Completed Trumpeter 1/32 Vought F4U-1D Corsair with Big Ed Set

I was shocked at hearing about Mrs. Toshi and my fervent prayers for her healing and your piece of mind are with you, my friend.

i am going to be looking for a 1/32 Corsair at the Orlando IPMS show the end of Sept. due to your marvelous inspiration here.  If I may ask, which kit in 1/32 scale do you recommend ?  Does one need the PE as well ?

DasBeav

Glad to hear Mrs. Toshi is coming along as well as can be expected. Always good to have family close by. To bad about the wing...reminds me of my Revell Corsair. Wings are in the folded position,scared to put them in the "locked"  way.....cracking sounds! I am hoping all of the medical drama is behind the Toshi family and you can enjoy the upcoming holidays. 

 

As for the F4U-1D Corsair, the wings were a challenge.  It took a couple of days messing around with just one wing.  Then the other side had different issues and that took a couple of days as well.  Then when of the wing collapsed, I was devastated.  As always, the more things move around the better the chances something will break.  I figured it out and just attached  the broken wing straight.  With the gun bays visible, this became a fantastic idea!  

Im going to leave the Corsair as glossed, a museum displayed piece if you will.  I figured, just something a little different.  Anyway, I hope you and FSM Forum members enjoy this WIP.  Please let me know ladies and gentleman your critique on this WIP.  DasBeav, thank you so very much for always following, reading, and replying on my threads.  I am so grateful for this, thank you sir!

Toshi

Glad to hear Mrs. Toshi is coming along as well as can be expected. Always good to have family close by. To bad about the wing...reminds me of my Revell Corsair. Wings are in the folded position,scared to put them in the "locked"  way.....cracking sounds! I am hoping all of the medical drama is behind the Toshi family and you can enjoy the upcoming holidays. 

More touch up work is needed, but here is what I have thus far and I'm very pleased by it's outcome.  I really like the gloss on the Corsair so I'm going to make it a museum piece for my "Wall of Fame (Planes)!  lol!

Thank you my fellow brothers and sisters for the read and replies.  And please accept my appolagies for not participating in FSM Forums these past two weeks.

Toshi

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1943Mike

Toshi,

Wow, the fates have not been kind to your family. What is so inspiring though is the obvious love you and Mrs. Toshi have for one another. May Mrs. Toshi's rehabilitation be as swift and as complete as is possible. You two are the model for some of the greatest strengths in relationships - may you both continue to enjoy each other's company for many, many years to come.

Your Corsair is coming along very nicely. That was a fortunate break (pun intended) regarding the broken wing. Now you get to do even more detailing!! Great for those of us who enjoy watching these aftermarket sets get put to good use. May I suppose that the break in the wing won't stop you from creating the folded wing as it should be? Hopefully not.

Keep it coming Toshi ... really good stuff here.

 

 

Another family from FSM Forums gave me the strength and support I need to take each day one step at a time.  Thank you!  You are correct sir that our 25 years of love has pushed and helped us get past this debacle. 

As for my start on the F4U-1D Corsair, my two children wanted me to keep busy and enjoy some me time.  So as you've seen, the Corsair Has been sprayed with Vallejo Model Color 70.899 Dark Prussian Blue.  I ran out of that color and just didn't feel like going back to Hobby Lobby for paint.

Then I remembered I had a fresh unopened bottle of Model Master 1742 Insignia Blue Acrylic.  It was a perfect match.  In the end, everything worked out fine.  I'm very happy both with the outcome of Mrs. Toshi and the Corsair.  

I want to thank you all in helping me get through this, your support means so much to me.  Thank you my fellow brothers and sisters of FSM Forums!

Toshi

Toshi,

Wow, the fates have not been kind to your family. What is so inspiring though is the obvious love you and Mrs. Toshi have for one another. May Mrs. Toshi's rehabilitation be as swift and as complete as is possible. You two are the model for some of the greatest strengths in relationships - may you both continue to enjoy each other's company for many, many years to come.

Your Corsair is coming along very nicely. That was a fortunate break (pun intended) regarding the broken wing. Now you get to do even more detailing!! Great for those of us who enjoy watching these aftermarket sets get put to good use. May I suppose that the break in the wing won't stop you from creating the folded wing as it should be? Hopefully not.

Keep it coming Toshi ... really good stuff here.

As most of you know, Mrs. Toshi had a tumor removed from her brain.  She is doing fine but still needs a lot of rehabilitation.  So I've been very busy caring for her.  

Today I got a chance to mess around on the bench.  Here is the Corsair with a coat of paint.  Let me know what you all think.  I want to thank you all for your support, I greatly appreciate it!

Toshi

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To my fellow forum members,

The last couple of days were very interesting and fun!  We got to babysit our grandson Ezra for two straight days consecutively.  He was such a good boy!

He played with his toys and ran around when uncle Brett visited, we all watched Baby Einstein, he took his naps when he was supposed to, and did not once complain and cried.  

As soon as the parents showed up, all hell broke loose.  It was night and day!  He cried, acted spoiled, and overall turned into Mr. Hyde!  LOL!  I couldn't believe it.  The parents must spoil him.  Oh well, not my kid as they say, we are just the grandparents and he listens to us as we're very strick with him and he listens.  I'm just old school.

