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

Goodafternoon Gentilemen,

It's been a while since I checked in with the Corsair GB and I have to say that there is some great work being posted here. 

Daywalker, Frank, Great work on that F4U-1D.  Those beaten up fuel tanks and the rocket wires are great little touches that add alot of life to the model. 

Gzk, Kbuzz, and Dirtball, your pits are looking phenomenal.  They really look great.  If I was inch tall, I'd climb in them to play fighter pilot. 

Scottrc.  Superb work on that machine.  It looks like you'll be finishing her up soon.  We can't wait to see completed pics. 

I've been busy outside the modeling realm, but I've been working by little bits for a few minutes a day.  Here's what I have. 

Semper Fi,

Chris

Nice build Chris !

I see you are using the stretched sandpaper to finish seams on this bird. What is it and wehre did you get those stretchers ??

I am working on my tamiya corsair and just closed the fuselage however, I face a lot of sanding on top and bottom. This kind of tool is perfect for such work. I made my own from a piece of aluminum wire but ... it is not really any good one, just a need of that moment  

GZT- The product is called "Flex-I-File" by Creations Unlimited Hobby Products, Grand Rapids MI 49525.  I bought them at a LHS in Medina, OH called Medina Family Hobby.  The set of three stretchers and a box of replacement sanding strips didn't cost very much.  I can't remember how much they were, but it was definately under $20.  There are three grades of sanding strips.  Black is coarse, brown is medium, and red is fine.  They are very useful.  I bought them a year ago, and I cannot imagine life without them.  If you were removing mold lines from a spoked wheel, you could insert the strip through the wheel.  Then you could attach it to the handle and sand away inside the wheel.  This ability comes in very handy on many parts, not just spoked wheels.  

Greatmodels webstore has the set listed for $24.25 which seems a little pricey.  It's listed as FLX0301.  

Semper Fi,

Chris   

Beatiful looking bird, Chris .  Can't wait to see it painted up.

I just started on the pit of my -1D this morning.  With the eduard PE set, it looks like it could be really killer.  I'll post some pics over the next day or so.

-Fred

   Thanks Chris. I realy like your bird. Shes looking awsome! Cant wait to see more.

    Fred, good luck with the PE. I know it will look killer when your done!...........Harv 

Great work Chris and thanks for checking in.

Havn't had much time to build this last week.  Hope to get some time on my Corsair this weekend.

Regards,

Scott

Chris she's looking good mate!!!!

Cheers, Richie

Well, the office is done and here she is:

A combination of out of the box and eduard color PE

Enjoy

-Fred

I agree, it's a great looking pit.  What color did you use for the interior green/zinc chromate?  It looks spot-on. 

Semper Fi,

Chris

Thanks, Harv.  I hate PE as much today as I did a year ago when I first stated using it .  I really hate attaching little levers and knobs because I can never get them to go on right.  They either get glued to my finger, the tweezers or laying down flat.  It took me forever to get those levers the way they are and I'm still not 100% happy with them.

Chris, for the interior green, I used Model Master Interior Green.  Makes it so much easier than mixing tammy colors.

I got a little more work done (no pics, yet).  I got the engine assembled, the fuselage assembled, the wing core assembly and one wing is hacked up for the resin guns.  Maybe when I'm not so tired of looking at it, I'll snap a few pics.

-Fred

VERY VERY nice pit there Fred!!! Yes PE sets are a pain in the backside to use sometimes but the end results speak for themselves. Great job!!!

Cheers, Richie

Great job with that PE, Fred, it's looking really good!    I had a pretty frustrating time with mine! 

Ken 

Great work on the pit Fred! Nicely done.

Chris - Coming along great. Hopefully you'll be able to decal soon. Keep it up bud!

Hi there guys I just got back from holidays and thought I had better pop in to say hello.

Chris great looking job on the dash 5, it's really coming along nicely.

Fred great work on the pit and I know exactly what you mean about those PE levers, man are they a pain in the you know where.

Obviously no progress from yours truly but thanks to inspiration from Chris my True Details F4U-5N cockpit arrived while I was away and I can't wait to get at it.

dirtball wrote:

Did I hear a "BUMP"?

I don't think so.  You must be hearing things, Harv.  Maybe it's time to see a doctor about these mystery noises

-Fred

Due to the high quality of Corsair builds that have been flying by lately (and despite my better judgment!) I pushed my Tamiya F4U1 to the top of the build stack. In fact, it even went in front of the build on my workbench. Heh. Assembled the pit last night and airbrushed a coat of interior green...get to work on detailing it tonight.

Couple of questions for you guys - I know there were pics of Corsair 'pits and engines that went by - anyone able to tell me what page they were on, or re-post them? Tempted to "plumb" the engine...never tried that before. Whooo!

Chris- Outstanding paint on your bird!  Black is a tough color to get right, and you nailed it my friend!

Fred- Beautiful cockpit there!  That PE really adds a lot to it.  I am tempted to give it a try on my next one.

dupes- I don't recall what page I posted this on, but here are some photos of the engine I did for mine. 

HTH!

Wow that's a lot of wires.

What color do those end up getting painted? I really need to just find a pic, I think...

Thanks Frank! 

Nice engine Frank!!!!

Dupes the plug wires could be grey, black, or a copper color. So pretty much take your pick I would think. Unless someone knows any particular reason for the different color wires. BTW Congrats on getting your King Tiger published!!!!

Cheers, Richie

simpilot34 wrote:

BTW Congrats on getting your King Tiger published!!!!

??? Thanks for the color info! But I think you have me confused with someone else about the KT...wish I had something published! Maybe someday!

dupes wrote:

simpilot34 wrote: BTW Congrats on getting your King Tiger published!!!! ??? Thanks for the color info! But I think you have me confused with someone else about the KT...wish I had something published! Maybe someday!

Sorry dupes! 

Here's a pic i posted awhile back.

Cheers, Richie

Another ! Sorry dupes I didn't post that pic gzt did. This is the one I posted.

The engine discusion we had is about 6 pages back I think. I have my forum page setup newest to oldest. Hope that helps.

Cheers, Richie

Daywalker wrote:

Chris- Outstanding paint on your bird!  Black is a tough color to get right, and you nailed it my friend! Fred- Beautiful cockpit there!  That PE really adds a lot to it.  I am tempted to give it a try on my next one. dupes- I don't recall what page I posted this on, but here are some photos of the engine I did for mine.  HTH!

Great work, Frank!  What size bit did you use to drill into the casing?

Since it's too humid to do much by me, maybe I'll wire my engine - at least I'll feel productive.

-Fred

Did I join this GB?  I thought I joined this GB.  Building the Tamiya F4U-1 in the Marine blue-grey scheme, so here are some pictures at the risk of being thrown out because I am not official.  I was surprised, I had fit issues with the wing spar parts in the wheel wells.  Trimming and superglue fixed them.  I used the instrument panel decal, and it seems to be OK.  I do think the whites are too vivid on the panel and will try to tone them down and also try to get a bit more flat finish to the black. It did snuggle down pretty good, I doused it several times with Micro Sol.  My wash is not so good, I'm still working on that skill.

Looking very very nice so far John! Yea you wouldn't expect that from Tamiya. You don't know fit issues until you build an old Airfix!

Cheers, Richie

Nice looking pit, John!  You're in this GB - you're the 6th one down from the top.

I'm building the same kit, I didn't notice any fit issue there.  Though, myabe after spending 2 days jerking around with PE, nothing seems like a fit issue

-Fred