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PK-14 Vought F4U-4 Corsair ++Complete++


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Standing on its own 3 feet:

 

Corsair12

 

The paint needs tidied up, transfers finished off and a top coat put on. 

 

In answer to Andy's question about the oil coolers, this is how I fitted them:

 

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They go in at an angle. It has to be said that Matchbox instructions often left something to be desired.

 

John

 

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The old Humbrol sqaure bottle decal solution didn't make much of an impression on the stars and bars - the panel lines on the wings are historically deep though:

 

Corsair14

 

I'm going to try the new formulation and see if it's any better.

 

John

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

I just couldn't get the green cowling band to sit neatly:

 

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...so off it came. No mean feat, as I'd used both old and new Decal Fix so it was stuck like snot to your pillow.

 

However:

 

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Out with the gloss white to cover up the bits of green left behind. I think something in the region of 80 Grass Green is going to be the starting point for a match with the decals.

 

John

 

 

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For the first time in all the builds I've done in the last couple of Matchbox GBs, I've had a problem with the decals:

 

Corsair18

 

I just couldn't get the green bands to sit properly so they've been removed - no small matter as I was going old-school and using Klear to seat them down. I've pretty much had to sand them off.

 

No great but not insurmountable. I'll source decals for a different scheme.

 

John

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The current incarnation of Decal Fix shifts it as well, not the old square bottle stuff though. 

The other side of that is don't try to use Decal Fix on a Kleared model. 

John 

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...and we're back.

 

Picked up a Hobby Boss F4U-4 kit - first time I've seen one of the newer style boxes:

 

Corsair19

 

There are a couple of interesting schemes:

 

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and a reasonable-looking decal sheet. I've found their decals to be generally pretty good:

 

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Which one? Choices, choices...

 

John

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I agree with Pat, John. The Hobbyboss kit was a good choice and those decals look quite good. I don’t want to sound negative, however I’m hoping the white decals are thick enough when applied, I’ve had some unpleasant experiences of see through Hobbyboss decals in the past. 
Cheers and best of luck.. Dave 

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It seems to have taken a awfully long time to get to here, but just abut there now:

 

Corsair24

 

The prop boss and fin tip are Humbrol 109  WW1 Blue. 

 

Next steps are to add the wheels and the guns, tidy it up a bit and that'll be that.

 

John

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  • John changed the title to PK-14 Vought F4U-4 Corsair ++Complete++

Completed, at long last and after a couple of false starts. More foties in the Gallery:

 

Corsair25

 

Out of the box, except for Hobby Boss decals for an aircraft of VF-53, 1952.

 

Paint:

 

Overall - Sovereign Colourcoats ACUS34 ANA 623 Sea Blue

Trim - Humbrol 109 WW1 Blue

Guns, tyres, prop - Humbrol 85 Coal Black

 

John

 

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