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

I have built the Top Flight Gold addition, also the Royal .60, which for detail, cannot be beat.  My final Corsair .60 is the one Pica release before going out of business.  This kit was closer to "fun scale" but the dimensions are simular to the Top Flight.

scottrc wrote:

I have built the Top Flight Gold addition, also the Royal .60, which for detail, cannot be beat.  My final Corsair .60 is the one Pica release before going out of business.  This kit was closer to "fun scale" but the dimensions are simular to the Top Flight.

Pica   Those were fantastic kits, I really miss my FW-190 of that vintage. Scott - I still have some "Royal Stickers" if you want one for your flight box ! Oh and the most important  thanks for stopping in, hope you get back yo the bench soon 

Removed self from build.

DId not do any modeling today but did a Frozen 27 mile mountain bike ride. It was 25* when I left out and it did not get any warmer. After I wow'ed the neighbors unloading my bike with my cold wear spandex I had another outstanding project lined up. I brought out my sawzall and started cutting a hole in the side of the house. I had been planning on doing that this summer but had  put it off. Now my spraybooth vents out the side of the house instead of the window.

Dont fret my fellow GB'ers my bench never looks this clean. I just mucked everything over to the building side and cropped it out. The way I figure now with a hole in this wall the room can never be converted into a guestroom for the mother ~in~law

Summit,

That is the sexiest workbench I have ever seen.

Thanks darth_trader I will have to muck off the building side and enclose a photo of it.

Well I had a near panic attack with the Corsair this morning, As I was test fitting the little hinge covers one fell deep into the wing. After some very careful  tipping  , turning and inverting I spied it. I was able to pluck it out with a pair of skinny tweezers. To prevent this from happening again I rolled little "handles" out of masking tape and stuck to them. Now I know whuy I have seen several planes missing these covers....

Summit wrote:

scottrc wrote: I have built the Top Flight Gold addition, also the Royal .60, which for detail, cannot be beat.  My final Corsair .60 is the one Pica release before going out of business.  This kit was closer to "fun scale" but the dimensions are simular to the Top Flight.   Pica   Those were fantastic kits, I really miss my FW-190 of that vintage. Scott - I still have some "Royal Stickers" if you want one for your flight box ! Oh and the most important  thanks for stopping in, hope you get back yo the bench soon

Thanks Sean,  I hope to be home around Thursday but will be away again for about a week from the 8th.  I am hoping to get pics uploaded to this site.  I am happy on how my latest 1/32 Corsair turned out, even if the kit was more a toy than a model kit.

Have a happy holiday.

Scott

Removed self from build.

The long holiday weekend is ending but I was able to get a lot of work on my twin builds.

I am building both OOB with only some additional wiring detailing (brake lines, engine wiring, and probably some hydraulic lines that I see in some photos of Corsairs with their wings in the folded position).

F4U-1A - used the kit decal for the IP, put down two separate washes, one black and the other dark tan (tan only in the wheel well areas).  Put the entire fuselage together and mounted the engine, and attached the wing stubs.

F4U-1D - used the kit decal for this one as well and did lighter washes, and essentially completed it to the same point of the 1A.

DrewH wrote:

Lookin good aggie The IP is really well done. Never seen a stock one done so well. Great job

simpilot34 wrote:

DrewH wrote: Lookin good aggie The IP is really well done. Never seen a stock one done so well. Great job

More progress. In this pics you guys can see what I meant by the hard camo lines. I really don't want to mess with it anymore since I have masked and sprayed it sveral times already. I don't want to make things worse so I think I'll leave it as is and call it a learning experience. The WEEKENDWE'REALLFREAKINGNUTJOBS GB inspired me to dust this thing off. Thanks for looking

Regards,

Jeff

Aggieman - Those IP decals are the ticket, I wish my kit would of had something that nice..

Joe - Thanks for the FW info, 

Harv - I cant come up with any good ideas...

Jeff -  Glad to see your motivated and de~dusting the Corsair..... How long before she's finished - less then 48 hrs ? 

My Corsair got set up on the top shelf over the weekend, and darned if I can remember where I put the stepladder  

Summit wrote:

My Corsair got set up on the top shelf over the weekend, and darned if I can remember where I put the stepladder

Yeah, right...

LOL

Jeff- I like your Corsair!  What colors/paints did you use?

Harv - Sorry to hear about your Wife, Hope she Breezes right through with flying colors.  You be sure and help keep her to her new diet after she gets back home... If she has to eat it you eat it also   

Frank - I see your not buying that excuse, well I will have to think up another...

Summit wrote:

Frank - I see your not buying that excuse, well I will have to think up another...

Nope, nice try!  If you had said:

"I was moving my stash around, and I lost my Corsair behind an Aurora Gotha bomber" I would have believed you.

Thanks guys,

Frank, I used Flat White, Intermediate Blue, and Sea Blue.

Sean, to answer your question, um...NO! Although I do want to have this thing closer to finished by this Monday.

Regards,

Jeff

sfcmac wrote:

I'll be keeping you both in my thoughts.  Wishing a speedy  recovery for her and a return to a happy healthy Holiday for the whole Family!

  Yes Harv, my Family sends the Both of you our Best Wishes. 

My son just told me this funny

Q- What did the Dirt say when it rained ? 

A- If this keeps up my name will be MUD   

Well I thought it was funny... 

Removed self from build.

The Corsair has made its way back to the bench. Been so long since I looked at it I forgot where I left off... This morning looked like a good day to test fire the old bird up. I was quite surprised at how much it popped and sputtered and smoked. To my dismay it burned off quite a bit of paint down the side of the fuse.

To hear what it sounded like watch this short Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkcX0KGIBwk