ErikT Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Here's another one I finished a while back. I've always loved the Corsair, but it took a little while to get the colour right. I tried a few new techniques, some of which worked, and others not so much. Overall I like how it turned out, and I'm thinking of building a bigger one in the future, maybe with folded wings. I painted it up with Tamiya acrylics and weathered it with Abteilung oils. Enjoy! 43 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Very nicely done indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) Are you sure that's an Airfix kit? Looks just like a model I built out of a Tamiya box, one of the five (!) F4U-1s Ken Walsh used up between March and August 1943. Your model is very nicely painted and weathered, your oil weathering technique is to be envied. Two criticisms: 1) even a single centreline drop tank wasn't an available option for the 1943 model year F4U-1; the dual tanks that came in with the F4U-1D are right out. 2) The wheel bays would've been the underside colour (white light grey* in this case) and the quarterlight cutouts behind the canopy would've been the colour of the fuselage-- I doubt very much whether "Interior Green" (vice Bronze Green or Dull Dark Green) would've been present at all on an early F4U. I'll give you full marks for following the kit paint callouts, however. 🙂 Edited July 29, 2022 by Jackson Duvalier * It's humbling to realise I mis-corrected, nobody likes a Very Smart Boy who doesn't get his "well, actuallys" right. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikT Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 Ah, I checked, and you're right; it was the Tamiya kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 10 hours ago, Jackson Duvalier said: Are you sure that's an Airfix kit? Looks just like a model I built out of a Tamiya box, one of the five (!) F4U-1s Ken Walsh used up between March and August 1943. Your model is very nicely painted and weathered, your oil weathering technique is to be envied. I was wondering about that, too. I'd built the Airfix kit way back in the late 60's and Erik's kit isn't close to that old piece of . Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 That is astonishing!!! I can only dream of doing something that looks like this in 1/72 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 A superb little Tamfix Corsair! 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 If it had been the Airfix kit, it would have been a really amazing build. As it is a Tamiya, it's only amazing 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 On 28/07/2022 at 23:29, ErikT said: Here's another one I finished a while back. I've always loved the Corsair, but it took a little while to get the colour right. I tried a few new techniques, some of which worked, and others not so much. Overall I like how it turned out, and I'm thinking of building a bigger one in the future, maybe with folded wings. I painted it up with Tamiya acrylics and weathered it with Abteilung oils. Enjoy! Nice, well done. Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Lovely build and a great job on the weathering ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Top notch build and finish of this brilliant aircraft ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATRICK FROM THE SANDS Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Absolutely stunning! great Corsair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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