Completed Tamiya 1/48 Vought F4U-1A Corsair

WOWEE! That's a good looking Blue you have on that!  ;)  Your camera picks it up a lot better than mine did. But I bet you've noticed the way the color changes in different lighting, eh? lol

Looks great, Toshi! :D:D:D:D

M. Brindos

WOWEE! That's a good looking Blue you have on that!  ;)  Your camera picks it up a lot better than mine did. But I bet you've noticed the way the color changes in different lighting, eh? lol

Looks great, Toshi! :D:D:D:D

 

Toshi

lol. No problem, Toshi! I picked up the 1/48 Monovell F4U-4 corsair just so I could use this color again lol. And it doesn't hurt to have a second, larger Corsair in my collection lol.

After the decals are on I'm very sure you're going to love this one, not just because its a Tamiya, but also because it's going to be the prettiest Corsair in your collection lol.  :D

Lookin' good Toshi! You inspired me to drag out my Corsair example which I wasn't going to show because the color is way too bright. I think if I was doing it again I'd build two versions, one folded and one down, they look cool both ways! I split the difference. They also have a nice cockpit with a lot of detail not to be seen. As I remember mine had a clear lower hatch for viewing the lower cockpit but you still couldn't see much.

Anyway good job so far! Wings up or down? LOL! Cockpit looks great. Cameras see much more than us humans or at least this one!

Max

M. Brindos

lol. No problem, Toshi! I picked up the 1/48 Monovell F4U-4 corsair just so I could use this color again lol. And it doesn't hurt to have a second, larger Corsair in my collection lol.

After the decals are on I'm very sure you're going to love this one, not just because its a Tamiya, but also because it's going to be the prettiest Corsair in your collection lol.  :D

 

Toshi

Hodakamax

Lookin' good Toshi! You inspired me to drag out my Corsair example which I wasn't going to show because the color is way too bright. I think if I was doing it again I'd build two versions, one folded and one down, they look cool both ways! I split the difference. They also have a nice cockpit with a lot of detail not to be seen. As I remember mine had a clear lower hatch for viewing the lower cockpit but you still couldn't see much.

Anyway good job so far! Wings up or down? LOL! Cockpit looks great. Cameras see much more than us humans or at least this one!

Max

 

Toshi

Here Is the completed Corsair as promised.  I finished this in gloss as i wanted this to be an extra clean build!  

Thank you forum members for visiting my builds, it means very much to me!

Toshi

As you can see here, I did the final coat in high gloss.  I just wanted a really extra clean look with a museum quality.  I think I surpassed that.  LOL!  I have two other Tamiya 1/32 corsairs that are weathered,one "Baa Baa Blacksheep" Revell 1/32, one Academy 1/72, two Testor's  1/72, and a Revell 1/48 Corsair in Intermediate Blue, the first five has the Corsair tri-color paint scheme.  

I decided to do this as M.Brindos used this very same color and we both came to the same conclusion in that this blue really enhances the Corsair.  

Toshi

tempestjohnny

Ooh shiny. Me likey.

 

Toshi

Nice work, Toshi.  Keep it up!    I agree with the statements about Tamiya's 48th scale WW II aircraft being nice builds.  I've done a number of them (Corsair, Arrow, Beaufighter, Me-262) and the fit is amazing.

Looks good Toshi!

Wow! Nice for sure Toshi, even cool antennae rigging! Luvit!

Max

murph

Nice work, Toshi.  Keep it up!    I agree with the statements about Tamiya's 48th scale WW II aircraft being nice builds.  I've done a number of them (Corsair, Arrow, Beaufighter, Me-262) and the fit is amazing.

 

Toshi

SaltydogII

Looks good Toshi!

 

Toshi

Hodakamax

Wow! Nice for sure Toshsi, even cool antennae rigging! Luvit!

Max

 

Toshi

What an extra clean beauty. You've come a long way, Toshi.

BK

Thank you BrandonK!  I've come a long way due to you and other forum members always touching base with me making sure I'm going in the right direction.  Thank you BrandonK and all forum members!

Toshi

Very nicely done, Toshi -

See??? You couldn't actually quit this hobby. If you weren't able to begin a day with something to build or paint, I imgine you'd be climbing the walls. Enjoying the ability to stand back and just take in a creation like your Corsair, must be really satisfying. So many more of them still in their boxes, waiting for Toshi to free them.

Thanks for the post and photos.

Patrick

Nicely done, my friend! She is purdy, ain't she? lol

I bet she looks good with the others too! Love that color! :D

patrick206

Very nicely done, Toshi -

See??? You couldn't actually quit this hobby. If you weren't able to begin a day with something to build or paint, I imgine you'd be climbing the walls. Enjoying the ability to stand back and just take in a creation like your Corsair, must be really satisfying. So many more of them still in their boxes, waiting for Toshi to free them.

Thanks for the post and photos.

Patrick

 

Toshi

M. Brindos

Nicely done, my friend! She is purdy, ain't she? lol

I bet she looks good with the others too! Love that color! :D

 

 

Toshi

Really great looking corsair, Toshi!

WannabeFarmboy

Really great looking corsair, Toshi!

 

Toshi