Fatboydim Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Hello Gentlemen, this will be my entry to the F4U Corsair STGB. Tamiya 1/72 scale Bird Cage Corsair The model sprues. Xtradecal Set X72140 Yanks with Roundels Part 1 The Decal Sheet. Eduard Zoom Set SS270 Thanks for looking, Joe 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 If it's anything like the 1/48 version it's going to be pretty good. Looking forward to it. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 If it's anything like the 1/48 version it's going to be pretty good. Looking forward to it. John Thank you John, the 1/48th version is a superb model. I've just looked, the Bird Cage Corsair was first released in 1996! I've made a few 1/48th Tamiya Corsairs over the years and enjoyed making every one of them. There is a link below for two of them I posted on britmodeller if your interested. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Remember to save the -1D propeller for use on your Eduard F6F Hellcat or Hasegawa TBM-3 Avenger. Or 1/2 of a Monogram Tigercat. -d- 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Joe, your previous Corsairs are all brilliant. It'll be fun to watch what you do with the 1/72 kit. Excellent advice on the spare propeller David, I'll have to try and file that away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Cool choice Joe, can't wait for you to start Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Remember to save the -1D propeller for use on your Eduard F6F Hellcat or Hasegawa TBM-3 Avenger. Or 1/2 of a Monogram Tigercat. -d- Thank you David. I didn't know that. Joe, your previous Corsairs are all brilliant. It'll be fun to watch what you do with the 1/72 kit. Excellent advice on the spare propeller David, I'll have to try and file that away. Hi Cookie, thank you. Cool choice Joe, can't wait for you to start Rob Hello Rob. Thanks, I'll keep an eye on your Corsair.Just a quick up date. I've sprayed some of the model while still on the sprue with Mr Color zinc chromate. I'm not sure what paint I am going to use yet. I would like to use Mr Color if the colours are available. I used them on my last build and I was very pleased with them. Thanks for looking, Joe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I used Tamiya Fine white surface primer on the belly and Mr Color Intermediate and Gloss Sea Blues on my 32nd scale Corsair. They sprayed beautifully and dried quickly, but both blues were too dark and had to be lightened up a bit before i was happy with them. -d- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Thank you David, the colours for the aircraft I'm building are ANA603, ANA613 & ANA602 according to the decal instructions. This is the last 1/72 Fleet Air Arm Cosair I made a while ago. As you can see, it's in a later colour scheme. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 A quick dry run of the main components. 53 plastic parts & 1 poly cap make up the model if built straight from the box. I've made two 1/72nd Tamiya Corsairs before, so I know the fit of parts is very good. I will have to clip the wing tips which I believe was eight inches on the actual aircraft. According to a scale calculator, that works out to 2.82mm being removed from each wing tip. The etched parts set has over 50 parts (I'm not good enough to use all those!). The fuselage & wings plus some cockpit & engine parts. Thanks for looking, Joe 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 If its a Birdcage Corsair based in the USA, i seriously doubt the wingtips were clipped. Do you have an actual photo to go from? -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 I've seen photos on the internet of land based aircraft with the wings clipped, but not that actual aircraft. I intend to use the information that is supplied with the decal sheet which shows the subject with the wings clipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 If its a Birdcage Corsair based in the USA, i seriously doubt the wingtips were clipped. Do you have an actual photo to go from? -d- Plenty were clipped during 1944-1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 From what I've seen so far on this STGB, my build is going to be a bit tame. I'm still not sure if the wings were clipped on this aircraft, I'll try to find out more, but if I draw a blank I will go with the decal sheet information. I've done very little since my last update, just applied some Flory wash. Flory wash applied. After cleaning up on the left & before on the right. I don't know if it looks a bit dark. I will paint in the detail and see how it looks then. Thanks for looking, Joe. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I didn't mean to add to the confusion, but IIRC this was a subject of discussion on one of the other modelling forums a while ago. The takeaway is, if it was a U.S.-based Corsair Mk. I (F4U-1 Birdcage) used at Quonset Point or Brunswick, most photos show them with full span wingtips. Depending on whose reference you read, Blackburn Aircraft modified Corsairs with clipped wingtips at Roosevelt field, Long Island for those Corsairs being shipped to the UK. There were some Birdcages based in Scotland; Not sure about Northern Ireland, and i cannot recall the wingtip configuration but i do remember seeing at least one with the beefed-up headrest/ rollover structure without the rear windows. Raised-Hood -1A Corsairs are a pretty open-and-shut case, but you need to look closely at photos of Birdcage Corsairs to see if the wingtips were actually modified. david 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thank you David. I think I need to go away and do a bit more research before continuing. Regards, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 It's JT145 you're doing isn't it? I found this photograph of '5A' which may be the correct airframe and has non-clipped wings: According to Sturtivant, the aircraft had the u/c retract on landing in 1943 but the aircraft is still on record in 1945 with 738 Sqn. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thank you very much 85sqn, looks like you've come up trumps. Thank you for your help. Regards, Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in OK Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Your third one? No wonder it seems to be going together so nicely. Good work! Greg in OK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Hi Joe, That's an excellent choice of model. I have this kit in my wishlist and will be following your build with great interest. Great work so far, as usual. Looking forward to further posts Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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