The Official F4U Corsair Group Build 4/01/08 - rolling end date

Yep, that's pretty bad. Not just the fact that they are there, but how many there are on such small parts! GEEZ!

Thanks Richie for thumbs up !  Just to let you guys know that this kit has not had its share of ejector pin marks - Take a look at the struts, first I thought maybe they were lightning holes

Next time around they will be filled and built. I was half tempted to manufacture new ones out of brass tubing I have on hand.

Hi all,

I've not forgotten this build! My Tamiya -1D was in yesterday's post (packaging totally crushed as most kits mailed out of China seem to be, but the contents perfect). I can begin work on Salvadorean FAS-219 in the near future.

The kit has rocket stubs but no ordnance -- do I remember correctly, True Details have the correct 5" HVAR's to match these stubs???

Cheers,

Mike/TB379

Daywalker wrote:

Sean- Looking good there!  I have heard terrible things about those PE flap hinge brackets and wire hinges.  You make it look easy!

Frank - The wire pins were a breeze, getting the hinges glued in place instead of my fingertips was the challenge Looks like we are making the same progress, I got my wing section married to the fuse. What a nice fit Looks like I need to get out the soldering iron to heat and reshape the exhaust pipes just a little bit...

The wings are loaded and ready for business !

Sean- Looking good there!  I have heard terrible things about those PE flap hinge brackets and wire hinges.  You make it look easy!

Fred- Sorry you haven't been able to build lately, but we'll leave the light on for ya.

I managed to finish assembling the leading edge intakes, and rescribed the lost details on them.  Glued the wings on today, hoping to finish blending them in tomorrow. 

There is some damn fine work going on here, guys!

Sorry I haven't been around much - work's been extra busy and the little free time I have, I've been trying to work on another kit.

Sean, I don't envy you with all those PE parts.  I've been working with PE for 2 years and I hate it just as much today as I did the first time I used it

Keep it up, gang

-Fred

dupes wrote:

I hate to tell you about your paint rack though...see how it's already almost full? You should have made it bigger. Ask me how I know. LOL!

dupes  Yeah I know, actually I plan on building a smaller one  just for acrylic paints. I have the Tamiya and Mr. Surfacer up there to fill empty space. But I really have not added much new colors for some time. The bottom shelf is my Luftwaffe colors and that is what I build the most of.

Back to the Corsair - I have finished building all of my Flaps and Airelons needing PE Hinges 

I am getting excited now to see progress and the sprues getting less parts.  Did I mention this kit has/ had  350 some parts ? Just 100 of them was on the engine alone.

Where are those other guys hiding that was building the Trump 1/32 ?

Summit wrote:

Dupes- I just realized how opposite we are of each other 1 - You ride a Road~Bike  , Me a Mtn Bike 2 You Swear your going to finish your Corsair Someday , Me I swear at mine Every Day  until the Day I Finish it !  Did not work on the Corsair today, I built a Paint Shelf so I do not have to " Eeny Meeny Miney Moe" the boxes of Black lids.

Good one Summit. Hehehhehe.

I hate to tell you about your paint rack though...see how it's already almost full? You should have made it bigger. Ask me how I know. LOL! Back to the drawing board for paint rack number two!

Summit, "I got to get me one of these!!!!!"- Will Smith some sci-fi movie

Beautiful paint rack!!!! Now.... shadow board for tools?????

Summit -- NICE paint rack! I have got to make me one of those!!!

Mike/TB379

Richie - The ammo boxes just may be the "Belle of the Ball" I am actually pretty happy with the way they turned out.  I airbrushed the shells brass, could not find a color reference for the tips. But I remember seeing hundreds of 50 cal ammo hanging ona wall once and the tips were a dark bronze.  No color match for that - So I decided to be different  and used "Cheverolet Engine Red" . The thinned out black wash toned down the chevy red and gave me the color I really wanted. 

Drew & Harv - Thanks for the Push of Encouragement on this project.

Dupes- I just realized how opposite we are of each other

1 - You ride a Road~Bike  , Me a Mtn Bike

2 You Swear your going to finish your Corsair Someday , Me I swear at mine Every Day  until the Day I Finish it ! 

Did not work on the Corsair today, I built a Paint Shelf so I do not have to " Eeny Meeny Miney Moe" the boxes of Black lids. 

Happy Halloween Guys

Sean - looking REALLY good! Those ammo boxes are

Frank - two at a time? Now I REALLY feel like a slacker.

I swear I'm going to finish this Corsair someday. 

Anyone else out there building the Trump 1/32 Corsair ? Spent most of the morning making little hinges for the flaps & ailerons out of PE.  But making the ammo boxes was a nice distraction.

Frank, I am glad you like it.  I have not liked this kit since the day I brought it home. The real reason this kit is in my possesion is I bought it to use the "pit" for a reference to detail a Top Flite  R/C Corsair I was building . Not that there is anything wrong with it - just not my cup of tea.

Your two projects are progressing right along,  are you going to display them side by side  -one with wings up and the other down ? If I ever build another they would be 1/48 in that stance. 

Sean- Beautiful work thus far!  Looks like an awesome kit, might have to add one of those to my stash.  I had been holding off buying the Trumpy kit hoping the vicious rumors about Tamiya bringing one out were true.  Keep it up, well done!

I worked a little on my Corsairs last weekend.  Both of the fuselages are cleaned up, just need to finish rescribing the nose details then I can begin to add the wings.  Since I am building two, I needed to come up with a stand to accomodate them both.  Here they are!

simpilot34 wrote:

Feels good to finally close up the fuse doesn't it?  Great work!

Richie, Truer Words Have Never Been Spoken.  I almost felt like I should have cracked open that lonley Beer in the Fridge to celebrate.I feel like I am on the downhill run now, even got the "Tail Feathers" built last night.

Harv "Thats no excuse for not working on your Corsair" .  This has to be the Least Liked Kit I have Ever Built.  It spends a lot of time on the back of the bench while I play with more interesting subjects.

Thanks for the Kind words and encouragement to keep modeling along on this project !

Kg4 -- that is one of the sweetest pits I've ever seen, it's hands-down beautiful! The engine looks great as well, plug leads notwithstanding! I can't wait for mine to arrive to I can finally rip into that Salvadorean bird. This has to be the sweetest Corsair kit around.

Mike/TB379

Kg, - you are really doing a fine job on your bird. That Pit looks Outstanding

Update from the Chief Slacker,  I have Finally made through page 9 of the supplied kit directions. Only 10 more pages to go ! Joined the Fuse halfs today

A closer look inside 

Thanks for looking !