plasticjunkie

Great job Toshi. It looks like a huge model. Glad Mrs. Toshi is doing better.

 

Toshi

Great job Toshi. It looks like a huge model. Glad Mrs. Toshi is doing better.

Devil Dawg

WOW, Allen!! GREAT JOB on that Corsair!! Don't know how I've managed to miss this thread. Love how your builds come out. Very nice!!

Gary

 

 

Toshi

WOW, Allen!! GREAT JOB on that Corsair!! Don't know how I've managed to miss this thread. Love how your builds come out. Very nice!!

Gary

lawdog114

Very nice work Toshi...

 

Toshi

scottrc

Toshi,

This is a nice addition to your Corsair collection.  The gloss blue makes it look like it belongs at an airshow.

I too may go ahead and get the new Tamiya kit if the price comes down.  Like either of us needs another 1/32 Corsair.  I currently have two taking up shelf space.

Scott

 

Yes, we both should purchase the Tamiya 1/32 Corsair when the price point goes down.  As you said; "You can never have enough Corsairs!"  lol!

Thank you scottrc for always supporting my builds.  You're a great friend!

Toshi

bvallot

Very nice Toshi! Super clean and very sexy. You are quite the prolific builder. =]

 

Toshi

Toshi,

This is a nice addition to your Corsair collection.  The gloss blue makes it look like it belongs at an airshow.

I too may go ahead and get the new Tamiya kit if the price comes down.  Like either of us needs another 1/32 Corsair.  I currently have two taking up shelf space.

Scott

Very nice Toshi! Super clean and very sexy. You are quite the prolific builder. =]

Gamera

Hey Toshi that's awesome esp with what you guys have been going though.

Great to hear Mrs. Toshi is doing better. My thoughts and prayers that she will continue to improve.

 

Toshi

Hey Toshi that's awesome esp with what you guys have been going though.

Great to hear Mrs. Toshi is doing better. My thoughts and prayers that she will continue to improve.

DasBeav

Another well done build, Toshi! I need to do another Corsair. The Revell I did years ago needs replaced on The Shelf of Shame.

Best wishes and good health to you and the Mrs. I can't think of anybody who deserves it more than you and your family.

 

Im very excited about building this but at this time as it's a new offering, and the cost is high.  Hence I shall wait a few years and wait till the price drops before I make this purchase of the Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1D Corsair.  Until then, there are many more WWII and modern day aircraft to purchase and assemble!  lol!  

DasBeav, thank you so very much sir for the best wishes and good health to Mrs. Toshi and I.  I am so forever grateful and indebted to you and your wonderful family for this!

Toshi

damouav

Hey Toshi, another great build for the books, well done.

You have done a great job of bringing the Corsair to life, just wish I could get motivated to push my variant over the line.

All the best.

 

Hence the one wing folded only.  The kit actually had eight rockets, four on each wings of which was highly detailed that I wanted to assemble and add onto the wings.  But due to the issues I had with the wings or I should say bad luck, I didn't want to try to glue the rockets on the wings only to break them off again.  Let me tell you I tried a dry fitting and the tolerances were so tight I told myself that I'll be pushing my luck!  lol!  Oh well, you try and live another day!  Thank you damouav for supporting my WIP threads.  I am forever grateful for this kindness.

Toshi

Another well done build, Toshi! I need to do another Corsair. The Revell I did years ago needs replaced on The Shelf of Shame.

Best wishes and good health to you and the Mrs. I can't think of anybody who deserves it more than you and your family.

Hey Toshi, another great build for the books, well done.

You have done a great job of bringing the Corsair to life, just wish I could get motivated to push my variant over the line.

All the best.

1943Mike

You did a fine job on this kit Toshi. I can only hope that I'll be able to do half as well on my first 1/32 kit - whatever it is.

May all the strings that hold together sub-atomic particles come together in the most life affirming manner to allow you and Mrs. Toshi to enjoy many, many more years of mutual love and friendship.

OT, I can relate to how much a PITA it is to go through radiation therapy and chemo. I had both the summer after my operation to remove some cancer from my right leg and they put quite a damper on my hiking that season. I did, however, climb Mt. St. Helens the next summer. Still hiking when weather permits.

 

It is with the upmost positive outlook that Mrs. Toshi and I will pull through this hurdle and that we will spend a many more years together as you so eloquently provided.  Thank you sir!

I did not know that you went through the same treatment that Mrs. Toshi is going to have.  You're an inspiration in that sense.  Going through the radiation and chemotherapy only to climb Mt. St. Helens a year later is an amazing feat in of itself.  You bring us a sense of well being and of hope, thank you so very much 1943 Mike!

Toshi

Jay Jay

WOW Toshi, you knocked this one outta the park. I too love the gloss finish. All my best to your Mrs. and I pray for her quick and complete recovery my friend

 

Your very kind Uncle Jay Jay for your prayers for a quick and complete recovery for Mrs. Toshi, it's extremely appreciated!

