WIP: Tamiya 1/72 F4U-1D Corsair

Thank You very much Nathan. This set does indeed come with strips of masking so one can do the fuselage and wing stripes. It provides decals for nose art and aircraft numbers as well as the insignia:

I found this tutorial on how to use Montex masks for various insignia:

http://www.montex-mask.com/en/tutorial-jak-malowac

It is quite helpful.

Hey Joe!

That's looking awesome. And painting on the markings is super ninja level stuff... Nice! I also love the added wire detail on the rockets.

Thanks for doing a WIP. I, for one, am really excited to see it come together.

-J

Thank You Johnny. And Thank You for dropping in and having a look. I appreciate that.

Looking forward to seeing the masks and how they work out. I've wanted to try them as well. Can't beat the painted on look!

Thanks Andy. Yeah, I'm getting antsy to find the time to sit down and start laying these puppies down. 

JOE RIX

And Thank You for dropping in and having a look. I appreciate that.

Of course! I'm so glad I did. I'm looking forward to seeing it progress.

Hi Ho Gang. I regret that I have laid idle on my Corsair for so long yet, the time has come to get this build moving along again. I've been distracted by life things and just experiencing a general "meh" attitude towards modeling. Not to mention that I've been rather remiss on my participation on the forums overall. High time to pull my dying fanny out of the funk. Now, the advantage to this hiatus is that it has allowed me to take a fresh look at what I'd done so far and thus, see flaws that I need to work on. So, recently I have been rescribing some panel lines and rivets and generally dressing up some seams with putty and sanding. In addition, I've opted to fore go the Montex masks. I performed some practice runs on some home made masks and realized that I need some more practice on their process to get acceptable results on the model itself. That's where the lack of motivation started. I recently acquired this Starfighter set that's got me going again:

Out of this set I'll be settling on one of these two:

I do hope that I'm able to finally get some paint on the Corsair this weekend. I appreciate everyone's patience and I'm quite excited to get back into this WIP with you all. I also look forward to getting back to being more active here on the forums. I have missed being involved with each and everyone of you.

Well, time to get rolling.

Cheers, Joe

First off , this whole "meh" thing's gotta go budro! Now let's see some recap pics of this thing and some bonafied progress.

Thought you'd enjoy this since you're a cat lover Joe. I know I did! lol

Welcome back JOE RIX!  I for am excited to see some progress at this point on your Corsair!

Toshi

mustang1989

First off , this whole "meh" thing's gotta go budro! Now let's see some recap pics of this thing and some bonafied progress.

 

Thought you'd enjoy this since you're a cat lover Joe. I know I did! lol

 

And the cat will never talk to you again.

Thatsoundslike the fun we have putting flea droips on our pair of moggy's.

Rix, good to see you back at this. Let the Gloss Sea Blue fly man! Keep practicing on those masks, and in the meantime, enjoy that Starfighter decal sheet. They are excellent quality and I can definately recommend them.

Thanks Joe and Toshi.

Yeah, I'm good Joe. I'm feeling duly inspired these days. I'll get some new pics up here soon. Now, concerning the whole cat washing thing. Fine in theory. Not so good in reality after coming home from the ER to assess how much remodeling to your home will now be required.

Hey Toshi, Yes it is good to get back into it. I greatly appreciate your encouragement. I've perused your P-38 and I'll be getting on there to administered some well deserved kudos.

Thank You Nathan. Always great to hear from you. That's exciting news concerning Srarfighter Decals. Funny, as I just ordered their Set for Naval Reserve Corsairs.

Hey Folks. Happy to report that inclimate weather bought me some overdue bench time. Thusly, I was able to to shoot the Corsair with it's paint job of MM dark sea blue. Now, to let that dry, take a nap and maybe tackle some work on the engine later. Thank You for having a look.

That is a very nice job you've done!  I love the color and how nice you've laid down the coat of paint.  What kind of AB did you use to spray the Corsair?  Thank you in advance.

Toshi

I too like that Dark Sea Blue. Is that the MM enamel? Looking forward to seeing more!

Andy & Toshi, I am very grateful for your kind and positive respones. I used my Badger 105 Patriot to shoot the MM enamel dark sea blue.

 I'm one who is a might partial to enamel paints. I have a suitable paint booth in my room that vents well enough to keep the fumes out of the house quite nicely. I'm quite sure of this as my wife has an uber sense of smell and if I can spray in the house without her complaining about the odor well, then I am good to go. I just appreciate the control I have with enamels and the ease with which they airbrush.

Thanks again.

