Ah ha! I stole that tape decal from a second F4U that I had waiting on the shelf (for the Aeroscale What If? Campaign), and I think it worked. I coated it with very diluted Elmer's glue to make sure the cowl decal stays in place for good this time!
I'm also proud of the "3" decal on the wheel cover that I split down the center to portray a stenciled number.
Here's my latest baby...




Wrap this build up with a bow, and I'm on to the next one!
Cheers, everyone!
-Sean H.

This is how far I got with the FAA-Birdcage. My work on Friday evening .....


and from today afternoon ......



This camo looks easier than it was to bring on but I'm really satisfied with my work. I hope I have enough time tomorrow to throw some paint on the Kiwi

Happy modelling
Torsten

The New Zealander was in the paint shop today.....


Just test fitting. I will glue the wings to the fuselage tonight ....

Another test fitting .....

Not too bad, isn't it? All major paint work ist done on both. Next week follow the landing gears and the propellers .....


Happy modelling!
Torsten

The SLUFF is nearly ready for the paint shop

The intake was smoothed out and painted white





Fitted the seat



And fitted the intake



Fit is not the best but while fitting the intake I boxed in the front undercarriage so i could cram some more lead shot in the spaces in the intake



Stuck some more bits on and then primed the plane



Hopefully the some paint will be applied over the next week once any flaws have been identified and corrected

As always comments, suggestions and critique is always welcomed

Decalling is done with my Corsair. Except a piece of the 410 ripping off on the left side, no problems so far. Hopefully I'll get another gloss coat on her today. Tomorrow I'll have a minor eye surgery, so I don't know when I will be able to continue. They say I'll be okay by Wednesday, but I might not be able to use irritants such as thinner for a week or two. Well, we will see.

Future applied, on to the decals. I'll be using the outstanding BarracudaCals F4U-1 Corsair Part 1, representing White 422 "Palpatatin Pauli" flown by then Capt. Floyd Kirkpatrick in Okinawa during April 1945.

Hello everybody, I´m still here... Late, but here...

What a NICE selections of Builts...! Congrats for All...!!!

Some small advances on my F4U-1d


The seat ready to glue whit the tube (strechet sprue) back-seat structure...


Superglued...


And dry-fit whit the armor-plate...

Bye, it´s late...

Calling this one complete.



Pics posted in campaign gallery.

Okay, very close to the finish with this one. But I need some suggestions...







Since the Sea Blue color is like a black hole (it swallows every color thrown at it), I cheated with my wash. Even black would have disappeared, so I mixed Payne's Grey oil color with white to create a very light bluish grey. The wash was applied with that color and made the details more prominent. Don't know how realistic this is, but it's impossible to make this thing look attractive otherwise.

Now, here's where I need some advice... Should I try to give some more movement (and a more weathered look) by making streaks with lighter colors on the wings, in the direction of movement? Or maybe prepare a very light blue/grey and apply this with an airbrush in the direction of flight, as if the wings were worn with flight? Or should I leave it as it is?

By the way, I decided to use the fuel tanks but scrap the rockets. Their fit is not so good, their level of detail is mediocre and they all have two punch holes that need to be filled and sanded smooth. I don't think they are worth the trouble.

I've got paint onto mine, and most of the various bits attached. Finally got around to glossing it up last night, so here's hoping the decals should be on it by the weekend.





I used Tamiya Sea Blue for the first time, as my supply of Gunze was out and the LHS no longer carries it. I ended up mixing some white in and post-shaded it, just to provide some contrast. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but it's there!

I think that just a very little bit of streaking would make it look good. You could also do exhaust streaks in light grey with a hint of brown. I used chalk on mine. The anti-glare panel was painted in flat rather than glossy blue. That would also add some visual interest.

Hello Everybody...!

Emre, I agree whit Jessica... Some Straeking in the direction of flight and the exhaust stain will help a lot to bring your model to a life...

But, on my small experience, mix and thin the color whit clear first, you can use Gloss or Satin or Mate... Or mix it... To make diferent textures... and colors... where you need glossy surface... or where you need opaque tones more than color

Thanks..!!!

And I´m sorry for my English...

Oh my...there are exhaust stains on my model in those photos! I guess I should add more grey, they disappeared on the navy blue again.

Okay then, I'll try to add streaking and more movement tonight. Then I'll install the gun barrels and the antenna and call it done!

Jessica, is the anti-glare panel the area to the forward of the cockpit? If so I think I can use more matt varnish or a very light coat of navy blue mixed with grey to make it duller.

Yes. The whole nose from the bottom edges of the windscreen forward was matte rather than gloss. Matte varnish would work very well.

There's some great work going on here, folks!
Both my Corsairs see already the end of the assembly line. Everything is painted and put together - just the wings for the FAA-Corsair and the props are not yet at the right place. Future is on and the birds are now waiting for the decals. I hope to finish by end of next week .....




Happy modelling!
Torsten

Hello everyone,

I'm calling my Corsair done. Ready to fly and reporting for duty!

Special thanks to everyone here who helped my build with sharing information, comments and ideas. Now, onto the what-if campaign!

I go with the easy solution, put soem FOD covers over them.. the intakes that is!

Emre, your Corsair looks fantastic! The light grey panel lines have worked really well. Nice work.

Thank you John! It actually turned out better than I expected, so I'm happy with it.

Nice builds going.
Nice finish Emre! Well done.
-Sean.

Very nice build, Emre! Cool looking Corsair.

Yes, like many others... I Like your Corsair Emre...!!!

Congrats & BTW on "what if"

Bye...

Thank you people! It's good to have such positive feedback

That's realy a great campaign build, Emre. I like that all blue Corsair. Just finished my Corsairs Will try to make some photos tomorrow to show them soon.

Happy modelling!
Torsten

Since some interest was expressed in how I dealt with the intake trunk of my A-7E, I'll post about that.

Below is series photo of the progress, which took quite a bit of effort really:

- upper left: The worst of the best I was able to manage during raw assembly

- upper right: After the application of CA filler roughly sanded down and then topped with fine grit epoxy putty which was shaped using water and and small dowels of various diameters while still setting and then smoothed out, mostly using circular files, once it cured.

- lower left: priming reveals a few minor flaws remaining that were again dealt with using fine tooth files. I had to repeat this step several times, and cleaning out the sanding dust before each primer application was an ordeal in itself.

- lower right: Finished with the intake. Passed the primer test and ready to move on (finally!)



Here is the current state of the build:



you'll notice i have left the bulk of the cockpit work till later, which is not my usual order of things, but this kit seems to leave plenty of room for that when the fuselage halves are mated.

I've decided to do the wings in the folded position. I may regret that decision, but I figured it was worth a try.