Toshi

BrandonK

Beautiful, Toshi. I love Corsairs. Well done!

BK

 

Toshi

ManCityFan

Hey Toshi, just got to see the finished pics.  You did a great job on this kit.  I like the idea of it being a museum piece as a change of pace.  You nailed it!  I am still jealous of your decal skills.  Yours always look flawless.

Sounds like Mrs. Toshi is improving, although the chemo can be rough depending on how she reacts to it.  Please send her my best wishes.

D

 

I too really and truly enjoyed depicting this Corsair build as one that is a static museum display piece as you so described.  Not only was it a nice change of pace but it was very difficult to do so.  At least with a weathered aircraft, you have some leeway to make a smidgen of a smudge here or there and yet be able to blend it in.  I didn't realize the gravity of doing a almost perfect gloss paint job.  This was a great challenge especially in Model Master Insignia Blue #4742.  It was very very unforgiving at best.  As for my decals, thank you for such kind words.  I still feel I have a long way to go in that department.  

Mrs. Toshi is getting stronger each day and is very motivated and staying positive each and everyday.  Her first radiation consultation is on October 2. The doctors will then schedule the actual radiation treatment and chemotherapy thereafter.  We can only take this one day at a time as we've never have done anything like this before.  Thank you very much for your support in not only in my builds but especially in Mrs. Toshi's well being.  

Toshi

You did a fine job on this kit Toshi. I can only hope that I'll be able to do half as well on my first 1/32 kit - whatever it is.

May all the strings that hold together sub-atomic particles come together in the most life affirming manner to allow you and Mrs. Toshi to enjoy many, many more years of mutual love and friendship.

OT, I can relate to how much a PITA it is to go through radiation therapy and chemo. I had both the summer after my operation to remove some cancer from my right leg and they put quite a damper on my hiking that season. I did, however, climb Mt. St. Helens the next summer. Still hiking when weather permits.

WOW Toshi, you knocked this one outta the park. I too love the gloss finish. All my best to your Mrs. and I pray for her quick and complete recovery my friend

Beautiful, Toshi. I love Corsairs. Well done!

BK

Hey Toshi, just got to see the finished pics.  You did a great job on this kit.  I like the idea of it being a museum piece as a change of pace.  You nailed it!  I am still jealous of your decal skills.  Yours always look flawless.

Sounds like Mrs. Toshi is improving, although the chemo can be rough depending on how she reacts to it.  Please send her my best wishes.

D

I forgot to add for those of you members that are new here.  The Corsairs depicted are as follows.

The single Corsair by itself is the Tamiya 1/48 Corsair

The Multiple Corsair photo is of a 

Tamiya 1/32 Corsair

Testors 1/72 Corsair

and one of those metal photo etch Corsairs. 

Lastly, the rest of my Corsair collection that have been assembled during my two and a half year tenure of building and being a member of FSM Forums.

By the way, I want to thank everyone for your support in my builds.  This means so much to me and brings tears of joy to me and my heart!

 Two more Corsairs were donated to the local Streetsboro, Ohio VFW.  These two Corsairs not depicted were featured in the Digital Readers Gallery.  They are as follows.

Tamiya 1/32 Birdcage F4U-1 Corsair

Revell 1/48 F4U Corsair

Toshi

https://www.flickr.com/photos/151399853@N05/shares/S8Ma75

Here is a side by side display on my "Wall of Planes" of two very different Corsairs in time line and brand purchase.

Both are 1/32 except that the weathered Corsair is an original boxing of a Revell 1/32 Baa Baa Blacksheep TV version of "Pappy" Boyington's number 86 LucyBelle.  I purchased a sealed version for a very good price point from eBay and built it out of nostalgia.

And lastly, the newest addition Corsair to grace my "Wall of Planes", the Trumpeter 1/32 F4U-1D Corsair painted as if it was sitting in a museum for display "Static" purposes.

Toshi

https://flic.kr/p/YCDbxX

jeaton01

Very nice, Toshi.  Glossy.

 

I wanted to depict a museum Corsair amoung the many weathered aircraft in that I have within my build collection.  I guess I wanted just something different.  

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to comment on my Trumpeter 1/32 Corsair build.  I am very thankful for your reply.

Toshi

Mopar Madness

Time and effort well spent!  I really like the clear engine cowling and the glossy blue finish is great!

 

The folding wings was trying my patience as one wing broke off.  lol!  I was able to come up with a solution but not what I planned.  Overall, I am pleased with the final product.

I always have enjoyed the clear parts that show off parts of the aircraft.  Visible B-17G, SBD Dauntless, Me 262, to name a few that I've built.  For once, a modeler like myself is able to show their work off.

I'm glad you like the gloss finish as I wanted to depict this particular Corsair as a museum piece.  I have a majority of WWII and modern day aircrafts that are weathered so this was a nice addition to my build collection.

Thank you so very much Mopar Madness for your patronage and the read and replies you've so graciously given me over these past several years in that I've been a FSM Forum member here!

Toshi