Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Daywalker wrote:

I have a book in my grubby little paws about "KD431", the nearly original FAA Corsair titled "The Time Capsule Fighter".  It is full of info and large color photos of nearly every crook and cranny of the Corsair.  If anyone needs any help on colors for a late WWII FAA Corsair, just ask!  I can even scan photos from the book for you.

You the man Frank  My stuff should be here by the 29th so they say.

Roy

I have a book in my grubby little paws about "KD431", the nearly original FAA Corsair titled "The Time Capsule Fighter".  It is full of info and large color photos of nearly every crook and cranny of the Corsair.  If anyone needs any help on colors for a late WWII FAA Corsair, just ask!  I can even scan photos from the book for you.

Yes. All FAA Corsairs were originally US built. All we did was cut a few bits off!

Fact:The Brits were using Corsairs way before the US Navy and it was the FAA that was the first to use the Corsair for carrier operations.

Even the FAA Corsair?

Roy

wyoroy wrote:

Daywalker wrote: Thanks fellas!  Today I am painting the interior green color after FINALLY finding a very close match in the Gunze line.  I love using their paints, and excited to use them on the interior! I have only used them on German aircraft.  I use MM both enamels and acrylics.  The RAF interior green from MM looks pretty good.  I will use that on my Corsair also Roy

The ModelMaster RAF Interior Grey Green is a very good match for early British Aircraft, but the Corsair would have been in US Interior Green.

Regards,  Rick

Roy,

I am not sure exactly when they started using them, but an inquiry over on the Spitfire GB might drum up some answers.  The color I chose for the interior of mine is Gunze H-312 green FS 34227.  It is the green used as camo on Israeli jets, but is very close to RAF interior green. 

Daywalker wrote:

Thanks fellas!  Today I am painting the interior green color after FINALLY finding a very close match in the Gunze line.  I love using their paints, and excited to use them on the interior!

I have only used them on German aircraft.  I use MM both enamels and acrylics.  The RAF interior green from MM looks pretty good.  I will use that on my Corsair also

Roy

Were they always that color? would it be correct for the MK II? 

Roy

Thanks fellas!  Today I am painting the interior green color after FINALLY finding a very close match in the Gunze line.  I love using their paints, and excited to use them on the interior!

Roy- The color I used on the seat is predominantly Gunze H-84 Mohagany, with drops of H-414 RLM23 (red), H-24 orange yellow, and H-413 RLM04 (yellow) until it looked right according to the references I had.

Roger- You are a sick man...

Good start in the Mk.I frank.

regards,  Rick

Frank, what color is that seat?  I was thinking of redoing mine in that color or making it look as if that was the undercoat with int.green on the surface?

Roy

DesertRat wrote:

Hey guys, i almost forgot! Sorry the waitress from last week wasn't available. But let me introduce you to my date for this week..... What? What's everyone staring at?

wow she,he, ahh it's  hot

Daywalker wrote:

alert! I started on my Mk.I this weekend.  The Tamiya kit doesn't come with the added cockpit armor, so I fashioned some out of two thicknesses of scrap styrene dressed up with Grandt Line bolts.  I also painted the seat in a custom mix simulating Bakelite plastic.  This bird is going to have a pilot, so I glued up the kit-supplied pilot parts and shot a coat of primer on it.  Later tonite, I am going to start painting the rest of the cockpit parts.  More to come!

Nice work Frank. I like how you did the seat. Colour looks  spot on. 

DesertRat wrote:

Hey guys, i almost forgot! Sorry the waitress from last week wasn't available. But let me introduce you to my date for this week..... What? What's everyone staring at?

Yikes!!!!!!!!

alert!

I started on my Mk.I this weekend.  The Tamiya kit doesn't come with the added cockpit armor, so I fashioned some out of two thicknesses of scrap styrene dressed up with Grandt Line bolts.  I also painted the seat in a custom mix simulating Bakelite plastic.  This bird is going to have a pilot, so I glued up the kit-supplied pilot parts and shot a coat of primer on it.  Later tonite, I am going to start painting the rest of the cockpit parts.  More to come!

Hey guys, i almost forgot! Sorry the waitress from last week wasn't available. But let me introduce you to my date for this week.....

What? What's everyone staring at?

TANGO 1 wrote:

Whoo! landed a great score! I got me this- 50% off on Evil Bay!!!!   Yes!

An evil score?

TANGO 1 wrote:

Whoo! landed a great score! I got me this- 50% off on Evil Bay!!!!   Yes!

Darren, I have the same aircraft/markings in 1/72

Roy

TANGO 1 wrote:

Absolutely! I've wanted to build this one for a while! I have so many kits in the stash now that I am spoilt for choice! I'll have to calm down a bit and get building.

Hmmm... maybe down the road we'll have a lil' side GB "Foes of the FAA".

Whoo! landed a great score!

I got me this- 50% off on Evil Bay!!!!

Yes!

Y'know, it does!

So does this!

Cheers!

TANGO 1 wrote:

I know that I'm have a lot of kits on the go at the moment, but I am dying to get stuck into my 1/32 Seafire Ib!!!! Must fight the temptation.............. do not give in............................. Must not go to Hannants and buy loads of aftermarket goodies for it.............. Oh my................... Seafury goodies!!!!!!!.............................

Darren,

My theory on that is:

If you have it, spend it and enjoy it now cuz' you can't take it with you.

After all, have you ever seen a hearse pulling a U-haul trailer?

Hope that makes you feel better!

The Seafury stuff is out of stock!!!

Oh nuts!

Mmmm............lets have a look for something else.

I know that I'm have a lot of kits on the go at the moment, but I am dying to get stuck into my 1/32 Seafire Ib!!!!

Must fight the temptation..............

do not give in.............................

Must not go to Hannants and buy loads of aftermarket goodies for it..............

Oh my...................

Seafury goodies!!!!!!!.............................

Daywalker wrote:

Cool video Darren, thanks for sharing!

namrednef wrote:

....not to mention our retarded son!

Tango1 wrote:

Hehehehehehhehehehehhhehehehheh!!!!! Oh my sides! ROMCL!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, that's dang funny!