stevej60 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Hi folk's,rather than a few build's I thought one would suffice to hopefully run throughout the GB so tracked one down and laying a marker for a couple of weeks time.As I mentioned in chat the Royal Navy boxing was a birthday gift around 71 or 72 so it'll be a bit of nostalgia and hopefully with some half decent painting the old girl will scrub up I might try and find a nice pilot figure for it. https://www.super-hobby.com/products/Vought-F4U-1D-Corsair-142500.html 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Cool! Sure you'll make a grand job of this one big project Steve. Are you sticking with the VF-17 scheme or returning to a Royal Navy option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Col. said: Cool! Sure you'll make a grand job of this one big project Steve. Are you sticking with the VF-17 scheme or returning to a Royal Navy option? Thanks Col,the boxing only has the US option which is fine I always like the red outlined stars n bars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, stevej60 said: Thanks Col,the boxing only has the US option which is fine I always like the red outlined stars n bars. They’re my Favorite version of Stars & Bars and I always try to use them whenever the option comes up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I have no doubt this will be another of your great builds Steve, and I agree with Dennis about the red bordered markings they really do look good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I love these old kits, built 2 of them in the 90's, refreshed them in the noughties with new paint and markings. I liked the way they turned out, not Tamiya but they turn out well. Cheers Dennis 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, spitfire said: I love these old kits, built 2 of them in the 90's, They do look great Dennis,got it for £19:99 at jadlam free postage so not Tamiya prices either,as I said I might try for a pilot figure the only other things that look poor is the wheel detail but yours look nice so maybe a paint job will do the trick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Well kit is here,might need a bigger bench! 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Nice box art, and yes I think a bench extension might be in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: Nice box art, and yes I think a bench extension might be in order. She's a biggun Craig,it'll be interesting to see how she paints up that will make or break the build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 9 hours ago, stevej60 said: She's a biggun Craig,it'll be interesting to see how she paints up that will make or break the build! You'll be fine mate, it will be a lot easier on the eye to do than the SM-79's mottle was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: You'll be fine mate, it will be a lot easier on the eye to do than the SM-79's mottle was. Thank's Craig,she'll be going nowhere unless my LMS opens soon I'm in the worst place for years with lack of paint I'm even scraping all those little plastic starter kit pots into jars and have about 4mm of white enamel left in a humbrol pot! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I know exactly what you mean mate, I need to stock up on some paints too or some of my builds won't be going very far at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 14 hours ago, stevej60 said: Thank's Craig,she'll be going nowhere unless my LMS opens soon I'm in the worst place for years with lack of paint I'm even scraping all those little plastic starter kit pots into jars and have about 4mm of white enamel left in a humbrol pot! 12 hours ago, modelling minion said: I know exactly what you mean mate, I need to stock up on some paints too or some of my builds won't be going very far at all. Cough, cough Sovereign Hobbies. Top quality paint by mail order, I highly recommend them, just like the 'old' Humbrol but better much much better. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Hi folk's,no great hurry with this biggie as only entry for this GB,Dennis @spitfire very kindly sent me a black box resin cockpit set he had spare which is a medium I've never used but is also included in the kit for the upcoming BoB GB so I better get used to it! Now I know it's the wrong way about thing's but I didn't want to paint and detail the little beauty then ruin it with superglue for it to be wasted so I glued the various small parts on then atatched the rear bulkhead and starboard insert to the fuselage.I then glued the port insert in place,dry jointed the fuselage slid it back slightly to a snug fit then after an hour drying fitted the front bulkhead to the port insert,confusing I know but better for painting in situ.The cockpit floor will drop in last. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 That aftermarket cockpit looks really nice, lots of detail on it and I dare say a big leap from the kit one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Nice one, the cockpit really looks nice, certainly more busy than the kit one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Thats a great gift he's given you for this kit. It should improve the office a hundred fold. Im looking forward to seeing how it turns out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 30 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Thats a great gift he's given you for this kit. It should improve the office a hundred fold. Im looking forward to seeing how it turns out. I'd agree 100% ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 Changed the photo folk's it better explains what I was talking about. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 That is some top quality resin! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 6/3/2020 at 5:41 PM, stevej60 said: but better for painting in situ Skills of a surgeon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 Hi folk's,I can't decide whether I'm a fan of resin or not,the detail is first class but it's a pain trying to do a decent paint job without the luxury of painting as you add different pieces,anyway here's my effort.I didn't have the tools for sawing the parts and broke the rudder pedal assembly so had to compromise with a bit of scratching also despite double checking the instructions had to break off the joystick as it sat right under the seat so used the kit offering which looking at Dansk's build (which I referenced for mine) is actually more representative than the resin one. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, stevej60 said: trying to do a decent paint job I would say that you have succeeded Steve! That is a very nicely painted cockpit my friend, very nice indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, modelling minion said: I would say that you have succeeded Steve! That is a very nicely painted cockpit my friend, very nice indeed. Many thank's Craig it's busy enough and a great improvement on the kit's! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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