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

Thanks Richie!  Looks like I may have to persevere and do the -2!  As for the interior colors, most of my references point to Dull Dark Green or Black on these early birds.  I am going to go with the Dull Green as I have never tried it before, and it'll look different than the other ones.

Thanks for the advice!

Hey fellas - I've been a bit delinquent in getting my WIP up, but here's where she stands right now. Apologize for the lousy pic, but my camera is on the fritz...shopping for a new one now.

A bit of touch-up work still to do on the 3-tone paint scheme, then a layer of future followed by decals! Hope to get some work done over the long weekend.

Hey, thanks guys!

Frank - amazingly enough, they're MM acrylics, which I used just for easy color matching (it's that colorblind thing again). I usually stick with Tamiyas to get a super-smooth coat, but these went down relatively trouble free, just the usual tip-dry issues. Actually, they're the ones I'm using as block until I get the landing gear done!

Simpilot - can you make out much of the engine in that pic? I think I have a better photo from a month or two ago in photobucket somewhere...let me take a look.

She's lookin' good, dupes .  Any chance we can see a shot from the side?

-Fred

Sure...as soon as I'm done with the paint touchups!

Actually, shouldn't be a problem. I only snapped a couple of quickies the other day, I can snag something in the next day or so.

gigatron, could you put me down for tamiya's 1/48 f4u-1d?

Small update for me today, been busy with other projects.  I managed to glue and blend in the fuselage inserts, and am hoping to shoot some paint on the cockpit tonight.  I am debating whether to spruce up the office or go OOB with it.  Anyway, here's a photo to show I am still making progress!

Okay, last weekend, put a good cramp in my neck, and a strain on the eyes farting around w/ the PE that comes with the bird I have. (Trump. 1/32 F4U-4)

Please tell me I'm not the only one that fudged up PE parts. I realize that I'm am far from the most skilled out there, but HOLY SCHNIKES! PE in a PITA!

Oh well, more fartin around tonight....Me thinks that I'll putz w/the B-25.

Hey harv....did you come out ahead, or leave money behind?

, Dave.

Hey Harv,

Just out of curiosity, why would the wheel well inetrfere with the wingfold?  The well is inboard of the fold...unless lonestar did something funny with the wells.

-Fred

 Fred, thanks for asking. As you can see in pics the well "block" is big. It sticks out quite a bit. I cant cut enough off because I would be cutting into the well. The first pic shows how far it sticks out. The second shows where the pointy piece goes. Note the pointy end is pointed to where it is supposed to go. So mabey the next corsair I build I can fold a wing..........Harv

dirtball wrote:

Fred, thanks for asking. As you can see in pics the well "block" is big. It sticks out quite a bit. I cant cut enough off because I would be cutting into the well. The first pic shows how far it sticks out. The second shows where the pointy piece goes. Note the pointy end is pointed to where it is supposed to go. So mabey the next corsair I build I can fold a wing..........Harv

Is that better, John? They show up when I go to post. Is anyone else having probs with pics? ..................Harv      

Still no pics, Harv.  Maybe photobucket is having an issue?

-Fred

 Lets try this................Harv

simpilot34 wrote:

Really nice office on that sabre Harv, regardless of the fact they were the wrong pics!!!! What scale is that???

Thank you! Its 1/144 scale..................HHAAAAA, Id love to see the look on your faces when you read that!!! ( i couldn`t resist!) NO NO. Its 1/32. lots of resin and PE................Harv

dirtball wrote:

oooopppppssss. wrong pics UUHH there not in photo bucket now so I`ll have to do it tonight after work. Around midnight. sorry guys...........Harv

I was gonna say, Lonestar gave you one heck of a conversion kit - it turned your F4U into an F86.  No wonder you couldn't get the wheel bays to fit with the wing fold

-Fred

dirtball wrote:

Thats funny!. So, did you see the pics Fred? Any suggestions??..............Harv

Those walls on the resin sets are really thick.  You may have to do what I did to the True Details set I had for my 'Stang - sand them down until they're paper thin and then coat them with CA for rigidity.  It's a time consuming process, because it's sand, test fit, sand, test fit, etc., but it may be the only way.

-Fred