Classic Kit: Airfix 1/72 Vought F4U Corsair No. 115 1964
This is an older build but I did document the building process. I had spare parts from Hasegawa and True Details that I used to add detail. I used a Squadron vac-form canopy as well. As can be seen the clear parts are dismal as is the cowling and propeller. I rescribed major lines and removed rivets from fabric covered areas :). It was a straight forward build that just took a bit of patience in rescribing. I used Testors Model Master paints for the finish, and decals from microscale. The comparison is with a Tamiya kit.
Fantastic job on the old Airfix kit, David. It can hold its own side by side with the Tamiya!
Thank you Spiros. I really enjoyed this kit and how it turned out.
The extra effort you put in to this really made a big difference . Looks very nice @thevid.
Thanks Jay. It was enjoyable but I was glad to finish it.
Fantastic build!
Thank you Lis!
Nice job David, it came out great!
Thank you Bob. That is one kit that Airfix needs to update.
No signs that this was an old kit, David @thevid
It looks amazing, espeially with the extras done to it.
Thanks John, I could have added more detail of course, but I wanted to keep it simple.
That’s real old school, hard core modeling, David! Nice.
Thanks! I do this once in a while, but I did enjoy the work. Scribing is a skill that improves with practice. I used a lot of super glue to fix errant lines. I also wondered why Airfix put rivets on the fabric wing sections. Yeah that had to go and once I started then it became a project.
That came out really well, David. I built the same kit decades ago and know what a challenge it is.
Thanks CB. This was the first time I built and yes it is not one of Airfix's better kits.
Really amazing results with such an old kit.
Thanks Keith. I appreciate it very much.
It finished up nicely! Well done.
Thank you Greg!
WOW! Talk about a silk purse out of a sow's ear!
Thanks Ian. It was a sow's ear that's for sure.
You are a master at bringing life into these old kits, It's alive! @thevid
Thanks Robert! Well it is a Frankensteen kit. LOL. Thanks again.
Hi David
Thank you for a trip down memory lane. I remember that kit as my first ever build back in the late sixties.
thank you very much! It was fun and satisfying build.