Its a RNZAF CORSIER
For your veiwing enjoyment

Looks good. That bird has definently seen some use and abuse. Maybe a little too much for my taste, but a really well done model none the less.

Ya the guys in my club have a thing about making there aircraft really beaten looking.
But they are world class

Love your kiwi F4U!

but a bit weathered for my liking! I have one sitting in the stash along with 3 P-40N's and Mosqutio awaiting to be built with RNZAF colours!

What a machine...LOVE the build, David, looks like she just touched the deck after a hard days work, thanks for sharing!

Opps i guess i should have stated that these are not my build but those of two senior members of the ipms southland club.

I could only wish that i could make aircraft like these.

Its also very interesting that you all think they are a bit over weatherd.
Hmmm

Hi David,

I think the Kiwi Corsir is great.

While I tend to like the planes people build with minimal wear & Tear, as long as it is realistic and doesnt overpower the plane itself then it is great. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say.

I love them! I kind of like my war-birds weathered anyway, so the finish on these models is 1st class to my eyes. The day I make something like these I'll be a very happy man

You and me both Alex

I am not a fan of heavy weathering. Both aircraft look neglected. I like the Corsair more than the Jug, however. Its weathering carries over onto the markings. I guess he could have just gotten a new prop and cowl, because there's no paint chipping on either. The P-47's markings are pristine, the panel lines on the wings end at the stars and bars. The overall paint is faded, but the insignia look freshly painted (Okay, maybe the backstory is that they were just repainted. ) Also, the overall effect, at least in the picture, is that the fusealge is rusting along many of the panel lines.

Firstly, both models are superb, no question there.
I cant really comment on the Corsair, but as far as the P47 goes its way over weathered for a ETO Thunderbolt. ( I wish we had enough sunshine here to fade paint that much )
It looks more like the fading extremes I would expect on a Pacific theatre aircraft.
I agree with the comment about the markings. If the paintwork had faded to that extreme then the markings would be a lot more faded/damaged than they are on the model.
In early 1944, Michael Quirks LM-K would have looked more like this photo.

Another image here from a 63FS P-47 based at the same airfield around the same time as the LM-K model is depicting.


Not to take anyhing away from what is a fabulous looking Thunderbolt, and I really like it,but Im afraid the research lets it down somewhat.
Just my personal opinion
Nige

Well you all have convinced me not to keep to the trend in my club which is weather the hell out of your aircraft.

Guys, the Corsair and the Thunderbolt both are simply amazing. I don't know how you do it. Someday I hope to come close to what I see more skilled modellers accomplish.
I have a 1/48 Academy F4U-1 Corsair in my model stash, too, which I have been saving until I find some New Zealand or Salvadoran decals. I guess I just don't want to build a "boring" Corsair.

They both look good. As for the weathering. I think that variety is still the spice of life.