Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair, 1 Servicing Unit RNZAF, Henderson Field – Guadalcanal 1944 (bitsa)
G'day all.
I've just finished this one in time for our annual show next weekend.
It's the 1/48th Tamiya F4U-1A as an RNZAF machine with 1 Servicing Until while at Henderson Field at Guadalcanal in 1944. This one is an interesting one as it is a spliced airframe from two crashed aircraft, hence the different schemes fore and aft. A bit of aftermarket was used; Eduard belts, a Yahu instrument panel and markings from Xtradecal. I had to make a new pitot as the sprue it was on was thrown out thinking that it was empty...doh.
There's lots pf layer of paint, oils and weathering effect to get it appearing as it did. In the reference photos I've found it appears that the forward half had a lot mor wear and tear than the rear. Certainly a subjective interpretation but there's lots of scope to weather it up.
Cheers, Mick.
Awesome...well done
Thanks George.
Brilliant! Weathering and finish is next level. Thanks for sharing and good luck at the contest!
Thanks David. It'll be at the show but not the contest, perhaps next year though thanks for the well wishes.
Looks amazing, Michael!
Love the painting and weathering!
Thanks Spiros.
I thought I’d seen enough Corsairs but this one takes the biscuit, it deserves to win an award at your competition.
Thanks George.
Excellent on this build, Michael @mickdrover
You should absoltuely be rewarded at the competition.
Thanks John
Brilliant work on the painting and overall weathering.
Thanks Tom
NZ Corsairs are a fascinating subject, hard to find a half-dozen that looked the same. Very nice build, Michael, and good luck with your comp.
I agree Ian. I'd love to do another NZ bird but use the 32nd Tamiya kit as the canvas. That'd be a cracker for sure.
Excellent job on this model!
Thanks Emmett.
That is a real beauty! Love all the weathering and paintwork.
Thanks Greg. It was a lot of fun getting it to this stage.