Speaking of old school, one of my Corsair wings broke.  So I'm going to open up the gun bay on the broken wing and glue it straight on.  I guess things happen for a reason.  It actually looks really cool, with one wing folded!!!!  Check it out!

Toshi

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 P.S.  As you can see some putty and a copious amount of CA thick was needed to get the wing centered.  LOL!

bstarr3

cheers for the ideas, Toshi. I went and bought some 3M hooks today to start hanging my Models

 

Toshi

Model Maniac

 

 

Toshi

F4U Corsair w/wings folded position.

Toshi

 

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That looks so cool, Toshi! Keep building! 

 

 

Toshi

cheers for the ideas, Toshi. I went and bought some 3M hooks today to start hanging my Models

Toshi

F4U Corsair w/wings folded position.

Toshi

 

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That looks so cool, Toshi! Keep building! 

bstarr3

Looks great with the wings folded up!  That's quality work.  Love the clear engine cowling, too.  Is that the Tamiya paint stand you've got it set up on?  Would you recommend it? 

I also wanted to ask you about your "wall of fame".  It looks like you've got them hung on string around the nose gear?  Where do you hang one like this that doesn't have tricycle gear arrangement? 

 

As for the paint stand, it is a Tamiya paint stand that you so correctly pointed out.  I Definately and positively recomend the Tamiya paint stand 100%.  It paid itself off in dividends!

The aircraft on the "Wall of Fame" are either hung from the tricycle landing gear, the tail landing gear, or by the wings.  Of which this Corsair will be hung.

Thank you so much for the read and reply as well as the great questions you asked.  I so greatly appreciated!

Toshi

Looks great with the wings folded up!  That's quality work.  Love the clear engine cowling, too.  Is that the Tamiya paint stand you've got it set up on?  Would you recommend it? 

I also wanted to ask you about your "wall of fame".  It looks like you've got them hung on string around the nose gear?  Where do you hang one like this that doesn't have tricycle gear arrangement? 

F4U Corsair w/wings folded position.

Toshi

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laskdjn

Gorgeous work, sir.  I look forward to seeing the rest.

 

It is with greatest pleasure that I'm able to write to you in this regards!  I hope to continue these conversations with you sir.  Thank you for this opportunity to do so!

Toshi

Gorgeous work, sir.  I look forward to seeing the rest.

Got Plastic?

 

 

Toshi

 

 

Got Plastic?

Toshi - 

The work you have done on the pit and engine is amazing. Great looking build sir, and I can't wait too see her complete.

 

 

 

 

You are way to kind with your words Got Plastic!  I am most honored and humbled.  I sir will do my best to meet and hopefully exceed yours as well as Forum members expectations. 

 

Thank you for taking the time in reading and replying on my build thread.  It is most appreciated!

Toshi

 

 

 

 

No sir it is I that is honored. I have gone back and looked at a lot of your WiP's and you are a talented scale modeler. I love your wall of fame. A lot of great looking builds hang on that wall. I truely look forward to your next build.

 

 

Toshi

mustang1989

Dang Tosh! You da man for taking on a Trumpy Corsair. BIG parts count on those kits for sure. You seem to be handling it with grace and style though. Lookin' good so far good buddy.

 

Toshi

Toshi

 

 

Got Plastic?

Toshi - 

The work you have done on the pit and engine is amazing. Great looking build sir, and I can't wait too see her complete.

 

 

 

 

You are way to kind with your words Got Plastic!  I am most honored and humbled.  I sir will do my best to meet and hopefully exceed yours as well as Forum members expectations. 

 

Thank you for taking the time in reading and replying on my build thread.  It is most appreciated!

Toshi

 

JOE RIX

Very solid progress there Toshi. Rather excited to see how your gun bays turn out after some painting and detailing. Stay the course. You are doing just fine.

 

Toshi

plasticjunkie

Similar to some of the Dragon armor kits. Some have mislabeled parts or parts missing in the instruction sheet but present in the box!

Looks like you got it under control Toshi.

 

Thank you for the heads up on that, that's great info on those kits.  I'm trying my best to keep it under control.  A big thank you for supporting this thread build, it's much appreciated.

Toshi

Dang Tosh! You da man for taking on a Trumpy Corsair. BIG parts count on those kits for sure. You seem to be handling it with grace and style though. Lookin' good so far good buddy.

Here is a photo of a assembly that's suppose to fold the Corsairs wing.  i hope it works but we no how that always turns out.  LOL!  It took me 2 hours just to paint and build this part.  It was of course a PITA!  LOL!

Toshi

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Got Plastic?

Toshi - 

The work you have done on the pit and engine is amazing. Great looking build sir, and I can't wait too see her complete.

 

Thank you for taking the time in reading and replying on my build thread.  It is most appreciated!

Toshi

Toshi - 

The work you have done on the pit and engine is amazing. Great looking build sir, and I can't wait too see her complete.

Very solid progress there Toshi. Rather excited to see how your gun bays turn out after some painting and detailing. Stay the course. You are doing just fine.

Similar to some of the Dragon armor kits. Some have mislabeled parts or parts missing in the instruction sheet but present in the box!

Looks like you got it under control Toshi.

Here is the wings and tail for the F4U-Corsair.  

Thanks for looking!

Toshi

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Setting up the partial right wing assembly.  Now it's time for the left wing assembly.  I covered the gun bay up as a temporary mask.  I used Testors Clear Parts Cement.  After I'm done painting the panels can be popped right off.

Toshi

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