Now that I have a mascot to check my work for quality control purposes, I am getting less and less work done...
However I did manage some progress on the Hasegawa F4U-4 tonight.
The cockpit was built. All 4 parts were glued together... No biggie, since the canopy is going to be closed.
Since I'll soon be spraying some flat black, I have prepared the propeller and now it too is ready for some paint...
The fuselage parts were removed from the plastic trees and now they are also ready for some paint on the cockpit sidewalls. There were some small scuff marks where the plastic trees had rubbed against the fuselage sides. These faults were sanded out smooth and it is a very important step for a nice looking gloss sea blue finish.
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1. This area had scuff marks which were sanded down smooth.
2. So did this area.....
I assembled the wings. Even though this kit is getting old, the parts fit is still rather nice on my sample.
No gaps are present, and the detail is decent inside the main landing gear bays. It's not a Tamiya or Hobby Boss level of detail but it will definitely work. This wing assembly will be allowed to dry overnight. I will also have to come up with some rocket stub rails. I used everything I had extra on a recent AM Avenger build. I can check out some 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1D kits I have in the stash, and also check the spare parts bins to see if any are left over from previous Tamiya builds. If I find what I'm looking for, they will get installed here, as nothing was included in the kit, and the "Dash 4" has rocket rails under the wings.
This one is going together fast... and I have a few more of the newer 1/48 scale Hasegawa Corsairs in the stash... So stay tuned for updates with this build. It might get "amended" to include another Hasegawa AU-1 a F4U-5, and just maybe a F4U-5NL, all in 1/48 while I'm at it.
Time will tell if this happens, so please stay tuned for updates.
As usual, comments are encouraged.
