Diego: Great job!

On my side, the Hasegawa Birdcage is coming along


Hasegawa F4U-1 Corsair 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr

Kind of on a roll with the Corsair


Hasegawa F4U-1 Corsair 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr

Just need to finish up the wheels & prop, hang the fiddly bits and then shoot some dullcote

Finished my Sluff













I'm Yet again disappointed with the Carpena Decals, yet again they broke up despite using some decal film on them and the low viz colouring is almost the same as the recommended colour of the aircraft (you can just make out the 'AE' above the bull on the tail and the 'NAVY' in front of the tail plane) and i didn't notice until taking the photos that despite all the hard work I did to get a smooth intake I've managed to split it while fitting the undercarriage

As always comments, suggestions and critique is always welcomed

Allen, You're right, that gray almost exactly matches the overall color. I can't make out the AE or NAVY, but I can see the "rescue" arrow. Until I read your comment, I didn't know there were any more than the black images.
Either way, your jet looks all business, with no colorful fru-fru.
Nice builds on this thread!
Adam, Really well done on that Birdcage Corsair. I wish the decals were more in register, but that's not you, that's the manufacturer Hasegawa. You've got a really good looking aircraft!
-Sean H.

Allen, Very nice build, the decals problems are a pity though.

Sean, Thanks, I'm actually rather surprised by the decal issues, they're old Hasegawa decals and register is rarely an issue with those. Of course I didn't face the usual old Hase decal issue, fragility, so there was a bright side.

And I'm calling her done. F4U-1 Spirit of '76 from VMF-215 in August 1943.


Hasegawa F4U-1 Corsair 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr


Hasegawa F4U-1 Corsair 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr


Hasegawa F4U-1 Corsair 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr

slow, but still working on it...









ready to primer!!

Javier

What a complex camo scheme, Allen Seriously, very nice build. It is a tough looking plane.

Nice build, Adam!

Cool detail, Javier. Looking forward to see more as your build progresses.

Got some decals on this guy, and the Helldiver as well.

These are extra sets of decals from Miniwings, very nice, but not many alphanumerics to choose from, so now waiting for some decal lettering sets.

Geeze, You guyz are just flying along. I'm stuck behind a build I'd like to finish this week, then I'm back at it.

Tomcat31 can't be the only one doing a "modern-ish" Corsair. So last night I (finally) cracked open the ole ESCI 1/72 A-7D box and got to work.

With the exception of decals, she'll be OOB; I'll sticker her up as a Arizona ANG bird. I've looked on-line for paint schemes and my choices are gray on gray or green on gray, I like the latter, but have paint for the former. So far I've completed the cockpit (pics to follow shortly).

Which one of these has higher coolness factor?

@ Javier- great detailing. What kit are you using?

Eoin

he's not - i am too!

My Apy-poly-logies Vance, I didn't see yours in the thread.

Here's mine, so far. ESCI decided to mold this kit w/o a nose gear well. So I built a version of one out of plastic card, various shapes and some wire.

I spent a couple of hours decalling a P-47 last night, so tonight I'm going to do some assembly. Time to get back on track with this build.



Cheers, D

thats a nice bit of scratch up right there.

have you decided on the camo colors?

Hi All,

My F4U 1d Corsair is ready for it's clear coat and decal application.



The decal option that I will use on this bird is that from the USS Franklin.


More to follow later.

Basic assemly complete, a couple of hours worth of filling and sanding and rescribing done.


Cheers, D

Hey Grenadier, that SLUFF looks very familiar. The sprues look a lot the the ones in my Ace kit. Same lack of NLG bay. I wondered who the Koreans knocked off. The box art calls it a NAVY A-7D and they included Navy decals along with the AF ones.

I've just about built my radial engine and cockpit but my dang computer is acting up and I can't transfer the pics (yet!).

I posted loads of previous pictures on the site fine, but Santa got me this dumb-ass smart phone. I'm sure the phone is smart, pity anbout the user...

I'm building the Tamiya kit which is excellent, just needs a tiny bit of TLC, dry fitting and a bit of filing.

I'll post those pics once I finish the next chapter in 'Computers for Dummies'!

Eoin

Hi Guys !

I'm starting my Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A tonight, I have Lifecolor paints for the 3 tone Camo, but the build will be OOTB apart for some PE seat belts

Cheers

Paul

Pics in a few Days

Almost done!

Nice builds, all!
I'm hoping to make this campaign deadline with some progress made over the holidays on my Hasegawa F4U-5N. This kit is nominated for an award in the category of "Poorest Execution of Injector Pin Marks on a Modern Injection-Molded Kit." It's like they didn't even think about where to put them...and not just the usual suspects on the gear door interior. "How about we give them 4 marks on each tyre?" "Yes, let's add two on the SIDE of each rocket, too!" "Don't forget the landing gear and every other part that you really wouldn't want to fill and sand." The rest of the kit screams quality, but these pin marks are just dumb. On the plus side, there are no unusual vices in assembly.

Happily, a gentlemen was able to provide me with a picture of the Corsair, "Kleenex," that I am building.

I like the rockets included with the kit, but doing the small bombs like in the photo could also be cool. I also like the mixed centreline load of 1 bomb and 1 tank. May have to do that, too.

Keep modeling-
Regards-
Tom
Wisconsin, USA

My A-7D is almost ready for paint, it's covered in black automotive primer. I'll sand it and spray the two tone green and gray scheme. While I was polishing the canopy I noticed a small crack in it. As far as I know, no one makes a replacement so I coated it in Future to add some strength and hide the crack as much as possible,