Barney1900 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 May I present you my rendition of Tamyia's 1/32 Corsair: The VMF-321 F4U-1A flown by 1st Lt. Robert Whiting on Guam, August 1944. Every praise about this kit is true, it plays in another league. The fit and engineering is second to none and it was a very enjoyable build. From the aftermarket came: - HGW seatbelts - Baracuda cockpit stencils - Eagle Cal Decals - Barracuda wheels For the WIP see here: 44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 This is one gorgeous Corsair. Just a fine job on the build and the painting and weathering are done so well. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Absolutely stunning, brilliant paint and weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 A fantastic looking Corsair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Excellent Corsair! Everything looks perfectly correct (which is not often the case with recent models). 10/10 points! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1960 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Absolutely perfect👍🤩 Can you explain how you made such nice pics? Thank you Ciao Filippo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Awesome Corsair, great paint and weathering, looks superb. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Very scale looking! Thanks for sharing. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I love it, Barney. Very colorful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 That is superb! Great work on the build, paint and weathering ... it looks very well used! 👌 Keith 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clashcityrocker Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Lots to like with this. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly9mm Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Excellent rendition of an almost perfect kit. Great paint job, I like the weathering a lot. It's tired but not overly, spot-on! Cheers, Marcin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Yes I agree with everyone else. I think it's pretty much as good as any Corsair build I've seen. The weathering is just right too. Just enough and true to the original. I particularly like the way you depicted the wear on the back of the propellor blades. Just like photos of the real thing. Nice one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzapaolo Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Painting and weathering absolutely spot on, nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney1900 Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 Thank you very much for all your comments! 5 hours ago, kelly9mm said: Excellent rendition of an almost perfect kit. Yeah, Tamiya makes a modeler's life easy with this one. 11 hours ago, David H said: I love it, Barney. Very colorful!! I also like the contrast between the blues and the yellow. Most sources tell that VMF-321 Corsairs had white prop hubs and stabilizer ends. But after examination of some (black and white) photos I decided that they were most probably yellow. And I liked the yellow more than the white 😉 21 hours ago, Phil1960 said: Can you explain how you made such nice pics? I put the model in a photo box. That's basically a big cardboard box set up vertically with the opening towards the front. And on the inside it is covered with a big white sheet . And a lot of light from the top and around it. Concerning the photography I am still learning. Until recently I only used my smartphone but some weeks ago I got an old second hand digital reflex camera. But to be honest I am not yet satisfied with my understanding of it and my skills to use it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Great build 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Wow! That’s definitely one of the best Corsair models I’ve ever beheld. Looks like I could jump in and fly away in it (if I knew how to fly it). Amazing! 👏👏👏👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Simply outstanding modelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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