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Sorry to hear that Dave.  Hope you had insurance that will cover the losses.

Regards,  Rick

Dave-

That is horrible!  I'm really sorry to hear your bad news, hopefully they catch the scumbag!

Dave,

Sorry to hear that. It is rotten news. Hopefully they are able to find who did it and get your stuff back.

Leon 

Dave, Sorry to hear about that.  Thank God that you and your family are OK.  I know how you feel; I myself have been a victim of robbery.  In my case they caught the person, a student at the middle school I was teaching at.

Roy

Aw man!! That sux big-time, Dave! I hope they catch the low-life piece of crap!

Stuff like that just makes me so  furious!!!!!

Darren,

The corsair looks really nice. I'm enjoying watching it come together.

Leon 

Thanks for your kind words fella's

Frank,

I used a mixture of washes and some drybrushing for the weathering. The panel lines were done with a lightened black watercolour wash and the staining was done by drybrushing raw sienna onto the glossy surface then wiping it off in the directon of airflow.

I like how its come out, I'm hoping it shows through the dull coat when its finished.

Roy, Frank thanks for the advice.

Darren, i love the corsair

Alain

Thanks Roy!  I appreciate that.  Gotta admit, hinomarus are about the simplest markings to mask.   Mike really saved my backside with not only a replacement set of markings, but the markings of the plane I was trying to do in the first place!  Thanks again Mike!

Alain,

For round markings, an OLFA cutter (similar to an adjustable compass with a blade) really works well once you get the hang of it.  I cut dozens of circles until I had a set that looked good to me.  For straight lines, code letters, and such, 'bout the best way I have found is to find a scale drawing of the markings you want to use, and make a copy of them so you can lay a piece of frisket film (from an artist supply store) and cut through the frisket following the lines from underneath on your copy.  Now peel the backing off of the frisket film, and you have a mask that you can use for painting.  Hope this helps!

Darren-

That Corsair is looking sweet!  I  like the way you dirtied up the underside, really has that abused look.  Did you use washes for that? 

Alain, I did the search option in the Flightdec website for FAA and it produce 10 plus hits.  You may very well find what you are looking for.  Frank would also be the one to talk to about painting markings.  The Zero he did turned out pretty sweet.

Roy

Alain, Here is the link for Flightdec.  They are in Canada so it may be cheaper to order.

http://www.flightdecs.ca/index.htm

Roy

Alain, here are some FAA decals from Squadron.  There are a few Corsairs markings in the list.  It also has a few masks to paint your own.

http://www.squadron.com/SearchResults.asp?offset=0

Roy

i need some help with my corsair`s marking. i cant find the right one`s so i`m going to have to paint my own but i have no idea where to start.

Alain

Dave, I read the way they did the exchange and I think I will adopt the same approach.  I will put it all together and post sometime this week or weekend.

Roy

Darren-

I can't see the images, all I get are the dreaded red X's.

Darren, very cool looking Corsair.  Nice weathering to boot. 

Roy

razordws wrote:

Roy PM inbound, Can we also submit a preference as to scale and subject material with our names that can be forwarded on to the person buying the gift?  You should check out the secret santa GB that they did last year.  they had some pretty good ideas on how to handle the exchange.

Excellent idea  We should include that as well.  I will check it out see if there is anything to learn.

Roy

TANGO 1 wrote:

I got a 1/48 Academy Mk.IX Spitfire with a fantastic set of AM decals, a 1/48 Hasegawa Zero for a ten quid (thats about five bucks) and some very nice colour PE for my Mk.IX Spitfire which I'll be completing for the Spitfire GB. Not bad at all!

Looks like a Mk. XIVc to me!

Nice pick-up, Darren!

....and the Corsair is really starting to come together. Looks great!

Hey fella's look what the post man brought me today!

I got a 1/48 Academy Mk.IX Spitfire with a fantastic set of AM decals, a 1/48 Hasegawa Zero for a ten quid (thats about five bucks) and some very nice colour PE for my Mk.IX Spitfire which I'll be completing for the Spitfire GB.

Not bad at all!

Right, pay attention chaps.........

Yes, I've actually done some modelling! Here is the latest on my Corsair. I got the weathering done all over, started some of the detail painting, attached the landing gear and added the prop.

Here's how she looks now....

I've also masked up the canopy, I'll get round to adding the fiddly bits next time I'm in the workshop. 

Roy,

count me in!

PM inbound.

Dave,

thanks for pics! I enjoyed looking at them, some outstanding work there.

Daywalker wrote:

Darren- Cool!  I think you should build it here and at the Spitfire GB as well!  I really want to build the 46, without the folding wings.  The vacu-form canopies I picked up from Squadron are for the 47 (different front windscreen), but may use the kit front with new rear piece.  The decals in mine are pretty much un-usable, the yellow is so far out of register that the "1" of the "104" decal is completely off of the decal!  Not sure what I am going to do about it yet, may end up masking and painting the markings on it.  Which one are you gonna build?

I wanted to build the Korean War version with the invasion stripes but I don't trust the box decals.......built the same kit and version years ago and it looks terrible! I am trying to hunt down an aftermarket sheet, failing that I will paint the markings on. I'll post progress here and on the Spitfire GB.

Roy PM inbound,

Can we also submit a preference as to scale and subject material with our names that can be forwarded on to the person buying the gift?  You should check out the secret santa GB that they did last year.  they had some pretty good ideas on how to handle the exchange.

Cool! Thanks Roy!

If there is going to be shipping between countries, I would lean towards getting packages out no later than the last week in November. A good time to have everyone signed up would probably be the beginning of that month, which would leave ample time to shop. As far as price limits, I think whatever one can comfortably afford without going overboard, as the holidays and the subsequent cold weather do have a tendency to thin out the bank accounts and wallets a bit. Plus, identical items can vary drastically in price depending on where they are purchased.

Roy-

PM inbound.