1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair (Finished).....

My jaw dropped, gorgeous bent wing, I myself love it.

Thanks Alex....

Fantastic diorama, great looking model, outstanding figures!

Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

Very inspirational piece of work!  One of my all time favorite planes.  Thanks for sharing!

You folks are very kind....thank you..

Oh man, that is a truly inspiring build.  Makes me want to pull out that 72nd scale Corsair from my stash ...

Wow!!! That is just brilliant!

I'm late to this party, but I am blown away. Very nice work!! A couple comments:

Your cockpit is unreal. I have always enjoyed painting cockpits as I felt it was my strongest area. After seeing yours I might as well throw in the towel!

The engine on these Tamiya kits are my favorite. I've wired up a couple engines myself. I now have a new technique to try. Usually I just tuck the wires behind the case and call it good enough. Now, I need to add the plugs that you put on. Beautiful.

On the kit  I did with the wings down, I glued the outer wings on before the upper and lower halves. This allowed me to get rid of any unsightly seams pretty easily.

I used True Details wheels on mine as well. I sanded some of the sidewall down as I thought the tires looked a little too "flat". I use Floquil Dirty black for my tires... We are on the same page on tire color!

Your work with Tamiya paints is exquisite. I use the Tamiya acrylic thinner when I brush but I still can't get results like you do.

To sum it up, this is an amazing build, and an amazing tribute to a man who was a great leader, even through all his personal problems. Can't wait to see more builds from you!

Raymond G

Turned out great and I think I learned quite a bit from watching this build.  Thanks for taking us on this journey.  Raymond

Joe, great looking build and dio! The scheme brings some much needed color to a normally RLM dominated ac forum and the figures look superb!!

Good work Joe! Some of the best modeling I've ever seen.

Thanks Rambo.  Bvallot, is the P-40 GB gonna happen?.  I haven't seen anything on it.  

Joe

Now that is beautiful

=]  just stirring the pot.

So when are you gonna come get some P-40 action?!

Thanks everyone.  I guess I will try to figure out how to submit it to the publishers.  I'm not sure how but there is a first for everything..........lol.  Bvallot,  I try to represent the plane rolling to a stop on dirt, which was common on makeshift WW2 airfields.  Like a moment frozen in time.  It also provided some "grooves" for the plane to sit in....a security measure if you will.  I've tried in the past making many overlapping  tracks but you assumed correctly, it looks too cluttered for such a small area.  I like the backing idea.  Perhaps I'll employ the left over Moto tug on a futrure build.  

Joe

Hey Joe.  I've noticed how in many of your dioramas The plane you have makes tracks in the ground in one direction only and then comes to a stop.  Have you ever considered allowing it to look as though it were backed in to an area off some runway.  Does that create too much clutter for such a small area, or do you think it helps serve to break up the space in an interesting way?

That is outstanding work bro! You're panted figures look incredible. What are you using for the antenna wire?

It's pretty rare that I comment on the builds here, but...

This.  Is.  Awesome.  You definitely should submit to the magazine.

That is just awesome work there!

Amazing job on the Corsair and the figures. It is an award winner for certain.

Oh definitely! Who knows, you might get featured in FS magazine!

You guys are waaaaaay too kind........Thanks.  Black Sheep, you really think it's worthy of the reader's gallery?  Perhaps I'll think about it.  

Joe

Speechless.....

You've done Pappy proud!

You have got to put that in FSM Readers Gallery! That is one sweet build! Love it!!

I do believe this is some of the best work I've ever seen.Well done.

lawdog114

Reasoned

 Joe, I think you and fermis must be the same person.

Thanks alot everyone.  Reasoned, we are not the same person.  The name does sound familiar though, an old member I take it?  I didn't realize the figures would be so well received.  Perhaps I'll start doing more dioramas.   I'm contemplating the Pro Modeller JU-88 A-4 next.  Its one in my stash I've always wanted to try.  I'll see if I can scrounge up a Luftwaffe bomber crew somewhere.

Joe

Indeed, he was known to crank out one fantastic build after another (especially during the winter), should do a search on some of his work, impressive.  

I for one would love to see you build the Ju-88, great a/c and have heard the PM version is a good one.

Reasoned

 Joe, I think you and fermis must be the same person.

Thanks alot everyone.  Reasoned, we are not the same person.  The name does sound familiar though, an old member I take it?  I didn't realize the figures would be so well received.  Perhaps I'll start doing more dioramas.   I'm contemplating the Pro Modeller JU-88 A-4 next.  Its one in my stash I've always wanted to try.  I'll see if I can scrounge up a Luftwaffe bomber crew somewhere.

Joe

For a guy who used to shy away from antenna wiring, you could put on a clinic!  As others have mentioned, the figures are top notch, very real.  Joe, I think you and fermis must be the same person.