Hello All,

This is my first post, but I've been lurking for a bit. I'm Anna-Elizabeth, my friends call me "Tank Grrl" because of my interest in military history and especially armor models.

I did not have the privilege of knowing Jim Sullivan, but I do know and respect his work. May he RIP.

I mostly do tanks and jets, but I have a couple of prop-driven plane kits, and the Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D is the kit I own at the moment that is most appropriate for this group. Besides the kit, I have an Eduard Zoom set and AeroMaster 48-137 "Carrier Based Corsairs Pt.1".

I'm thinking of doing a plane from VBF-83 off of USS Essex.

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Hello Tom, and thank you. 🙂

I've seen a lot of great models, friendly posters, and even some authors of books I own and enjoy, I'm happy to be here.

I need to get some paint to start my Corsair, most of my paint is for modern jets and WW2 tanks.

Great model and perfect choice. Jim's Corsair books are excellent references. Looking forward to your build, @tankgrrl.

Welcome aboard! It's always great to have someone interested in building targets for my subject of choice!

Thank you @tcinla. I love learning the history, especially when I chose VBF-83 based on looks of their scheme alone. 🙂

I have your book "I Will Run Wild", it's excellent and I learned so much about the early Pacific War. I was inspired to buy an Eduard P-400, and I have a Fine Molds Babs in my cart, because of your book.

And it begins. I can't order paint until at least May 2nd, I do have Interior Green so I've started to prep the cockpit interiors.
Just a little file work, wet-sanding, and Tamiya Surface Primer. I eliminated the ejector pin marks and filed off the IP detail to prepare for Eduard parts.

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Great job so far, my friend @tankgrrl!

Thanks @tankgrrl. I'm glad you got some inspiration from the book.