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Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Monday, May 11, 2009 10:43 PM

Well done dupes! Topside looks spectacular, like the three-tone job you did. Only thing I see besides the aerials is the color on the bottom outer portions of the wings, instead of dark blue those should be intermediate blue. Otherwise, a stunning Corsair! Approve [^]

Frank

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simpilot34

Member since
March 2006

Posted by simpilot34 on Monday, May 11, 2009 8:15 PM

Looks good dupes!!!!! Love the three tone as well!!!!! As Harv mentioned about the antennae wire, would be the only thing. GREAT JOB!!!!

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Monday, May 11, 2009 6:55 PM

Good on you, Dupes!!I like it. The tri color is a little differant, but nice

The only thing I see that looks a bit wierd is your antana wire. Looks a little thick. But I`m not good at that sort of thing anyway! Thanks for the pics and congrats on finishing!!............Harv

"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"

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dupes

Member since
November 2006
From: Coastal Maine

Posted by dupes on Monday, May 11, 2009 10:09 AM

As promised, some finished pics for my Corsair!

Overall I like how she turned out...some issues with decal silvering, but hopefully I can get that worked out in the future with dozens of applications of micro/solva/softer-sol. The engine wiring was a first for me - will no doubt attempt that again in the future on some other ambitious build.

Comments? Suggestions? Anything I missed?

http://www.mycyclinglog.com/profile/dupes

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dupes

Member since
November 2006
From: Coastal Maine

Posted by dupes on Sunday, May 10, 2009 9:03 AM

I believe my Corsair is officially on the shelf...will take some pics tonight for review tomorrow morning.

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simpilot34

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March 2006

Posted by simpilot34 on Sunday, May 10, 2009 7:02 AM

have just a bit of progress, only because I had black in the AB lol!!! Anyway, it is progress nonetheless! Got the pre-shading done!!

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington

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dupes

Member since
November 2006
From: Coastal Maine

Posted by dupes on Thursday, May 7, 2009 2:07 PM

Same deal here, Harv...good progress, no pics. Looks like I'll just take some when she's done here VERY shortly!

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 9:33 PM

AWSOME! Still plugging away on mine, no pics yet..........Harv

"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"

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dupes

Member since
November 2006
From: Coastal Maine

Posted by dupes on Saturday, May 2, 2009 9:59 AM

Wow, Boba...that is quite a drastic transformation from those early pics to where she is right now. Looks great!

Is there a "remedial decaling" class available online somewhere? I swear despite gallons of future, micro-set, -sol, and other assorted trickery, I CAN NOT get an entire set of decals down without silvering something. Aaaargh! Going to have to use some "selective angle photography" on this one.

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simpilot34

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March 2006

Posted by simpilot34 on Saturday, May 2, 2009 9:11 AM

Boba that looks great!!!!! Was well worth the wait for the pics!!!! And Blacksheep to boot!!!!!!!!!!!!

The ONLY thing that caught my eye was the placement of the Squadron Crest. Not saying it's wrong at all, I might even learn something here! The reference photos in USN/USMC OVER KOREA by SquadronSignal, show it on the cowl sides. But that is just on a few photos. Most of the shots of the Blacksheep don't have the crest at all. So I'm

lol. Did the instructions say to put it there? My 1/72 Italeri is going to be a Blacksheep bird as well. It's languishing on the bench at the moment while I concentrate on finishing my 1/72 Swordfish. Just my

, Aussie cents at that, not worth much!

GREAT BUILD!!!!

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington

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Boba Fett

Member since
May 2008
From: Wherever the hunt takes me

Posted by Boba Fett on Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:04 AM

Very nice, Dupes! Thumbs Up [tup]

Hey guys! I have the pictures of the Corsair! Here they are...

before paint...

Painting is done...

and finally, after decals.

Now this is where my decal ripped. It's hard to see in the pic (I must have lost the pic somewhere, but from a distance, it's not too noticable.) Anyway, That wraps it up!

Cheers!

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dupes

Member since
November 2006
From: Coastal Maine

Posted by dupes on Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:46 AM

Dude, paint jacks are the way to go.

