WIP: Tamiya 1/72 F4U-1D Corsair

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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.

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Lol, I know what you mean. I have been selected by the wife to install some flooring ASAP.

The Corsair is looking great! 

Johnny1000

 

 

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

 

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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.

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Lol, I know what you mean. I have been selected by the wife to install some flooring ASAP.

The Corsair is looking great! 

[/quote]Thank You PJ. Always great to get a good word from you.

Yup. Case in point. Woke up this morning with the wonderful thought in my head that I actually would have a couple of hours at the bench. But, no siree, I ended up building an outdoor turtle enclosure that we've had planned for quite some time. It amazes me how the wife unit can sense hours in advance that you might just have some extra time on your hands. LOL!

Joe,

You came over and made same very outlandish claims about my build, but Joe, you have blown my build out of the water. You have created another, of the many I have seen at FSM, outstanding builds.

The work you have done on your entire build todate is just excellent, I'm just annoyed I didnt look in early.

Well done!

Damian

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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.

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Lol, I know what you mean. I have been selected by the wife to install some flooring ASAP.

The Corsair is looking great! 

[/quote]Thank You PJ. Always great to get a good word from you.

Yup. Case in point. Woke up this morning with the wonderful thought in my head that I actually would have a couple of hours at the bench. But, no siree, I ended up building an outdoor turtle enclosure that we've had planned for quite some time. It amazes me how the wife unit can sense hours in advance that you might just have some extra time on your hands. LOL!

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Its learnt at an early age. Apparently, they go off to top secret lessons on how to mess our lifes up.

Of course, you never heard me say that

Thank You Damian. It is indeed a real pleasure to have you drop by and have a look. I appreciate the very kind response. Please feel free to give me any honest feedback. I'm all about improving my skills.

Making some actual progress. Finished up the nice little RW2800 engine that comes with this kit. Hole for the wiring were drilled out with a #80 bit to start. This was a slow and tricky process to do along the narrow ignition harness. The cylinders were painted with MM oiled steel and the rest with MM dark ghost gray and black. I then brushed on a coat of Alclad aqua gloss, let dry and then applied an oil wash. I then installed the wiring with thin copper wire. These were then painted Tamiya metallic brown X-34 to darken them a bit and also to flatten the sheen. Thanks for checking in and having a look.

And for perspectives sake:

Noooooo!  No ignition wires on 1/72, not allowed!  Noooooooo!

jeaton01

Noooooo!  No ignition wires on 1/72, not allowed!  Noooooooo!

 

The tears are evidence of my modeling mediocrity as exposed by your efforts!

Well done Joe, I really like the work you did on wiring the motor.

Keep up the great work.

Wow, great job on that Engine in that scale!

Toshi

No worries John. I followed you!! =] I was thinking the same thing while shaking my head. ...and at 1:72 too. Damn ambitious Joe. Looks like she's coming along. Paint looks beautiful. =]

jeaton01

The tears are evidence of my modeling mediocrity as exposed by your efforts!

 

Damian - Thank you very much. Really glad to have you drop in. I'm excited to see your next bit of progress on your Corsair.

Toshi - I always appreciate having you drop in and give me your input. I'm a bit over due for checking on your progress. I'll be by. Thank You.

Bvallot - Thank you for taking the time to stop in and give your kind praise. Said ambition does require time and patience. Sometimes it can get a bit frustrating as progress is slow at times and as such I get a little antsy. I just take the time to walk away for a short while and regather myself. Thanks again.

I had pretty much the same reaction of John when I saw the comparison with quarter pic and re-realized this is 1/72.

That's some stellar work, Joe. I know I've seen this before in 72nd from you, but time passes and I forget.......

Why Hey Greg! It is indeed wonderful to have you tune in. Not to mention just darn good to hear from you.

Thank You for the compliments. Yeah, you get inactive for a while and you find that you got some catchin' up to do. Like reminding everyone what you've been working on. Lol! And that's on me.

Always good to hear from you my friend.

Came to check it out as promised Joe. Another bar setter man. Love the detail on such small scale.

Thanks Joe. I'm quite thrilled to always have your input and encouragement. Means the world to me. 

Speaking as a relative neophyte, it looks totally great!

What made you pick this particular Tamiya Corsair? Just curious, current dilemma and I only want to order one.

Bender 80

What made you pick this particular Tamiya Corsair? Just curious, current dilemma and I only want to order one.

Thank you Bender. I appreciate the positive feedback.

If you mean by what made me pick this particular kit, then it is because the Tamiya 1/72 Corsair is by far the best of all the 1/72 kits available. It is the most accurate, best detailed and the most well engineered. It is an absolute dream to build. Academy & Hasegawa make nice Corsairs themselves that build up right nicely but, the Tamiya is in it's own league. You will love it and I do hope you share your Corsair build with us.

Cheers, Joe

JOE RIX

 

 

Bender 80

What made you pick this particular Tamiya Corsair? Just curious, current dilemma and I only want to order one.

 

 

Thank you Bender. I appreciate the positive feedback.

If you mean by what made me pick this particular kit, then it is because the Tamiya 1/72 Corsair is by far the best of all the 1/72 kits available. It is the most accurate, best detailed and the most well engineered. It is an absolute dream to build. Academy & Hasegawa make nice Corsairs themselves that build up right nicely but, the Tamiya is in it's own league. You will love it and I do hope you share your Corsair build with us.

Cheers, Joe

 

Hi Joe, 

Thanks for the reply. What I was really trying to get at was why the -1D over the -1A or the -1 Birdcage, among the Tamiya offerings? Thanks!

Bender 80

 

 

JOE RIX

 

 

Bender 80

What made you pick this particular Tamiya Corsair? Just curious, current dilemma and I only want to order one.

 

 

Thank you Bender. I appreciate the positive feedback.

If you mean by what made me pick this particular kit, then it is because the Tamiya 1/72 Corsair is by far the best of all the 1/72 kits available. It is the most accurate, best detailed and the most well engineered. It is an absolute dream to build. Academy & Hasegawa make nice Corsairs themselves that build up right nicely but, the Tamiya is in it's own league. You will love it and I do hope you share your Corsair build with us.

Cheers, Joe

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Joe, 

Thanks for the reply. What I was really trying to get at was why the -1D over the -1A or the -1 Birdcage, among the Tamiya offerings? Thanks!

 

Thanks Joe. And I'm with you, for reasons I can't quite put my finger on I like the look of the -1D a lot more too. Might just have to build one.

Thanks again for the replies, as someone just returning to the hobby after years away this sort of engagement means a lot.

Bender 80

Thanks again for the replies, as someone just returning to the hobby after years away this sort of engagement means a lot.

You're welcome. It is absolutely my pleasure to help you out in any way. Please feel free to ask any questions, any time. Really glad to hear that you are returning to the hobby. You have certainly found the right place here on the forums to find an endless source of very talented and helpful folks.

UGH!! It is mind boggling to me that it has been 4 months since I've done anything note worthy on my Corsair. Where on earth does the time go? But, alas, I'm still plugging away at it and bent on finishing it. I just got all the decals on.

These are for the F4U-1D of VF-83 USS Essex flown by Capt. G.H. Wallace. They are from the Starfighter set:

I'm not completely impressed with them. They took a few shots of Solvaset to get to lay down. But, they do have some sweet subjects and schemes so, they are acceptable.

Thanks for hanging with me everyone.

Cheers, Joe

Looks really nice with those markings. I am not so keen on that late war scheme, i much prefer the earlier 3 colour one, but those markings really do liven it up.

The white seems to have gone down well on the dark background.

Joe

Great to see an update--it's looking splendid. 

Cheers

-J