I'm still in the middle of a Tamiya 1/48 P-38 G/F but with all the activity going on in the memorial build for Jim Sullivan I wanted to at least get my feet wet and get some progress underway with my entry.

I'll be building Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1a corsair in the markings of Maj. Marion Carl. Our friend @tom-bebout was kind enough to let me raid his stash of kits and even included some decals from Fundekals- Thank you Tom!

Work started in the cockpit- I used black primer, then zinc chromate, then interior green mixed with zinc chromate in an attempt to get some depth and color variation. Finished it off with some washes, dry brushing, and picking out various details with the brush.

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Amazing entry and ditto progress, my friend @dbutlr!

Excellent entry, David @dbutlr
Likely the same kit as I will be building so for sure going to use your thread as a reference as well.

Nice looking cockpit with all that detail, David. You going to add belts?

Thanks @eb801 I am going to add belts. Debating between taking the easy route and doing a decal belt or making my own from tamiya tape and some PE little bits I have lying around.

David Butler (@dbutlr)
First off, thank you for joining this group and for starting this build in Jim's honor. By the looks of things, you are well on your way with this one. The pilot's office is looking great !

Tom was kind enough to send me some Fundekals too. He sent me the ones to do the #740 and #883 Boyington Corsairs. This is something I have wanted to build for a while now.

Tom is a great fellow, and has helped me out on more than one occasion like this.

I'm looking forward to your next installment.

This looks great, David @dbutlr
Might go for this approach on mine as well if you agree on that.

yes absolutely @johnb I've found this video to be really helpful- some of the stuff he does is way out of my ability but I've tried to imitate what I can https://youtu.be/m3wm9CH4Aaw