Vought F4U-1D Corsair – US Navy VF-84 – USS Bunker Hill – Febr.1945
Bonjour chers iModelers,
I am glad to introduce my latest model, a very classic Corsair from VF-84, but I wanted it on my shelf.
It is the well-known Tamiya kit which is, despite of its age, a more than excellent kit.
My first try with chipping fluid. So far, so good, I learnt how to use it (did I say I had to repaint three times the yellow ring because paint on chipping fluid hate to receive any masking tape?…)
Acrylic paints (Mr Hobby Aqueous, Mr Color and Tamiya). Everything is from the box except decals which come from a Techmod sheet (Art. no. 48068).
Thanks for watching, and enjoy!
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Tom Cleaver said on September 28, 2020
Very nice result, Stephane. I like your cockpit work, using just what was in the kit.
Stéphane Bredel said on September 29, 2020
Thanks Tom. I forgot to say that belt comes from an old Reheat Model set… but the rest is from the box.
Haslam Yeoman said on September 28, 2020
Great build.
Stéphane Bredel said on September 29, 2020
Thanks Haslam.
George Henderson said on September 29, 2020
Turned out very nice
Stéphane Bredel said on September 29, 2020
Thanks George.
John vd Biggelaar said on September 29, 2020
Nice result, Stéphane.
Agree with Tom that the interior turned out very well.
Stéphane Bredel said on September 29, 2020
Thanks John. As replied to Tom, I forgot to mention I used an old seatbelt kit from Reheat Model (with much better PE quality than Eduard, my guess)
Spiros Pendedekas said on September 29, 2020
Bonjour monsieur @Stelaire!
This is a great build! For sure, Tamiya kit is good, but you made an exceptional job out of it!
Echoing the nice gents above comments, I also love the cockpit (the nice looking seatbelts included).
Well done!
Stéphane Bredel said on September 29, 2020
Thanks for your nice comments, Spiros.
I changed completely my technics for building cockpits. I spent now 50% time less than before for a much better result.
Michael Turner said on September 29, 2020
Great build, Stephane.
Tom Bebout said on September 29, 2020
Nice looking bent wing bird Stephane. I like it.
Jim Sullivan said on September 29, 2020
Hello Stephane, thanks for sharing your Corsair build with us here on iModeler. I always enjoy seeing a good looking Corsair.
Jim Harley said on September 29, 2020
Great job! The chipping makes all the difference, really well done.
Stéphane Bredel said on September 29, 2020
Michael, Tom, Jim and Jim, many thanks for your nice comments!
Walt B said on September 29, 2020
Very nice looking Corsair. You did a nice job on what I would agree is a nice kit also.
Andrew H said on September 30, 2020
Agreed, I like the light chipping effect in what seems to be all the right spots. Great paint and fine results.
Greg Kittinger said on September 30, 2020
Looks great! Your chipping work turned out really nice. Solid build!
Stéphane Bredel said on October 1, 2020
Walt, Andrew and Greg, thank you sincerely for your kind comments!