Precise Vought F-8 Crusader French Trainer Airplane Aircraft Display Model 1/48

Be tempting to do in 1/72 using the old Airmodel conversion for the F8U-1T/TF-8A.
 
What a stunning beauty !

I recovered most of the pictures, see attached.
 

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Be tempting to do in 1/72 using the old Airmodel conversion for the F8U-1T/TF-8A.

I was wondering whether a 1/72 scale A-7 C/H/K two-seater had ever been made - and whether it could be "butchered" to make a two-seat Crusader...
 
I was wondering whether a 1/72 scale A-7 C/H/K two-seater had ever been made - and whether it could be "butchered" to make a two-seat Crusader...
Yes, (Hobby Boss) on eBay and probably no, because the TA-7 canopy looks to be wider at the rails.
 
This model intrigues me greatly.
What were LTV hoping would be the French requirement or did their modelmakers not know that the Navy had its own markings unlike the USN which has the same stars and bars as USAF. So was this a trainer for the Aeronavale?
What the model also indicates is that a similar white model may exist of the version proposed for the RN
 

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D'oh, you are right ! The French Navy roundels indeed should have a big, black anchor. This model roundels by contrast makes it an Armée de l'Air Crusader... and this make no sense at all. o_O
No love for the Crouze in the AdA AFAIK.
 

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