Joe Rix!

I was wondering about this one. Congrats on overcoming the mehs! 

The dark sea blue looks great. I've always been a non-specular blue/sea grey or tricolor guy when it comes to USN/USMC WWII aircraft, but I've recently started coming around to the later war finishes. Those markings will look cool as well (though I'm personally slightly bummed you aren't going for painting them on... oh well).

Looking forward to the rest of this.

Cheers

-J

Got 'er done and it came out smoooth!!! Hellava job Joe. I was beginning to wonder there for a minute doncha know!

Thank you Very much Johnny & Joe. I very grateful to have you both respond with great encouragement.

Johnny: I completely agree as I'm a big fan of the tri color scheme. Yet, if I want build late and post war USN aircraft then I've got to grow an appreciation for the DSB scheme. Which I am in that one does not have to mask or be precise with an airbrush. One color, one coat and BOOM your done and moving on. Love it!

Joe: I regret that you had to wonder but, you are instrumental in keeping me in touch whilst I "mehhed" around. Thanks my good friend.

So... what happened? How'd it come out? (Or how's it coming?)

-J

Hey There Folks. I am way overdue on resurrecting my 1/72 Tamiya Corsair WIP. I regret that I have been rather inactive here. Other things, nothing bad mind you, have required my attention for the past few months. Unfortunately, I then just plain had a tough time getting the ole gumption back to build once I had the time for the bench. Then a couple of weeks ago some of the members of the Grand Junction, Co. Modelers Society accepted my invitation to make the 2 hr. drive to my home for a group build day. We all had one grand day sitting around building kits, talking shop and gorging on my wife's sandwiches & cookies. Needless to say, this was the jump start I needed to get back to the Corsair with renewed enthusiasm.

Johnny 1000: I am so sorry that somehow I missed your post from a month ago. Thank You for checking in and hopefully you will stop back by and follow along.

So, what happend? Well, I came to a screeching halt once the weather turned nice. So, what have I managed to get accomplished the past few days. First, I clear coated the main body with Alclad Aqua Gloss and it is now ready for some decals. Secondly, I have painted the engine, clear coated that with future, applied an oil wash, and then clear coated again with MM semi-gloss. I then drilled holes in the ignition harness in order to fit ignition wires. I've glued the sets of wires into the harness and now I just need to glue the engine parts together, trim the wires and bend them into the cylinder heads.

Thank You all for patiently hanging in there with me. I'll be seeing you all among the forums.

Now for some progress pics:

FYI, I am test driving postimage.org for a new photo hosting site in order to replace Photobucket. Seems to be working out well.

Hi Joe

So glad to see you back at it. It's looking really good. I just went back and reviewed the work along the way--this is going to be a really nice build with so many great little touches. 

Looking forward to seeing the next update.

-J

Nice to see you again sir.  Everything looks great as usual!

Toshi

It surely is nice to see you around, Joe.

Your Corsair looks good. The powerplant, at this stage, looks like a porcupine needing a barber.

How long did you let that oil wash dry before the next clear coat?

Thank You Johnny, Toshi and Greg. It's very encouraging to have your support. Again.

Greg: I waited a good 24 hrs plus (maybe 48+). That was not planned it's just when I found the time to get around to it.

Speaking of time, just when I get some momentum it's one small thing after another that demands my attention. Yes, mostly wife unit induced. But, no worries, I have plans to stay on it regardless.

Howdy stranger!!! Man this thing is gonna look TOPS when its finished Joe! The two Joe's I'll tell ya! Takin' our sweet  time building and loving every minute of it. 

Model on brutha!!! 

Thanks Joe. Means the world to me to have you chim in on my WIP.

mustang1989

Takin' our sweet  time building and loving every minute of it. 

LOL! LOL! Man isn't that the truth. We're just team Slow Mo Joe's. But, no doubt about enjoying the modeling regardless of how long it takes.

You look to be moving about as slow as me Joe! Great looking Corsair. That 1:72 stuff is too much for me. My hat's off to anybody that gets after it. The PE helps out a good deal too. I have a hard enough time with 1:48 PE, you must be looking to get cantonized a saint. lol. 

Dont rush a good thing. Looking forward to the end. =]

JOE RIX

Thanks Joe. Means the world to me to have you chim in on my WIP.

 

mustang1989

Takin' our sweet  time building and loving every minute of it. 

 

LOL! LOL! Man isn't that the truth. We're just team Slow Mo Joe's. But, no doubt about enjoying the modeling regardless of how long it takes.

 

I'll show you slow... ;)

-J