Completed Tamiya 1:32 F4U-1 Corsair Bird Cage

Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Monday, November 23, 2015 5:25 AM

To modelcrazy,

No way, you're crazy! LOL! Pun intended. You've been building a lot longer than I have and I am only now feeling confortable with building and assembling model kits as a whole.

I've been drawing inspiration from your Tamiya 1:32 P-51 Mustang!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:43 PM

Wow! Wonderful Toshi. You have surpassed my talents (which isn't that hard)

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:39 PM

Here is what's been done on this beautiful day in Streetsboro, Ohio. Although cold, the sun has been shining, Mrs. Toshi, the love of my life, and the three cats get to spend time with me today. I'm so happy! What's even greater is the fact that I get to build my model kits surrounded by loved ones.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:28 PM

allan

I leave the forums for a week and Toshi is on page 2 of yet another build. Wow. And your cockpit WIP is pretty impressive to boot!

If I had your quick-build skills I wouldnt be staring at the boxes cluttering my hobby room wondering what to do.

allan, you continue to honor me here on the FSM Forums. I'm speechless.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:26 PM

knox

Toshi, really nice job on your ip. I don't comment as much as I should, but I always try to follow your builds. You just keep getting better.

I hope you know that you are pretty much a one man group build. We may have to ask FSM to create a category just for your work

I also think it's great what you're doing with some of your models. Just keep building please. It's fun being a " Toshi groupy". knox

Just by you following my builds, I am most honored sir! A one man GB LOL! Thank you so much for the read, reply, support, and being my first groupy!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:22 PM

patrick206

Mighty nice work Toshi, great job on the IP, your construction and finish abilities are first rate. I still say you'll be ready for an entry at an IPMS convention very soon, great job so far.

Patrick

Wow, a IPMS convention? Thank you for the motivation!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:21 PM

BrandonK

Your skills continue to improve with each build. Really nice work on that pit. This one will be your best yet, I can feel it.

BK

BrandonK, thank you very very much! Without your support and from members of FSM, my builds would not have excelled to this point!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:19 PM

wing_nut
The cockpit is really taking shape. looks great.

Thank you so much wing_nut for the kind words.

Toshi!

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:17 PM

Jay Jay

Wow Toshi, you're knocking this one out of the park. beautiful, beautiful job on the pit. You're detail painting is excellent.

Thanks Jay Jay, I use your last build as a reference. Thanks to your WIP.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:15 PM

Bish
ye, some nice work on the pit, never seen a kit IP go together like that before, really nice.

Yes, it is a unique build as far as the Intsrument Panel is concerned. Thank you for your support in my builds.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, November 22, 2015 9:12 PM

Thank you modelcrazy, my first Tamiya 1:32 Corsair was a challenge. This build is as well, the only differentiation is that I have the older Corsair build to utilize as a template. Thank you for the read and reply!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Posted by allan on Sunday, November 22, 2015 7:17 PM

I leave the forums for a week and Toshi is on page 2 of yet another build. Wow. And your cockpit WIP is pretty impressive to boot!

If I had your quick-build skills I wouldnt be staring at the boxes cluttering my hobby room wondering what to do.

No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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knox

Member since
February 2011

Posted by knox on Sunday, November 22, 2015 6:27 PM

Toshi, really nice job on your ip. I don't comment as much as I should, but I always try to follow your builds. You just keep getting better.

I hope you know that you are pretty much a one man group build. We may have to ask FSM to create a category just for your work Big Smile

I also think it's great what you're doing with some of your models. Just keep building please. It's fun being a " Toshi groupy". knox

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patrick206

Member since
March 2013

Posted by patrick206 on Sunday, November 22, 2015 4:14 PM

Mighty nice work Toshi, great job on the IP, your construction and finish abilities are first rate. I still say you'll be ready for an entry at an IPMS convention very soon, great job so far.

Patrick

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BrandonK

Member since
June 2014

Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, November 22, 2015 12:54 PM

Your skills continue to improve with each build. Really nice work on that pit. This one will be your best yet, I can feel it.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed

14 / 5 / 2

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wing_nut

Member since
April 2005
From: Piscataway, NJ!

Posted by wing_nut on Sunday, November 22, 2015 11:39 AM

The cockpit is really taking shape. looks great.

Marc

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Jay Jay

Member since
August 2013

Posted by Jay Jay on Sunday, November 22, 2015 8:30 AM

Wow Toshi, you're knocking this one out of the park. beautiful, beautiful job on the pit. You're detail painting is excellent.

I'm finally retired. Now time I got, money I don't.

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Sunday, November 22, 2015 1:55 AM

ye, some nice work on the pit, never seen a kit IP go together like that before, really nice.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Saturday, November 21, 2015 9:57 PM

Outstanding IP Toshi.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, November 21, 2015 9:41 PM

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, November 21, 2015 1:43 PM

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, November 21, 2015 12:24 PM

To my fellow forum members,

The cockpit is slowly taking shape. This time around, I'm thinking of a possible clean build in-flight on the Tamiya stand, just like my previous build, the P-51 Silver Edition "Silver Surfer". But we shall see. Until then I only have a very, very small progress report below.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Saturday, November 21, 2015 8:36 AM

Toshi
I've been giving my nephew a couple of planes (P-47 & F6F) he like it so much, he want's to build one. I told his mom to by a snaptite. A few more went to my therapists as a thank you. I'll be donating a small batch of models to the local VFW. I'm sure they'll enjoy it.

Good for you!

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, November 21, 2015 4:59 AM

Bish
Nice to see you giving it another go. I do like the Corsair and I know your going to make a great job of these one. But where the hell are you putting all these big kits.

LOL! I have a stand that holds up to eight 1:32 aircraft. I've been giving my nephew a couple of planes (P-47 & F6F) he like it so much, he want's to build one. I told his mom to by a snaptite.

A few more went to my therapists as a thank you. I'll be donating a small batch of models to the local VFW. I'm sure they'll enjoy it.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, November 21, 2015 4:52 AM

To modelcrazy,

LOL, I'll be waiting. I think? LOL!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Saturday, November 21, 2015 12:50 AM

Nice to see you giving it another go. I do like the Corsair and I know your going to make a great job of these one. But where the hell are you putting all these big kits.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3