1/48 Hasegawa F4U-5N – VMFN-513 "Flying Nightmares"
I finished this kit a few days ago. It was a fairly quick and easy build. I added a Wolfpack resin cockpit, Quickboost resin exhaust & gun barrels, and Brengun resin wheels. The VMFN-513 markings are a mix of custom paint masks and Victory Productions decals. I love that black & red night fighter color scheme!
I notched-out the wingtips to receive navigation light covers made from bits of clear sprue that I sanded to shape and polished smooth. The back of each cover is drilled out and filled with a tiny bit of clear red/green paint to simulate the colored light bulb. I also notched-out areas in the leading edges of each wing so I could add a gun camera and landing light. These are covered with tiny bits of clear tape to simulate the clear covers. The wire antenna is EZ-Line, and the T-shaped radar altimeter antennas on the belly are made from bits of stretched sprue. I added a full ignition harness to the R-2800, but it's hardly visible once buried inside the cowling.
I used a variety of black-ish paints from MRP, Tamiya, and Vallejo to simulate the worn night-fighter camo. The color variations are more evident in person than in these photos. Weathering was done with hairspray chipping, artists oils, acrylic inks, and colored pencils.
It looks good sitting next to its squadron mate the F3D Skynight.
Awesome Corsair, Marshall!
Looks great together with your Skyknight!
Awesome
Lovely work!
Really nice work on this and a great result.
Well done, Marshall
Excellent result, that dark scheme with red markings does indeed look great, Marschall @CrowTRobot
Love that! It takes effort to get a monochromatic scheme with visual interest - your process paid off, though to your point, I'm sure the photos don't do justice to that effort! Happy New Year!