Very nice, Ray! I did this one last year and found it to be a delightful kit to build! You have done the bird great justice, especially in braille scale! Thanks for sharing with us!
Brian [C):-)]
Great work on the Cutlass.
The finish looks fantastic. Decals look great too.
The long front gear leg is to increase the Angle of attack for take off only.
It also appears on the A-4.
The F-8 had a vairiable incidence wing to achieve the same thing as the aircraft was so long that the couldn’t get the desired angle on the fuselage.
Cheers
Mark
Very nice Cutlass. You did a fine job on the finish
Look at a picture of a Navy Phantom (F-4) just before a “cat” shot. The F-4, and others, also would pump up the nose oleo leg to increase the angle of attack for takeoff.
Excellent job on the build, Ray! Very nice paint work.
Mark