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

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Posted by piperjoe on Sunday, December 7, 2008 4:09 PM

Removed self from build.

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Posted by Summit on Sunday, December 7, 2008 4:48 PM
Joe - In your Photo~bucket right under the box where the photo would be when or after you upload it says Reduce to then a size followed by a blue square box with a check in it then it says more options. This is where you can change the size of your photos.  I use 640 x 480 [large] for the pictures I load.
Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
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Posted by piperjoe on Sunday, December 7, 2008 6:37 PM

Removed self from build.

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Posted by Summit on Sunday, December 7, 2008 8:16 PM
Joe - you will need to reload the same pictur again with the new setting. Sorry I was not clearer on that.
Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
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Posted by scottrc on Sunday, December 7, 2008 9:36 PM

Sean, sorry to hear the mishap, I know exactly what you are going through since I am Captian Klutz of the modeling world.  I have stuck RC models in ceiling fans and dropped a 1/96 Cutty Sark down two flights of stairs after coming home from a contest.  Non modelers cannot understand why we just don't give up, but to us, especially us who are klutz prone and cat owners, these types of incidents just allow us to try to creat even a bigger, better projuect without having to worry having a space for it when it is done.

Scott

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Posted by scottrc on Sunday, December 7, 2008 9:38 PM

Jeff, Joe, Great Jobs!

Frank, your still in my prayers.

Scott

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Posted by Summit on Sunday, December 7, 2008 10:52 PM

Scott - That was one of my most well guarded shamefull secrets - Ceiling Fans ! My old Hobby room I had in Las Vegas had one of those buggers. It was great for keeping the indoor climate nice and CA fumes at bay. But I dont even want to tell you how many times I had completed a wing and lifted it up off the bench to get a shower of Balsa .... Doh

You would of thought after the first time.... Kept me well rounded with the expletive exclamations...

Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
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Posted by dirtball on Monday, December 8, 2008 2:03 PM

  Sean, I seam to remember a certain forum member here pushing me to get to work on a certain corsair awhile back. Well he`s here to bite back. DONT GIVE UP, FINISH IT!! BTW, I`ll mail your package tomorrow or Wed.

  Bev returned home yesterday YYAAAHHH!!!. Shes doing great. Surgery was Thursday evening.She asked me to thank ALL of you for thier support (ME TOO).............Harv

"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"
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Posted by Daywalker on Monday, December 8, 2008 2:14 PM

Harv-

THAT'S GREAT NEWS!!  Glad to hear the surgery went well and she's home again. Smile [:)]

Frank 

 

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Posted by Summit on Monday, December 8, 2008 4:09 PM
 Daywalker wrote:

Harv-

THAT'S GREAT NEWS!!  Glad to hear the surgery went well and she's home again. Smile [:)]

Sign - Ditto [#ditto] I could have not said it any Better ! 

Bev - You still be sure to Keep Harv in line Wink [;)]

Harv -  It has not found the wastebasket yet, my son asked me if he could "have it" to put on his shelf...Sigh [sigh] I cant let him have something that wrecked, it would need to be fixed up of course. After all the nice and helpful comments from you guys ~ it will find its way back to the bench again. 

So Mr. 1/32 man who out there has aftermarket decals for a F4U-4 out there ? 

Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
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Posted by Gigatron on Monday, December 8, 2008 10:26 PM

Harv,

Glad to hear that all is well with the wife Make a Toast [#toast].

 

Now, back to modeling - ALL OF YOU Evil [}:)] Evil [}:)] Evil [}:)]

Wink [;)] Laugh [(-D]

-Fred

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Posted by DrewH on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 7:20 AM
 Gigatron wrote:

Harv,

Glad to hear that all is well with the wife Make a Toast [#toast].

Same here. Hope this is finally behind both of you.

 Gigatron wrote:

Now, back to modeling - ALL OF YOU Evil [}:)] Evil [}:)] Evil [}:)]

Wink [;)] Laugh [(-D]

-Fred

Hmmmmm. . . . . . . . well maybe but . . . . . well ... . . . . ya see it's like this . . . . . . .

Take this plastic and model it!
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Posted by simpilot34 on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 5:43 PM
Harv that's great news!!!! Glad all is well!!!
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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Posted by Aggieman on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 5:56 PM

Ditto regarding your wife.  Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

On to the second part, the directive, if you will ... I have been making progress.  These two builds will be my 17th and 18th of this year, and I am striving to finish them this year so that I can take a break from modeling for, oh, a day or two ....

Both Corsairs are coming along nicely.  I have painted both and am in the process of decaling - all the major markings are in place but there are lots of "No Step" etc remaining.  I have a fair amount of external weathering in front of me, especially on the 1A as this was a Marine Corps bird that sat outside in the sun.  More on that later.  I have started to turn my attention to the detail parts, namely the landing gear.  I have just attached the brake lines but have yet to paint the gear.  Pictures to follow.

