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Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A

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    June 2013
Posted by bvallot on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 9:55 PM

I think Joe already said it best. Very nice Corsair O! Beautifully painted and well weathered. I'll probably be browsing Sprue Bros after posting this. ;)

You did her right! =D

On the bench:  

Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 9:17 PM

That Corsair is a true pleasure to look at. Nicely done! YesYesYes

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    February 2003
  • From: Between LA and OC, SoCal
Posted by oortiz10 on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 9:02 PM

patrick206

...Your airbrushing skills look great, what rig do you use?  

 

Hey Patrick,

Thanks for the pat on the back. To answer your question, I use an Iwata HP-CS for my basic airbrushing. For detail work, I use a Badger 100. Both are connected to a large 8 gallon shop compressor. I'm looking into getting a small dedicated hobby compressor, but I haven't had the money in the modeling budget.

Hope that answers your question. Thanks for stopping by.

-O

-It's Omar, but they call me "O".

  • Member since
    August 2003
  • From: Ireland
Posted by Spurdog on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 8:25 AM

Perfection!

Did you ever consider adding a bomb or fuel tank for an added bit of interest?Smile

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    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, September 3, 2017 11:26 AM

That looks great, well done.

BK

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    August 2013
Posted by Jay Jay on Sunday, September 3, 2017 9:47 AM

Beautifully done mate, the painting is excellent.

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Sunday, September 3, 2017 6:55 AM
Nothing generic about it. Nice work!

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

  • Member since
    December 2010
  • From: Salem, Oregon
Posted by 1943Mike on Saturday, September 2, 2017 6:51 PM

O,

You nailed another one! Outstanding build!

Mike

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  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posted by ridleusmc on Saturday, September 2, 2017 6:14 PM

Great work!  Great paint and weathering.  I'm a little nervous building a zero with such realistic Corsairs flying around.  

  • Member since
    March 2013
Posted by patrick206 on Saturday, September 2, 2017 5:08 PM

Hey, O -

Another really nicely done Corsair, the finish, weathering and detailing are first rate. Your airbrushing skills look great, what rig do you use? The enamel paint worked well for you, for health reasons I switched to acrylic, but I miss the old MM enamels. 

Thanks for the text and photos, super job.

Patrick

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Between LA and OC, SoCal
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A
Posted by oortiz10 on Saturday, September 2, 2017 2:19 PM

Hey FSM,

This is the third and final installment of my Pacific Warriors mini group build. It's another Tamiya Corsair, but this time it's built as a generic USMC -1A. The plane number and kill markings are from my spares box. The national insignia are from the kits sheet and reacted pretty well to MicroSol and Set. Aside from resin wheels and seat, the plastic is out of the box. I did make a new light for the spine, new wingtip lights, a new light for the tip of the tail, and a new light for the top of the right wing. Everything's painted with Testors and MM enamels and weathered with pastels and Flory washes. Oh, you eagle-eyed modelers will notice that the underwing formation lights are missing. They've since been added. 

Here are a few pictures for you to view. I shot a few more than the other two builds, only because I'm pretty happy with this 3-footer. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.

 

Thanks for following my mini-GB! Feel free to question, comment, or criticize. Your feedback is welcome. 

 

Cheers!

-O

-It's Omar, but they call me "O".

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