WIP: Tamiya 1/72 F4U-1D Corsair

Sheesh! Hard to believe it's been nearly a month since my last update. I've made some progress albeit it's not monumental by any stretch. Got most of the cockpit PE parts in place and have applied a coat of Alclad aqua gloss in preparation for an oil wash. I hope to get that applied tomorrow as it's going to hit 105ish here so best to be in an air conditioned man hangar. Either that or I'm going to go sit in a cool movie theatre and catch the new Star Trek movie. Hmm, maybe both? Here's where I'm at so far:

Thanks for hanging in there with me.

That's looking great. The pre painted pe is great specially in that small scale. 

Dont feel bad as here in Florida  has been near 100 some days but the heat index cranks it up to the triple digits. It's miserably humid and hot here and I can't wait for fall and winter.

Glad i spotted this before it was to late. Nice work on the pit. Even thoufgh PTO subjects ain't really my thing, i do like the Corsair. Look forward to seeing more.

Thank You PJ and Bish. Much appreciated.

I do feel for you PJ. At least here in the desert it's a dry heat.

You're plugging right along, Joe. Albiet slowly, still a whole lot faster than me.

Toshi beat me to the punch, I wanted to know how it's going with the new Patriot too. Thanks to you both (Tosh for asking, you for 'splaining).

Stay cool, the Star Trek movie sounds fun, and BTW it's even hot here in Northern Indiana believe it or not.

Great work on all the interior paneling and pieces Joe. Looks to be a good shade.

Greg: Thank You. I hope the info I provided on the Patriot was in some way helpful. By the way, It's darn good to hear from ya.

Joe: Appreciate it Bro. Yeah, I'm a might partial to the MM chromate green. Looks right to me.

I got the oil wash on today as well as the rest of the PE in the cockpit. For me, that is one awesome bench day. But, alas, I was unable to make the Star Trek movie, which is all good.

Alright, I'm making some measureable progress on the Corsair. The cockpit is pretty much complete. I just need to paint the gunsight to hopefullly be added on later. An interesting issue I encountered was that the PE instrument panels top edge sat high on the kit area and thus preventing the fuselage halves from closing fully. I had trim and file this down to get a solid fit. Hence, you will notice the top instruments have the top edges missing. This is all good as it will be hidden under the hood when installed and pretty much unnoticeable. After the aqua gloss coat I applied a wash of a blend of black and brown Mig Abteilung weathering oils thinned with turpenoid. I then shot it with Mr. Clear Coat flat. This was followed by some dry brushing with gray on the black panels and lightened interior green on the chromate areas. I then hit high wear areas with a silver pencil and follwed that by applying some Mig brown/black blend pigment to dirty it up a bit. I then finshed it by spraying the entire cockpit with Tamiya buff highly thinned with isoprpyl alcohol to tone it down and blend it all together along with giving it a slightly dusty effect. Thanks for looking gents. Any feedback is much appreciated.

The pit looks well done.  Nice work.  

WIP's are a beast to their own.  When some do them they are a story and each chapter brings the viewer deeper and deeper.  I believe some of the best builds are enhanced by the WIP threads.  Now if I could just figure out how to do one right.

Every a/c builder should do up a corsair.  I have built up a couple but have the 1/32 F4U-4 in the stash and hope to take a shot on it soon.

Joe

Hey Joe, alas I have found your WIP. You are doing very nice work. The pit looks excellent. And by the way, you are doing a really nice job with the WIP. Now that I have found it, I will be following along.

Thank You very much Joe and Steve. I appreciate the compliments.

Joe - I know that I regret having not done WIP's sooner. I hope to get much better at them myself. Do you happen to have the Tamiya 1/32 Corsair? I may not have any where to display it but, dad gummit, I've got to build me one of those some day.

Steve - I am thrilled to have you following along. Now, it's high time I got over and get caught up on your Mayflower build. I have been rather remiss in my duties.

Thank You Joe and John. I always appreciate feedback from each of you.

Hey I'm behind in my reading, just picked up your WIP. Looking good of course. Carry on!

Max

PS--Envy, my hands and eyes don't qualify for that scale. lol

Great looking pit JR!

Mucho Thanks PJ. Glad you like it.

Really nice detail Joe, especially at his scale!

Thank You very much Andy.

Everything looks great, I can't wait for your next stage.  I'm very excited for you!

Toshi

Thank You Toshi. I sure appreciate your encouragement.

lawdog114

Gorgeous Joe...

 

He is a good looking guy, isn't he, Joe?

Good looking pit there, boss. Thanks for detailing all those steps to make it look so good. One of these days I must procure some Mig washes to try.

Greg

lawdog114 Gorgeous Joe...  

He is a good looking guy, isn't he, Joe?

'Bout dadgum time I got some recognition for my pure handsomeness.

Thank You Greg. Although the Mig weathering oils are indeed nice, you can still get comparable effects with, say, Wayne & Newton oils for less cost.  

JOE RIX

 

 

Greg

lawdog114 Gorgeous Joe...  

He is a good looking guy, isn't he, Joe?

 

 

'Bout dadgum time I got some recognition for my pure handsomeness.

Thank You Greg. Although the Mig weathering oils are indeed nice, you can still get comparable effects with, say, Wayne & Newton oils for less cost.  

 

 

My thoughts exactly.

Back to the weathering, maybe I'm mixing my fig newton stuff with the wrong thinner. Mona Lisa orderless something or other, never had a bit of luck with it. Or maybe cheap oils.

When I get back at it, I'll give you a shout and maybe you can help.

I thin all of my artist oils with turpenoid. Works just fine.

Greg

I thin my artist oils with plain thinner from Home Depot or Lowes, they work out very well. Just remember that a wash is not thinned paint but lightly tinted thinner. Making your own brew gives you more flexibility with color range and is a lot cheaper than the pre mixed commercial product. Same goes with the "chipping effect" line. Cheap hairspray from the Dollar Store decanted and shot thru the ab will yield the same result as the super expensive AK product.

Great job on that pit I can't see that small . 

Very impressive 'pit work on a 1/72 scale kit!

Thank You crown & Allan.

Oh, man....a build to honor the driver.  Damn.....
Myy grandpa was like that.  Drove LTS's and LCM's for the Navy island hopping through the Pacific on the way to Japan.  Had the most amazing stories.

So much of America's history.....lost...when these men pass.  It hurts.

My wife's father was a nucelar weapons tech in the Navy.....23 years.  Saw (but didn't meet) Einstein and Oppenheimer at Alomogordo.  So much history....gone.

Love your work.....enjoy.  Live the build.  Remember!!!  Remember everything about him.  They lived things that are gone.....never to be seen again.  Build that thing!!!!!