Dansk Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 evening all. been beavering away on this. first up something to consider: despite shading the inner surfaces black I think it might be apparent the browning barrels are amiss, even with a flap installed at the rear. So I may stick some brass rod in here? 🤔 hmm Untitled by Paul Wilson, on Flickr secondly, corsairs usually sit with the elevators drooped a touch from what I can see. However the kit only has fixed-in-place elevators. Knowing Im a clumsy moron, I bought two of these kits: so I can try stuff out and if I stuff it up; no matter, the back up is there, and as they can be got for the equivalent of an english tenner on good days then it was a no brainer. So I tried this out… not sure if I’ll go with it or stay with the fixed place kit part that might look slicker. made quite a few goofs but I think it could clean up alright. Then I played with chipping fluid. a couple of coats of it sprayed in all relevant places. then after a ten minute drying time approximately, i mixed my own corsair salmon chromate and u.s. interior green, and layed them down in thin coats Untitled by then a short drying time and chipped with water and a variety of brushes and toothpicks Untitled by it was a little heavy in places but it is what it is now. next up detail painting on the interior. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 An excellent start Paul. Really nice job on the tailplanes and your home mixed paints look very good too, a good match. I shouldn't worry about over weathering the inside as the outside of some of these got very battered so you can imagine how rough the insides got. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Another off to a superb start! Is it even possible to "over weather" a Pacific Corsair....? Atb Darryl 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 You are off to an awesome start Paul 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 10 hours ago, Jasper dog said: Another off to a superb start! Is it even possible to "over weather" a Pacific Corsair....? Atb Darryl It isn't easy but yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Shame about the B-25. I have had the AM kit in my stash for the last 30 years and am really looking forward to building it one day. It was disappointing to read your comment as I've built a few Am Kits and been very with them all. The Kiwis in the RNZAF did a lot of air to ground attack in the New Britan and PNG areas during WW11 so graound attack for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Colin W said: Shame about the B-25. I have had the AM kit in my stash for the last 30 years and am really looking forward to building it one day. It was disappointing to read your comment as I've built a few Am Kits and been very with them all. The Kiwis in the RNZAF did a lot of air to ground attack in the New Britan and PNG areas during WW11 so graound attack for sure. I’ll pick it up again when I’m that way inclined. I think it just needs attacking knowing whats involved and it could be a fun challenge. heres an update on the little corsair. I’ve been quite busy with adding details this weekend. first up: the radial engine has a bunch of suggestive HT plug leads, (2 per cylinder, except I cheated a little and did just one for the rear bank), its been primed and painted silver (next up I’ll paint the leads, the black cylinder head rods and add a wash) Then I upgraded the kit’s exhausts with dremeling bits of brass rod. At first I made them too close together, then a second attempt it felt closer the real thing. There’s a shroud behind them on the real deal so I tried to make this with tamiya putty. The kits space is way too big really the shrowd should be much smaller but it it what it is. I think it’s lifted the kit part a bit anyway. Needs a bit of clean up though. Then I’ve painted up interior parts and gave everything a gloss coat next I may cut out each dial decaly and apply individually? Added some belts (shhhhh they’re from a spitfire) but they look better than the kit decal and among a few other jobs i added a little suggestive superstructure that may be just visible through this vent… i made both that and a bulkhead from the spare kits IP the bulkhead wasnt necessary though it cant really be seen past the exhausts I think next up is the IP dials,then belts weathering, matt varnishes and cockpit insertion. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Great solution to the exhausts. I did a similar trick using plastic tube but your shroud idea is excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Nice work on this, its always good to see a Corsair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 That is some really nice work Paul. The exhausts are a big improvement over the kit parts and the engine looks much better for the addition of the wiring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 Thanks guys 👍 Been adding some brake lines etc to the gear legs, they’ve been primed now and I’ve been detailing the radial. a matt varnish on the latter should finish it off, ready for installation. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Enormous progress Paul, and a great tutorial! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 Thanks mate, and a last effort for today: started paint work (if a little slapdash for now) on the exhausts wheels are in progress: modified gear legs have been painted with an initial base coat. marked up the cowl flaps interior to start adding some detail there. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 All good work Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Nice work indeed James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 Thanks James / Col. I’ll cut each IP guage out and apply them individually I thought, It’ll look great…. ermmm. no. instead I resorted to using the tip of an old airbrush needle with some acrylic white. I think that’s a bit better. heres with gloss varnish on them too. then I sooted up the exhausts with weathering powders, you can’t see an awful lot of that previous engine work once it’s in the cowling. Then I’ve been playing with oils to get a pacific sandy dusty feel throughout, heres a few parts… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Very nice work Paul, your dials look much better than the decals did. The engine and cockpit look really smart too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) Don't forget that USN Regs required the main gear bays and gear to be painted in the underside color. So you can save some of the weathering until after that stage. Edited January 25, 2022 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 52 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Don't forget that USN Regs required the main gear bays and gear to be painted in the underside color. So you can save some of the weathering until after that stage. not necessarily…., but actually reading the further links you’re right Dennis. Tamiya have the colours wrong in their call outs. damn it i’ll have to repaint them. thanks for spotting this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Lovely weathering work Paul. Shame you'll have to repaint the u/c bays but perhaps some of that previous paint will show through due to wear and tear? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Very nice, I really like the oil weathering. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Thanks James and Col. I’ve been referencing tamiyas supplied (1/32 reference) booklet while building up parts of this 48 kit and the booklet is a waste of time really. It’s a newly restored aircraft and the wheel well colours for example are completely wrong. 🤨 That 32 kit I will build in the near future. I did one last year in the corsair GB and they are amazing, so I plan to do another (a big sister 32 birdcage) perhaps next after this build. Well, the wells, as kindly pointed out by Dennis, should be the same colour as the undersurface of the aircraft. and under that top coat they would be yellow Zinc Chromate (ZC) and not green ZC like the cockpit anyway. So I’ve repainted them yellowy ZC which I’ll then cover in the undersurface colour (when I’m painting the airframe underside) and I’ll chip it away to reveal the yellowy ZC in parts. Then we’ll weather it all over again. It’s good practice right? ☺️ In other news the fuselage is joined, I think you’ll be able to see some of that detail when the canopy is in place. the fuse; I covered the join with black CA glue. Trying this technique for the first time here as a filler. Let’s see. Edited January 27, 2022 by Dansk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Dansk said: black CA glue. Where does one find this dark magic material ? Ive never seen any color but clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Where does one find this dark magic material ? Ive never seen any color but clear. here google this Dennis: ‘AK-Interactive 12016 BLACK WIDOW CYANOCRYLATE GLUE’ and a local supplier for you might come up. it’s this stuff: https://ak-interactive.com/product/black-widow-ultra-resistant-cyanocrylate-glue/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 The CA worked ok as a filler. It’s nice as it doesnt ‘sink’ like some fillers after a bit of clean up I can’t really progress any more as I’m waiting for the underside paint to arrive, and i need to repaint the gear bays before any more construction. to keep myself out of trouble I decided to build the big version in the meantime (see below) so now I have two of these on the go. 🤪 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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