Orangutan Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) Hello, Long time lurker, and the thought of contributing some work came up. so without further ado, let me present the following WIP in 1/48 scale prop planes built in conjunction. 1) Meng 1/48 P-51D, kit decals "American Beauty" 2) Tamiya 1/48 F4u-1A, RNZAF decals by SkyModels (NZ5277), roundels by Ventura Publications added Super Fabric seatbelts by Eduard, not necessary the correct ones (US Navy seatbelts) but I am on a budget. Corsair Cockpit Mustang Cockpit Primed the Corsair in a medium grey mix (Gunze Mr Surfacer 1500 Grey + Black), more work ahead in cleaning up surface imperfections + rivet (reason for the grey, as I normally prime in black) + blend the canopies in This will be a competition piece for a local club meet. Mustang (sexy plane in black), more touch-ups to do. Brilliant fit, but some step issues due to the snap-fit nature. Disclaimer > the wings are supposed to be laminated and rivets filled, but am not keen on filling and sanding so much detail. Critique welcome, especially on RNZAF corsair colours, Google-d a few forums posts but nothing concrete yet. the astute amongst you might notice a TIE lurking in the back, which I may post as a Completed build one day. cheers! Edited January 22, 2017 by Orangutan spelling! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Good call using the Ventura decals, they are much better than the Sky Model attempt at RNZAF Roundels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossofiron1971 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Ooh, lovely work sir! Loving the Mustang in that colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Nice work! Do you use Mr Color black finishing primer 1500? If so it is amazing stuff isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangutan Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 20 hours ago, Scooby said: Do you use Mr Color black finishing primer 1500? If so it is amazing stuff isn't it? Yep, its brilliant! Mr Finishing Surfacer Black / Grey 1500, especially when thinned with Mr Leveling Thinner. The Mustang shown in the above photo only had a light coat of it applied without any polishing. For the curious, RNZAF roundels by Ventura Publications (on the left) versus SkyModels (on the right). Am leaning towards using the lighter blue colour by Ventura Publications, do correct me if thats incorrect. Cheers Shane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangutan Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Progress has been slow due to well, life. But with the club meet in End April, its time to put this project into overdrive! First, some failures 1) I managed to crack the corsair's front windscreen whilst masking it. So it has been temporarily put on hold till a replacement part arrives >>Meaning, I would enter the Mustang for the club meet instead 2) i found out the Venture decals did not have the blue border around the white bars (for the lighter coloured roundels). cue a new purchase from Hannants Some basic paintwork > 1) painted the main wheel well, 2) base coated the red / yellow portions with Tamiya XF-2 White 3) some red / yellow for good measure (particularly proud of the glossy shine on the spinner) 4) sorted out the seams on the belly radiator OH, and a NEW Purchase the white tabs you see are to fill gaps on the lower hull. tip was stolen from themodellingnews More to come =) Shane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Hi Shane, I'd need to consult my RNZAF Corsair book to be sure(ish) but convention wisdom these days seems to be that New Zealand based Corsairs had the lighter ones, RNZAF roundel blue being a slightly lighter shade than RAF roundel blue & definitely lighter than US Insignia blue, which is why Pacific Island based RNZAF machines have darker blue ones, US supplied airframes with markings re done in US Insignia blue as being what was available. So it depends on where you machine was based. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangutan Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 On 3/17/2017 at 5:09 AM, stevehnz said: Hi Shane, I'd need to consult my RNZAF Corsair book to be sure(ish) but convention wisdom these days seems to be that New Zealand based Corsairs had the lighter ones, RNZAF roundel blue being a slightly lighter shade than RAF roundel blue & definitely lighter than US Insignia blue, which is why Pacific Island based RNZAF machines have darker blue ones, US supplied airframes with markings re done in US Insignia blue as being what was available. So it depends on where you machine was based. Steve. Hello! I would probably use the RNZAF scheme & roundels provided by the Eaglecals sheet (scheme NZ5248, No.21 Squadron). Based at Papua New Guinea From Google http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzcorsair.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._21_Squadron_RNZAF Some baremetal work on the Mustang, would be tinting certain panels with Tamiya smoke till next time, Shane 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSModeller Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Orangutan said: Hello! I would probably use the RNZAF scheme & roundels provided by the Eaglecals sheet (scheme NZ5248, No.21 Squadron). Based at Papua New Guinea From Google http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzcorsair.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._21_Squadron_RNZAF till next time, Shane Hi Shane Bear in Mind the Eaglecal decals are the wrong colour also, as they are too light. RNZAF Pacific Roundels didn't fade to either the Sky models version or how Eaglecal depict theirs. Note this RNZAF F4U-1A Corair NZ5218 showing what actually happens when the Roundels fade. The US Star shows through As Steve mentioned above the RNZAF Pacific Roundel in the Forward Theatres were much darker. The Ventura Sheet as shown by your post above have the correct colours (being the Darker). The other thing not shown by Sky or Eaglecal, is the Starboard Upper and Port Lower Roundel bars are RNZAF Pacific Roundel Blue and not US Insignia Blue. As far as colours go, RNZAF F4U-1A (and early supplies of D's) Corsairs, were delivered in US Navy 4 tone. Note that some of these F4U-1A's were repainted in overall USN Glossy Sea Blue before issue to Squadrons. Some F4U-1A's were also later, given a top coat of Glossy Sea Blue, showing only the white undersides and lower Intermediate Blue on wings, as in this photo (Note this is NZ5247, so if doing NZ5248, it could be in the same scheme) One important thing to note, is NO RNZAF Corsair was ever painted grey in the forward theatres as oft depicted by some modellers. Regards Alan Edited March 31, 2017 by LDSModeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangutan Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) Hi Alan, MANY THANKS! please disregard my ignorance to RNZAF Corsairs, the only research I have thus far are from Google (the myriad colours of Roundels are confusing). Shane Edited March 31, 2017 by Orangutan found the yellow bands on the ventura sheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangutan Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 slow progress, getting the decals done Shane 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangutan Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 apologies about the lack of updates. mistake after mistake led to many touch-ups and frustration (i.e. Antenna & tailwheel broke. overtly done chipping, difficulty in balancing the red / yellow stripes and aluminium body work without it looking like a toy, exhuast stains, etc) all thats left is to paint + install the landing gear and tires till next time, Shane 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffajake Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Now that's a very pretty little thing you've made there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangutan Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 shes done. more mistakes made during the installation (missing parts, etc). But enough! I will post better photos with a proper camera (all photos are from a handphone) as always, critiques please. cheers Shane 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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