TheRealMrEd Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Well, as promised over in the build thread HERE Here are the finished pics of the aircraft: Thanks for looking, Ed 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Well done Corsair, Im sure Bordelon would agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Another great build of a fascinating subject Ed, the four blade Corsairs certainly look the business! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) Very good. I honestly gave up on the Italeri kit but your hard work has paid off. You put in a lot of work there. I'm glad you didn't fall into the trap of painting the anti glare panel or the radar black. No idea how that idea took hold. Probably some profile artist somewhere. But Italeri, Hasegawa and Academy instructions get it wrong. The radar was overpainted crudely with sea blue probably when the markings were overpainted and anti glare panel was matt sea blue on all F4U-5s. Incidentally the second photo of the original in your WIP is colourised but as such is correct. Great to see someone finally getting Bordelon's colours right. I am in the middle of building the Hasegawa 1/48 F4U-5N in the same scheme but it's stalled after a house move. Edited May 10, 2021 by noelh Punctuation, doh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Nice!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 A lovely job on that Ed, a hugely informative WiP too, many thanks. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMrEd Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 Thanks folks! Noel, perhaps someone looked at the crash photos (like this one): and failed to notice that the real upper panel has been taken off, leading to the black anti-glare mistake. As far as the radome goes, I have never seen a photo of a -5N with anything other than some form of whitish color. Steve, I'm counting the time until you retire -- I'll be waiting for that certain XP-?? build.... Ed 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Possibly Ed, plus there's a poor black and white photo which shows a strong contrast between the gloss and matt. Definitely led somebody to the wrong conclusion. Agreed about the radome, although the Marines painted theirs black on all black - 5Ns. But Bordelon's and at least one other was crudely painted with GSB. I came across a couple of photos which confirmed it for me. Neither are online. Isn't it funny how such a well documented airplane can be so misrepresented even when colour photos exist? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Nice work. A Corsair is always a welcome sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Lovely looking Corsair, great job on the weathering ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMrEd Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) Not too sure about that, noelh! Here's a Marine -5N from VMFN-513 in Korea, circa 1950... Thanks Wulfman, I tried to figure what would show a little something, but not very much. For this effort I used only Doc O'Brian's Weathering Powders, not a route I usually take. Ed Edited May 12, 2021 by TheRealMrEd forgot the pic... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, TheRealMrEd said: Not too sure about that, noelh! Here's a Marine -5N from VMFN-513 in Korea, circa 1950... Ed 😂 You got me but what that picture doesn't show is mechanic standing behind the photographer saying 'Hurry up buddy. I gotta paint the radar pod black before tonight's mission'. As ever check your references, as they say. Edited May 12, 2021 by noelh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Wow, that's very cool work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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