Hi guys
i need your help with my corsair colour from tamiya.
as per manual instruction, it says use the tamiya mdeium blue + white
and i did that, it seems the colour turn to grey, i tried this for 3rd time, and the paint bootle almost finish, any suggestion what colour i should use ?
and also i need you comment about my corsair, maybe i will repaint again if some of you can give me suggestion about the colour ( it can be any brand, not only tamiya )..thks A LOT

cheers
Ricky

Hi Ricky,

I have never used Tamiya paints on aircraft. I have always used Model Master. Your narrative confused me a little. The color on the top and sides of the Corsair look appropriate to me for a two tone scheme. But some early F4U-1 were painted in three tone schemes. What camouflage scheme are you wanting to recreate?
Here is some color reference:






Sincerely,
Brian

Hi Brian
thanking you for the reference
im after reference number 2, do u reckon its appropriate colour on my corsair ?

i think the camo doesnt really appear on this model.
oh well, i'm just a novice to build aircraft, thats why im confused with the colour.

anyone can see two different colour on my crosair ?



cheers

Ricky

Hi Ricky!

Maybe you could post a side view picture or one slightly from below so we can compare...

But you must know that in the pacific areas the colors did blend together rather quickly (even on three camo schemes) due to operational conditions (sun, salt, dust for land based Corsairs etc...)

I can't really speak for the underside color, but the shade on the top looks good to me!

Jean-Luc

Looks like a marine bird to me!

Thanks for the respons guys
this is another pic from another angle, hopefully it can give me some insight for the colour.
what else should i do with this model ? i want to give a worn effects on this
thks

Hi Ricky,

From the new photos it appears to me that the bottom is not gray enough (there is a blue tint or hue to it). Also the entire underneath of the aircraft would not have been the same color. The wings from the folding joint to the tips would have been painted the same color as the top of the aircraft. look at the color plates to see what I mean.

Brian

Hi Ricky!

I would rather lighten the underside color a little. Take the color you used and add some white. Again, the upperside color looks good to me...

you may take a look here for a model with a similar paintsheme.

Jean-Luc

As far as weathering - go nuts theose aircraft took a beating - heavy exhaust stains down the sides - A land based corsair could have a lot of chipped paint as a lot of the islands had coral sand and it was very abrasive so when they were on the runway they were "sandblasting" the wings and belly. I've also seen some strange colors due to extreme fading in the pacific sun! Good luck!

Hi Ricky,
As others have mentioned, the underside could stand to be just a bit lighter in color. The overall paint job you've done is beautiful as far as I'm concearned. For the abused, weathered look take a look at this F4F-4 Wildcat I did a few weeks back.



This was painted with Tamiya just as yours is. The chipped paint is aluminium paint that I sprayed on before the blue paint but it can be applied just as easily with a small brush or toothpick now that your final coat is already on. As BM2 said, these planes took a real beating especially if they were land based. So with a little aluminum paint for chipping, exhaust stains, a little grease here and there and a good overall oil wash you should be pleased with the finished result. Hope this helped.