Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair
Hello iModeler! Here is my Tamiya Corsair, built out of the box except for some True Details resin wheels. I used EZ line for the antenna wires. Paints are Vallejo Model Air acrylics shot freehand through my Sotar 20/20. It's kind of hard to see, but I also added ignition wires to the cylinders.
This was a fun kit to build. The fit overall was pretty good, although I did have to take my time getting the wing sections to fit smoothly. If I had opted to pose the wings folded, that would not have been an issue.
Anyways, thanks for looking - until next time!
That turned out very out very well Ramon. I agree with the wings, I chickened out and went with the fold option
Thanks George! To be honest, I was too chicken to fold the wings, but I have no idea why!
Beautiful build, my friend...gotta love those Tamiya Corsairs - ๐
I've built several, both extended and folded wings - no issues encountered.
Thanks Craig! No doubt, my fit issues were most likely self-imposed!
Excellent build, nice airbrush work!
Thanks!
Gorgeous! nice finish, and balance. I just picked up a birdcage off of ebay...and Vallejo paints, this is a great motivator.
That is very kind of you to say Jim, and I can't wait to see your Corsair!
Excellent build! Love the weathering.
thanks!
Very nice Ramon. Great job on the weathering.
Thank you!
Very redone!
Congratulations
Thanks Manuel!
Now who doesn't like a Corsair? Nicely done Ramon, this old dude likes it.
Thanks dude!
I'm with Tom here, Ramon ... and all the others! This F4U is great! I really like that you did the 3-color scheme with the red outlined star & Bars!
As Tom said: "Now who doesnโt like a Corsair?" Amen!
Thanks Jeff! I have been wanting to do a tri-color Corsair for years. This is my favourite of all the US Navy color schemes.
Me, too, Ramon!
Very nice looking - I'll add my voice to the others, and say it looks great! I do also really like the way you weathered it. just the right amount in my opinion. and I like the way you have the primer showing through on some of the wear areas.
Thanks Paul! i was experimenting with new weathering techniques on this build. It didnt turn out as I expected but I did learn from it and will apply lessons learned to the next build. ๐
Excellent! Love the weathering and finish work on this - looks spot-on! A beauty of a Corsair.
thanks Greg!
Very nicely done Ramon...great job on the tri-color scheme and the weathering. As a side note, 'BIG HOG' (F4U-1A 17649) did survive its combat service and was returned to the U.S. to be refurbished and assigned to the training command.
1 attached image. Click to enlarge.
Thanks Jim! Thats a cool photo too, it might be nice to build another one with post-war weathering!
Nice work, great result.
An easy way to solve the fit problems on the wing is to take some thin plastic sheet and make tabs - glue them into the outer wing, and you have some "extra surface" for the glue to grab.
Thanks Tom, and thanks for the tip as well. I will have to remember that for next time!
Great suggestion, Tom! I'll have to remember that one.
@tcinla
Very nice finish.
thanks!