F4U-1A - this one is dark sea blue and intermediate blue (MM acrylics) with a dirty white (polly scale acrylic) underside (except the outer wings, which are intermediate blue)

F4U-1D - this one is dark sea blue (MM acrylic) overall

Landing gear

Now on to my weathering question.  My plan is to lighten the dark sea blue and spray it randomly to break up the new look of these birds.  But with the 1A I was thinking I'd read on here that one could do a very light dusting of something like tan to represent fading.  Will that work on these colors?  I am not going to use the drop tanks for the 1A so I painted them dark sea blue to use as a test subject, but I'm curious if I'm on the right track here.

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Posted by dirtball on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 1:39 AM

   I`ve said it before, and I`ll say it again. This is the greatest bunch of people anyone could ask fore. I`m glad to call you all friends. I thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers. Bev also does. We both appreciate it emencly!

   Aggieman, your builds are looking super. I hope when I get around mine, It comes out this good...........Harv

   Summit, PM inbound!!!

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Posted by padakr on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:21 PM

Had my bird sidelined for a while, waiting for paint.  I am making the transition to using an airbrush (my write up and pics at /forums/1051976/ShowPost.aspx#1051976).  But here is one pic to show where I'm at:

Into the home stretch now.

 

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Posted by firesmacker on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:47 PM

Let me first apologize for being remiss. Harv, I am so happy to hear that you wife Bev is doing better. My wife Cari had to have emergency surgery to remove her gall bladder a few years ago. It was considered routine but I was still beside myself with worry.

Got started on the decals. My hands have been kinda shaky latley so I'm taking it slow. Here is what I have so far.

Padakr, looks good so far. You too Steven. I attempted to decal over the nose but it ripped into about 5 pieces. Did I mention the shaky hands?...

Thanks for looking.

Regards,

Jeff

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Posted by Summit on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:30 PM

Yeah Jeff Thumbs Up [tup] she is looking really good. Smile [:)]Wow!! [wow]  Approve [^]Yeah!! [yeah]  I really like how the paint turned out and the decals look flawless. Shaky hands ? from the excitement of almost being done or from an old injury ?

 After this one is done whats up next ?

Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
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Posted by dirtball on Thursday, December 11, 2008 1:38 AM
  Jeff, she`s a real looker! Great job.Keep posting............Harv
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Posted by Daywalker on Thursday, December 11, 2008 1:55 PM
 piperjoe wrote:

Removed self from build.

Everything OK there Joe?

Frank 

 

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Posted by firesmacker on Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:53 PM

Almost there...

Painted the prop today. All that's left is a few more of the smaller decals and the prop, attenae wire and a little weathering. I cannot begin to tell you guys how much I appreciate all of your encouragement and support. If it hadn't been for you, this thing would still have some interior green and thats about it...

It's far from perfect but at least I am building on my skills

When this one is finished I'll post side by side pics of this one and my other Corsair. The other one is the only A/C that I ever finished. My first model period for that matter. That was about a year ago. I think I have come a ways since then.

Thanks so much Fellas.

Regards,

Jeff

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Posted by Summit on Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:01 PM
Jeff - Outstanding ! Wow that Corsair is beyond words, What a fantastic job you have done.
Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
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Posted by Daywalker on Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:23 PM
She's really looking like a Corsair Jeff!  Well done.  Can't wait to see the pics of both of them together. Thumbs Up [tup]

Frank 

 

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Posted by Aggieman on Thursday, December 11, 2008 7:35 PM
Jeff, your Corsair is looking real good!
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Posted by firesmacker on Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:05 PM

Thanks guys. I noticed that the Kill Marks were a little crooked. I'll just chalk that up to an over-worked ground crew with "shaky hands"...Big Smile [:D]

Regards,

Jeff

 

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Posted by dirtball on Friday, December 12, 2008 1:39 AM
WOW!!!!  Looking sharp. I likey!!!Thanks for the pics............Harv
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Posted by firesmacker on Friday, December 12, 2008 8:03 PM

I'm calling this one done. I am including pics of my first Corsair I completed about a year ago. It's too bad my camera skills are so lacking because you can't really see all of the mistakes like the fingerprint on the Stbd side, that I tried to hand paint the windscreen, didn't paint the canopy at all, the sagging attenea, etc...

First Bird:

 

Second attempt:

Wingmen:

Thanks again guys for everything. As always, any comments or suggestions are more than welcome. And a special thanks to my wonderful wife Cari for supplying an extra set of (steady) hands to glue the antennea in place.

Regards,

Jeff

 

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Posted by Daywalker on Friday, December 12, 2008 8:09 PM
Well done Jeff!  This new bird is another stunning example of my favorite WWII fighter.  Looking at the photos of both, I can see how you have come since building that first one.  You should be very proud! Approve [^]

Frank 

 

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Posted by firesmacker on Friday, December 12, 2008 8:28 PM

Thanks Frank. Your words really mean a lot to me. I do feel a little giddy right now. I realize that I am nowhere near where I want to be but, I think I may be at least heading in the right direction.

Regards,

Jeff

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Posted by Summit on Friday, December 12, 2008 8:55 PM
Jeff - I have already thrown out all the Best Compliments and Kudos I have in my Magic Bag. You did a Perfect Job with Cari adding the Final Touch Thumbs Up [tup] Thumbs Up [tup] Both Builds are to be Proud of...Make a Toast [#toast]
Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
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