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simpilot34

Member since
March 2006

Posted by simpilot34 on Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:44 AM

Thats really looking great dupes!!! I see I'm not the only one that uses the paint jacks!

Can't wait to see it finished!!

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington

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dupes

Member since
November 2006
From: Coastal Maine

Posted by dupes on Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:52 AM

Thanks man! I guess it's been longer than I thought since I started working on this guy...had to go back several pages to find the pics I had put on photobucket. However, she's back on the bench for the home stretch now!

Some refreshers:

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simpilot34

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March 2006

Posted by simpilot34 on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:45 PM

Looking good Boba!!!!! Can't wait to see the other pics!!!!

Welcome back dupes!!!!

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington

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dupes

Member since
November 2006
From: Coastal Maine

Posted by dupes on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:00 PM

Lots of good work fellas...sorry for my absence. The Corsair is back on the bench! Decals go on starting tonight! This girl is going to be on the shelf shortly.

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Boba Fett

Member since
May 2008
From: Wherever the hunt takes me

Posted by Boba Fett on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:28 AM

YEEEEE HHHHHHHHAAA! Woot! I have a few assembly pics! (Finally, some time.) Painting pics will be added later. Now remember, I wasn't trying to do a super-detailed beast of AM. I just wanted a decent model on my shelf. Enjoy!

Alas, the figure that never got used...

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Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:55 PM

Thanks guys! Big Smile [:D]

Mike- I overcoated the airframe with Future for the decals. Thumbs Up [tup]

Frank

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Boba Fett

Member since
May 2008
From: Wherever the hunt takes me

Posted by Boba Fett on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 8:58 PM

Pics of the corsair will be up when I finish! Sorry for the dely.

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Thunderbolt379

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April 2005

Posted by Thunderbolt379 on Monday, April 27, 2009 11:36 PM

Looking good, Frank! I LOVE that finish -- natural lustre of the paints or topcoated?

Cheers,

Mike

http://worldinminiature.blogspot.com/

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simpilot34

Member since
March 2006

Posted by simpilot34 on Monday, April 27, 2009 10:52 PM

Beautiful!!!!!

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington

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Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Monday, April 27, 2009 10:00 PM

Thanks Richie! I'm really liking this one too, cool to see something a bit different. Big Smile [:D]

I finished adding the decals this evening, not very many in fact. From the photos I have, it looks like most stenciling was painted over during it's repaints. So, I added only the stars, serial number, tape over fuel hatch, and the number "12" to both front gear doors. Here's how she looks right now:

Frank

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simpilot34

Member since
March 2006

Posted by simpilot34 on Monday, April 20, 2009 3:02 AM

Frank, Outstanding mate!!!!! That really looks great!!!! Was wondering what it was going to look like, it's different in a good way!!!! WELL DONE!!!

Can't wait to see the other!!!!!!!

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington

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Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Sunday, April 19, 2009 11:00 PM

Thanks fellas! Glad you like them. Sure is fun painting one of these, especially in a scheme you don't see often. Thumbs Up [tup]

Frank

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Thunderbolt379

Member since
April 2005

Posted by Thunderbolt379 on Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:50 PM

Very, very nice, Frank! I'm really looking forward to trying one of these multi-tone variations. My attempts to generate a high gloss have lately been less than inspiring but I think I could do a very nice job on a lower lustre scheme. The post-shading came out extremely well!

Mike

http://worldinminiature.blogspot.com/

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:38 PM

WOW, Frank! Way to go! I like the twins very much Cant wait to see them done

.......Harv

"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"

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Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Sunday, April 19, 2009 3:02 PM

I finished the base colors today, ending with the black sides. During the course of the painting, I opted to weather each color a bit before going on to the next. I used a very thin NATO black color to darken the panel lines, and add a little shadow in deep recesses. Then, I used a lightened version of the base color to lighten up the centers of the panels, as well as some overall splotchiness. Overall, I am happy with how it is looking so far.

Don't worry, I will also weather that awful colored radome in due time. Smile [:)]