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Hello gents, here's my fourth completion of the year: Tamiya's 1/48 Vought F4U-1D Corsair: A very nice kit, I hardly remember building it in fact, so stress-free was it. I bought the 'towing tug' edition as it contains the full rocket and fuel tank load, which I don't think the standard boxing does, and because I wanted to use the little guy leaning out of his cockpit I did cut the forward 'prong' from the wing-join pieces and it seemed to give a better fit without them. I was a bit cheesed off having to build it with the flaps deployed but them's the breaks, you don't get the choice unless you are brave enough to do it yourself. I used the Quinta 3D cockpit decal set and it is actually at least partly visible through the cockpit opening, also at ASK double-sided canopy mask set; both of these worked as advertised. The aircraft was finished in Colourcoats enamels, overall ACUS34 ANA623 Glossy Sea Blue with the anti-glare panel in ACUS33 ANA607 Non-specular Sea Blue. The interior was done in ACUS09 Interior Green with the wheelbays in ACUS23 Zinc Chromate Yellow. Detail painting was done with various Citadel, Vallejo and Tamiya acrylics. The final coat was AK Interactive Satin varnish, with Ultra Matte varnish used on the anti-glare panel and wing walkways. I used the kit transfers for the 2nd option from VBF-6 based on the USS Hancock (CV-19) in March 1945. The transfers felt a bit thick, but they went on fine and to their credit did not 'silver' at all. I appreciate the 'Pacific Island' backdrop is not really appropriate for a carrier-based Corsair, but I had the background already (from Coastal Kits) and it was a bit more interesting than just taking the pictures against a white or grey background like I usually do Thanks for your attention Cheers, Stew
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Hi, Wonder if there is any pictures and/or decals (1/72 scale) for those Brittish Corsair's that took part in Operation Tungsten against Tirpitz? Cheers / André
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Here is a 1/72 scale Series 1 AIRFIX F4U-1D built and painted as AIRFIX mostly intended. It was built by a work colleague who has been building kits since the 1950s and was probably made by him when the kit first appeared some time in the early 1960s. He built it as intended, the propeller and wheels rotate and the arrester hook works and it is painted in AIRFIX paints as specified. I have just done a little bit extra to it by drilling out the gun ports, adding engine exhausts and navigation lights and matting down the very glossy decals. Thanks David for giving me the opportunity to share a golden oldie. Adrian
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