RoG F4U-4 Corsair

Thanks Toshi and Paladin!  No, it doesn’t come with a pilot. It does come with the choice of hanging two bombs or two drop tanks. I referred back to what my dad (retired USAF fighter pilot) used to ask: “why hang all that stuff underneath when the plane flies a lot better without it?”  So for this build anyway I left it clean. 

That looks great! I really like your paint finish, brushing is not easy. I've been eyeing up that kit at the hobby store. Did it come with a pilot figure? 

What you have is a great example of what a 1/72 kit should look like!  You did a fantastic job on the Corsair.

Your friend, Toshi

PFJN

Hi,

That turned out great. though everytime I see the name Jacksonville I'm reminded of Bruce Campbell off "Ash vs Evil Dead"

“	I've always wanted to spend some time in a city so nice they named it Jacksonville.	”
	— Ash Williams

 

 

Thanks!  I’ve got to say that‘s a new one on me. I’m going to have to google. 

Hi,

That turned out great. though everytime I see the name Jacksonville I'm reminded of Bruce Campbell off "Ash vs Evil Dead"

I've mada a final push on this little bird and gotten as far as I can go until my canopy parts arrive.  Hopefully they ship the entire clear sprue as I've managed to snap the slider in half as well.  Once they arrive and I get them installed, I'll add the radio wire.

 

Some build notes:

If I was to build this kit again I would definitely wait to install the wing gun pieces until the last.  I didn't and managed to mangle them.  Luckily there were spare inserts representing .50"s so I replaced the mangled ones with those. 

I would also likely go with gear up.  I found both the gear and the doors finicky and troublesome to install.

I also feel the mating surfaces for attaching the wing assembly cluld ahd should have been made a little larger.  THere is definitely room to do so.

Due to those two things I'd score this kit a "B."  I'd give my execution a high "C."

Thanks for looking in.

Dave

 

 

I should also mention that a closer inspection would reveal the imperfections in the finish. That’s the benefit of my iPhone camera being out of commission and using my old droid phone for pictures. 

Thank you, gentlemen!  Toshi, I’ve had to order parts from Revell before so I know it‘ll get here eventually.  Hopefully they will send the entire clear sprue because I broke the sliding part now too.  

Yes, it is brush painted. I recently bought an airbrush but I already had purchased Model Master enamel for this kit and I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of cleaning the enamel paint out while I was still experimenting.  The trick is to use a good quality flat brush (not a Testor’s white handle) and very little paint at a time. Work in small sections and always brush back into the wet paint, not away from it. Don’t brush your paint too much, just keep it thin and it will level itself. Make sure you don’t leave any heavy lines of paint at the edges of wings, panel for lines, rivets, etc. Wipe the brush off frequently to prevent it from getting gummy. Depending on the color you can get away with one coat sometimes, but it’ll usually take at least a couple.  Really it’s just like anything else. Takes a little practice. 

Dave

I can’t believe that’s hand painted!  You did a fantastic job on this build.  That’s too bad that your canopy snapped in half, but ROG and Revell are very very good with customer service.  

Toshi

You brush painted that ?  Holy cow that is a great job. I wish i could get your results when brush painting.

Thanks, Toshi!

Got the airframe painted up and applied Future in preparation for the decals.

IMG_20171007_211600773 by David Brownlee, on Flickr

2017-10-07_09-20-33 by David Brownlee, on Flickr

Unfortunately as I started playing with masking the canopy I snapped the front windscreen in two.   Worst part is I had just finished reading an article of hints that talked about how brittle clear plastic can be so it is wise to support canopies with silly putty when working with them.  The d**n silly putty was literally inches away on the bench.  

2017-10-06_11-48-33 by David Brownlee, on Flickr

I have contacted Revell and ordered a new canopy but it does have to ship from Germany, so it could be eight weeks before it arrives. 

Decals applied:

2017-10-13_08-23-28 by David Brownlee, on Flickr

2017-10-13_08-23-15 by David Brownlee, on Flickr

I've got to find a little orange paint to fill in the gap on the bottom of the fuselage stripe.

The landing gear is installed and being painted, then I'll attach the gear doors.  There is the option of attaching either two drop tanks or two small bombs.  I'm not sure yet which I will use, if I use them at all.  My late father was a USAF pilot (F-105 Weasel and F-4E) and he always told me when I was building aircraft as a kid the the planes wert a lot more fun to fly clean so...  It is marked for a stateside training bird, so I imagine the tanks would likely not be used very often.  I also would need to find out if Navy practice bombs were painted a different color than live ones.  If anyone knows I would appreciate the information.  I could always display them alongside the plane in a runway diorama.   

Dave

Great progress.  Paint job is nicely done.

Toshi

As promised, some more photos:

2017-09-24_06-10-28 by David Brownlee, on Flickr

2017-09-24_06-09-19 by David Brownlee, on Flickr

And the first coat of Model Master RLM 74 Dunkelblau on the upper wings.  A few too many brush marks for my taste, so I will buff those out and apply another coat.

2017-09-27_06-53-07 by David Brownlee, on Flickr

More to follow.

Dave

Devil Dawg

She's lookin' good, Mr. Brownlee!! What's the latest on her?

Gary

 

 

I actually got the fuselage primed and the seams looked good. Installed the engine and buttoned up the cowling and rest of the fuselage. I will start brushing some paint on this evening. I'll post some pics later when I get to a real computer 

She's lookin' good, Mr. Brownlee!! What's the latest on her?

Gary

Well I actually got some time to make a little progress:

2017-08-28_03-24-12 by David Brownlee, on Flick

Next up I'll make a stab at detailing the engine, and touch up a few seams to get ready for primer. Stay tuned.

Dave

It is a nice kit. Probably the nicest I've worked on. Fit and detail are very nice.

I'm debating how much scratch detail I want to attempt. I haven't done much modeling since high school and never added anything outside the box then, so anything I decide to try is going to be an experiment.

As a side note- most of the kits in my price range now are the same ones that I could afford back then. Monogram/Revell, AMT, Lindbergh, etc.

Looks good so far!

Any Corsair is a good Corsair....

Off to a nice start. I do like the corsair, will be following this one.

Looking good so far Dave !

Chris

No worries. We will be waiting lol.

We all work at our own pace. :) this does look like a nice kit, so enjoy it to the fullest.

My apologies. I am needing paint before I can mak any progress on this. Should have it by Saturday. Stay tuned. 

Hi,

That looks really nice so far.

Pat

Nicely done.  Great detail in my favorite aircraft of all time!

Toshi