desmojen Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Hello all! I've been playing with this since I got back from Telford, building it in a 1/32 GB on European modeller Build Thread. I got the kit quite a while ago through a trade with Paul Bradley, although I've noticed a few UK retailers have some of these now I haven't seen a Corsair yet. I found it a nice kit to work with on all counts. It is very basic, anyone contemplating getting one needs to realise that the detail is more like that in an average 1/48 kit than you might expect in 32nd scale. Having said that, I've watched Peter Marshall building a Trumpeter one recently and with all due respect to Peter I can see no good reason to pay four times as much for that as you would for one of these All the paint is by Gunze Sangyo, acrylic in this case. I tried the salt chipping method on this one as the chipping is quite prominent on the photos I have of this aircraft. I've not done it before but I like the results, although it isn't what you'd call subtle Weathering is via several different washes and some Mig pigment powders. I added a Quickboost resin engine which is beautiful, and an Eduard instrument panel. Otherwise it is OOB including decals which were excellent. There are a couple of mistakes in the decals though. I think the wing insignia are a bit big and the kill markings should have proper rising sun flags rather than just the red dots. I made a couple of stupid errors too, the wing pitot is upside down, and the aircraft I have modelled shouldn't have an aerial mast. I noticed this too late and decided I preferred an incorrect aerial than the big hole it sits in! Probably my favourite part of this whole build though is my Corsairs party trick How cool is that! I must add at this point my sincere and major thanks to Matt Bacon for painting my wee Ike Kepfrod for me. I am pants at painting figures and he kindly offered to do it for me, thanks Matt you're a true gent So there we are, a fun and inexpensive build. If anyone is thinking about doing something is 1/32 but is put off by the cost or potential complexity - give one of these a go, I don't think you'll regret it! Jen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeew Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Excellent build Jen as always. Lovely stuff ! The weathering is just superb, really realistic. Except maybe the chipping as you point out. Good effort none the less. Looks like you have the lighting sorted for your photography too, whats your setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Jen, thats gorgeous, love the chipping, must give salt chipping a try sometime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) Very nice , I don't think the Trumpeter one is worth it either , but then I got mine in a swap. You wouldn't dream of no locking the wing fold on the Trumpeter one either. Edited December 18, 2008 by Peter Marshall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Ruddy hell I bet that looks amazing up close Jen another brilliant build mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) Jen I :wub: Corsairs and I :wub: :wub: what you've done with this model!!! To see such a beautiful example of this amazing machine is magic!!! Really well done, looks the business!! Have I made my point? lol Stuart PS what did you use for the gunsmoke marks around the muzzles? Looks very natural... Edited December 18, 2008 by Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Cracking job, Jen... I'll be demanding the full weathering recipe for the Eduard Hellcat I plan to Blitzbau. I'm really taken by these 21st Century kits. It'd be good to find a reliable source for the whole range - in time for the Spitfire Vb! And it's great to see Ike ready for take off instead of sitting on his *** on my bench ;-) bestest, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Great build Jen. Are those available over here then? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 That's a little smasher Jen The Corsair is my absolute favourite warbird, so it's always nice to see them built up, especially when they look as good as this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmojen Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Excellent build Jen as always.Lovely stuff ! The weathering is just superb, really realistic. Except maybe the chipping as you point out. Good effort none the less. Looks like you have the lighting sorted for your photography too, whats your setup? Thanks Mike, the chipping is actually based on some photos of the real thing and isn't as far over the top as you might think The photography set up is working well now, and I'm dead chuffed with it. It is simply one of those photo tents off ebay which was £15 all in. I then spent a total of just under £100 on some daylight lamps which shine through said tent. These photo's were taken in late afternoon when it was virtually dark, so as you can see, it's working Camera is the good old EOS300D, but I now have a slightly better spec lens which is the USM focus type from an EOS40D. Jen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Oooooh, very cool, Jen! Still haven't gotten around to mine, which I'll do as an FAA machine. Love what Matt did with Michael Schumacher as well.....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousER99 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Jen Thats Toight, Toight Like Tiger!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notdoneyet Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Jen (and Matt), That is VERY nice Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo33 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 The Panel lines look rather clunky for a 1/32, that said you've made a marvellous job of it and I DO like the salt chipping - it looks much more realistic than other methods I've seen - the paint looks genuinely worn away by foot traffic rather than chipped off with a chisel!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Nice work Jen. If you find a supplier of these in the UK, let everyone know, they must be the most eagerly awaited tenners worth of kits for a long time. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizzy Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 That is a beauty.The chipping and weathering is just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnerdad Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Ditto above comments Jen, very nice. Salt chipping worked a treat. Yet to try that on a proper model, though used it on a base once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Probably my favourite part of this whole build though is my Corsairs party trick How cool is that! That is cooler than the coolest cool thing in Cool Land on a particularly cool day! I'm very impressed with the salt chipping. I have done the same thing myself on a number of occasions and had good results, but never quite as good as what you have done. What colours did you use for the base metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmojen Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 That is cooler than the coolest cool thing in Cool Land on a particularly cool day!I'm very impressed with the salt chipping. I have done the same thing myself on a number of occasions and had good results, but never quite as good as what you have done. What colours did you use for the base metal? I like it, thankyou The silver underneath is Alclad Aluminium, same as on the prop. I protected it with a layer or two of Klear before I salted it and then I painted it with a chromate type colour which was followed by the camo colours. I think the Klear makes the Alclad look a bit less bright, and then the washes and things tone it down a bit more too. I must admit I do like the results you get with it, it's a lot of fanny faddling about but mostly worth the effort Jen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Really nice work Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) I like it, thankyou The silver underneath is Alclad Aluminium, same as on the prop. I protected it with a layer or two of Klear before I salted it and then I painted it with a chromate type colour which was followed by the camo colours. I think the Klear makes the Alclad look a bit less bright, and then the washes and things tone it down a bit more too. I must admit I do like the results you get with it, it's a lot of fanny faddling about but mostly worth the effort Now why didn't I think of that? Over on another thread, I've been singing the praises of Klear. I use Alclad a lot. However, on the occasions that I have tried the salt method, I have found that the salt reacts badly with the Alclad. Klear is obviously going to sort that right out! Thanks, Jen. I'm feeling one of those grotty Guadalcanal F4U-1s coming on... Edited December 19, 2008 by Enzo Matrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnerdad Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 ...meant to add, the photos are great, worth the effort and expense. Really makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswoofie Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I saw this earlier in the week and it really is fantastic. The paint chipping really does look cool up close and does look realistic comparing against the references. As usual the finish is top notch, and the weathering great Excellent result on it that is really cool Karl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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