russ c Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hi Everyone, just finished my latest French aircraft build to go with my Invader and Kingcobra, Hellers F4U-7 Corsair Went for the heavy weathered look on this one as photo`s of these aircraft from Indochina and Algeria show Built mostly as Mr Heller intended with just some seat straps, plastic sheet and wire embellishments here and there I don`t know what vintage this kit is but I was a bit surprised when I opened the box.. as the kit was very basic, in greasy lurid blue plastic and the largest location pins I`ve seen outside of a snap-together kit but I thought I`d build it, seeing as I`d paid for it, and see if I could hide it`s short comings Hope you enjoy looking at.. Cheers Russ 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Looks good to me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Really nice ...great used look.....one can almost picture it in action.....a dio will surely have heads turning rgds mr b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 very nice ,looks great, nice worn look aswell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinns Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Really good looking Corsair, realistically weathered. From the images I've seen that looks spot on. Thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankymodeler Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Well done! That looks just right! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Delta Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Love the weathering. Nice build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nice job Russ, I like the exhaust staining up the fuselage sides. Cheers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 It might be a very basic kit but you've made it look anything but. Just goes to show what can be done with some of the "old fashioned" kits. BB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCinLA Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Very nice work on the model, good to see you did GSB the way it would weather in the tropics (unlike what some others have done) - too bad Heller didn't really give you an F4U-7 to do (noting the area immediately to the rear of the canopy isn't raised, and the cowling doesn't have tbe faired-over 4 and 8 o'clock bulges from modification of the F4U-5 cowling). Just add that to your list of "very basic." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Wow Russ,that's a cracker. It has scrubbed up really well. Brings back memories of Lindsay Walton's beauty that he used to display during the late '70's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Great job Russ,nice to see an older kit done justice, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike DeTorrice Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 A masterpiece, Russ, most notably with this weathered finish ! A fine-looking Corsair in French service. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Superb, lovely weathering Russ. cheers simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Nice job Russ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 - Hi Russ, - You have done a very good job with this old kit.Of course as usual with Heller kits there are many shape mistakes, mostly around the cowling and the fuselage spine in this occurence,inducing canopy, very difficult to rectify unless using transkits .For instance, the cowling of the 7 breed used faired F4- U5 cheeks bulged intakes with an F4-U4 looking chin intake - During the Indochina war, the name of the French Viet-Nam war, F4-U7 were used together with a few AU-1, the harsh climate and the operationnal constrains may have lead to very weathered painting like the one you have depict, but the marking were different in this period on the other end,they fit perfectly for the Algerian war a few years later and the Suez affair in 1956 alongside with British Forces, ( with yellow identification markings.) the weathering of these machines was heavy as they were getting close to obsolecence looking closely to your model. - The F4-U7 were better maintained when they were used aboard carriers but the ages began to show and the paint was well worn out but not to that extent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Very nice Russ, looks the bizz! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Another great looking example Russ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Hi Russ, Your modeling skills are outstanding. Very basic model and the result is superb. Regards, Dirk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady72 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 That is very nice indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 That is simply STUNNING..GORGEOUS looking Corsair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Nice build.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 As the French would say, "c'est magnifique"!!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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