is a great checklist to make your build go smoothly. Of course, you can feel free to use different tools, paint, weathering, etc. or even add your own diorama. I hope you find this book useful. See a multi-page sample along with photos of finished models and other books at glennhoovermodels.com.