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I'm in with a Tamiya F4U-1A

Started by Rob Anderson · 11 ≡ · ↻ 3 days ago

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Rob Anderson said 2 weeks ago:

Finishing up my Petty 73 charger, but then will be starting and F4, doing one of these Corsairs or something similar,. More once I get going
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John vd Biggelaar said 2 weeks ago:

Both are excellent projects, Rob @robertandy
Looking forward to see both of them finished.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 weeks ago:

Looking forward to it, my friend @robertandy!
Eric Berg said 2 weeks ago:

That will be a perfect entry, Rob @robertandy
Louis Gardner said 1 week, 2 days ago:

Rob Anderson (@robertandy)
Richard Petty rules ! I used to follow NASCAR religiously until he retired. Then it quit NASCAR when he did. I have met him on numerous occasions, he's a good guy. I grew up in Daytona Beach so he made regular appearances here at least twice a year.

I'm also a die hard Mopar fan, and have restored several full scale Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars. Over the years I have owned 4 different 1973 Chargers. Mine was actually used as the Pace Car at Daytona for the Firecracker race which was run just before the 400 on July 4th. I purchased it from the original owner. Sadly all I have left of it is the original 440HP engine and the build sheet for it. It was an ultra rare car with a sun roof. I wish I still had it.

This Corsair you picked is also one of my favorites. Great minds do think alike ! I definitely will be checking back for updates on this one. Thanks for joining the group.
Rob Anderson said 1 week, 2 days ago:

The Petty car took a turn, I had bought decals for the fluorescent vermilion that I saw guys use on line. Man, epic failure. So since I would have normally done the fluorescent color first like I do on aircraft, it will be a "Early 70s NACAR" Charger. I just don't think the layers it will take to build up the color over the blue, even with a good white undercoat will look good. Still a very cool model, and the blue base coat is the best I think I've done. I'll post pics shortly as it's just about done .
Greg Kittinger said 1 week, 2 days ago:

Nice choice! Looking forward to it.
Rob Anderson said 4 days, 1 hour ago:

Ok, here we go got my references, aftermarket and Corsair. More as I move along
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Louis Gardner said 3 days, 18 hours ago:

Rob Anderson (@robertandy)
Looks like you have a good handle on this. Those Fundekals are supposed to be excellent. Tom Bebout was kind enough to share some with me for my two Boyington Corsairs. I know they look good as printed, and hopefully soon I'll know how they perform once applied.
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 days, 17 hours ago:

Great references, my friend @robertandy!
John vd Biggelaar said 3 days, 14 hours ago:

This is going to be a nice build, Rob @robertandy
Since I will be using the same kit, I'm using yours as a reference as well.

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I'm in with a Tamiya F4U-1A