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1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair VMF 214 "Pappy Boyington" (FINISHED)

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  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 9:36 AM

Coeur d' Alene is a beautiful town, as is this build!

Bill Morrison

  • Member since
    June 2016
  • From: Upstate South Carolina
Posted by Murphy's Law on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 10:09 AM
Beautiful just beautiful
  • Member since
    May 2017
  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by MrStecks on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 10:25 AM

Truly beautiful work, as are the 109 and 190 you made.  I love the subtle nature of your weathering techniques.  Bow Down

Cheers, Mark


On the bench:  Revel 1/48 B-25J Mitchell

In the queue: Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair

  • Member since
    December 2010
  • From: Salem, Oregon
Posted by 1943Mike on Thursday, September 14, 2017 8:05 PM

Man oh man ... The cat's pajamas!!!

Mike

"Le temps est un grand maître, mais malheureusement, il tue tous ses élèves."

Hector Berlioz

  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: Lancaster, South Carolina
Posted by Devil Dawg on Saturday, September 16, 2017 8:45 PM

heckuva job, lawdog! Pappy would be proud. 

Devil Dawg

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:07 PM
Thanks guys? Cat's wear pajamas?

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

  • Member since
    June 2013
Posted by bvallot on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 8:32 PM

Again. Very nice Joe. =]

What are your overall thoughts on the Mission Model paints in terms of ease of use and price point compared with Tamiya paints?

On the bench:  

Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, September 21, 2017 3:27 AM

bvallot

Again. Very nice Joe. =]

What are your overall thoughts on the Mission Model paints in terms of ease of use and price point compared with Tamiya paints?

 

Thanks B.  I will always prefer Tamiya paint, but I must say these are great.  They nailed the RLM colors and these Navy ones too.  You HAVE to use there thinner though, and the bottle (thinner) is small.  The paints? they're like 6 bucks a bottle but I forsee them lasting a long time.  They can be ordered right from their site missionmodelsus.com. The service is great and they show up fast.

I will continue to use these for my Luftwaffe needs, I just wish they would come out with 70/71 and 65 already.  I asked about them and they said they are in the works.   

I will continue to use Gunze for my Olive Drab needs though, which is the perfect mix of green and brown to my eye.   

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

  • Member since
    June 2013
Posted by bvallot on Thursday, September 21, 2017 11:07 AM

I gotcha. How big is the bottle of thinner? Do you find you'll run through it quickly?

You mentioned Olive Drab...I'm currently trying to finish up these mustangs that have been tabled for about a year now. They're practically finished except for some final touches. One of them is a P-51A that JJ England flew and his is in OD. I used it as kind of a project to work out how I'll paint OD schemes in the future. All the ranges of brown to green are fun to make!! I actually just finished it early this morning. So when I get the base cut and put together I'll have something posted.

Again. That's a clean, cool looking corsair! =]

On the bench:  

Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, September 22, 2017 3:10 AM

bvallot
I gotcha. How big is the bottle of thinner? Do you find you'll run through it quickly?

 

They offer 2 and 4 ounces.  I believe I bought the small one.  Indeed it goes fast because you use it for everything.  I'm about half way through it.  I'd get  few bottles of the thinnerI look forward to seeing your Mustangs.  

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

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