JimmyZ Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) Good day, I've finished this one at last. It gave me quite a few headaches, especially when I broke the cockpit canopy... I took several weeks to get a replacement, and at some point I thought I would have to buy a whole new kit for just the canopy, or spend twice the price of the kit to order a replacement canopy from the UK. Hannants' range of products is excellent, but 13.85 British Pound for overseas delivery is a bit steep So on to the kit. The kit isn't bad, but it's not good either. It's inaccurate in several aspects, sporting F4U-1D details which needs to be fixed (two underwing droptanks & pylons being the most obvious example). The fit isn't all that great, which was also the cause of me breaking the canopy. The fit is a bit tight, and to get it in place one has to press down quite hard, and I pressed too hard. Fit in several other places was very bad. However any seasoned modeler will be able to fix it with some strategic sanding and PPP. Another area of this kit that get's scrutinized often is the "tricky" landing gear. However I had no troubles there. All-in-all, like I said, not bad, though I won't build one of these again unless I'm being paid to do so. I'd rather try a Tamiya next. This brings me to Corsair difficulties not related to the kit... the paint scheme. I'm not an airbrush modeler (yet?), so you can guess how tricky it is to do a paint job which required very soft transition from one color to the next. I think I did OK, with somewhat soft demarcation lines, however it's not really all that convincing. I used Humbrol acrylics, and wet / dry brushed the color transitioned areas (same process as dry brush, then dip into some water before application). Other things I tried for the first time include the paint chipping (hairspray technique), and sun-bleaching the US star and bar on the wing top. This is what I was after Enough talk from me, here's the end result Cheers Jimmy Edited March 4, 2018 by JimmyZ 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Wow! As a brush painter I'd be very happy with that finish. I must admit I am rubbish at weathering, but you have made a really good job of this. How did you do the radio antenna wires?, I have tried this without much success and a lot of resulting Anglo-Saxon. Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Beautiful Corsair ! Great job !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Great looking Corsair and vignette 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I do not use an airbrush either, but i am still happy with my models. I really like your build! I wanted to try the Revell Corsair, but you are just the last of not too flattering reviews, so I think I will abstain. I still have an Academy one to build, and the Tamiya seems to be the logical step thereafter. Excellent show! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Wonderful brush work and weathering, and thanks for the honest review of the kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsjmse Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Nice paint job. I always admire well finished brush painted models. For the transitions between colours, you could also try getting some glaze medium which allows control over the opacity of the paint layer. It's great for blending and colour transition work. I built a 1:48 Tamiya F4U-1A last year as my first model back in the hobby - I would thoroughly recommend it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) That looks great. If I may be allowed one small critique, it's the wear on the prop blades. Prop wear from the coral sand would be on the rear of the blades. There may have been a bit on the front, but mostly on the rear face. Chris Edited March 4, 2018 by dogsbody 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) Thanks everyone. 22 hours ago, Andwil said: Wow! As a brush painter I'd be very happy with that finish. I must admit I am rubbish at weathering, but you have made a really good job of this. How did you do the radio antenna wires?, I have tried this without much success and a lot of resulting Anglo-Saxon. Andrew Thanks Andwil. I used stretched sprue. If you're not familiar with it, it's a piece of clear sprue that was heated up over a flame until it almost melts, then somewhat quickly pulled apart. It will stretch to a very thin string of plastic. The first one or two times it's tricky, but becomes extremely easy to do after a few tries. Remember to take safety precautions (i.e. don't touch melting plastic with bare hands). 12 hours ago, dogsbody said: That looks great. If I may be allowed one small critique, it's the wear on the prop blades. Prop wear from the coral sand would be on the rear of the blades. There may have been a bit on the front, but mostly on the rear face. Chris Thanks Chris. I guess that makes sense. Now to fight the urge to go fix it...prop isn't glued on and can be pulled off. Ah I'll think about it. Cheers Jimmy Edited March 5, 2018 by JimmyZ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Nice build and a simple base - looks terrific! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Soooooo I couldn't resist, and I've fixed the front of the propellerblades. Cheers Jimmy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Great result.... Was considering this kit, but after other reviews was going to forgo it, your result is making think it may be worth the bother... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Excellent job! That's some great hand-painting skill right there! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Looking at that you don't need an airbrush. Greta job, well done. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Very impressed with your hairy stick painting skills! Your weathering is superb! I think you've caught the weathering brilliantly! thank you for showing this! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ijineda Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Looking great, especially considering that you only used brushes. I especially like the sun bleached effect, how did you achieve this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplanebeer Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 An amazing job on a real dog's breakfast of a kit, which I gave up on and bought the Tamiya F4U-1A instead such were all the fit issues. A real labour of love that has done you proud. Regards Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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