spyrosjzmichos Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Fantastic! Love the way that beastly American radial looks. Gaz Thanks Gaz! It's also a pleasant change from the jet engines I have been building so far. Coming along nicely. I really enjoyable kit to build. Thanks John! It is indeed a fantastic kit! Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Coming along very nicely indeed Spyros! The engine looks great and you'll find that the BarracudaCast ignition ring is the correct style for the early Corsair. Tamiya supplies the later type not typically used on the Birdcage. Cheers, Wolf Thanks Wolf! To be honest I was planning to build the engine OTB. But I was unable to drill the holes into the ignition harness. No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't centre them properly. I managed to drill the holes into the crank cases but if you look closely some are off-centred. I really hope the Barracuda set will make life easier. Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 ...I've removed the clear wrapping off of my kit.....I so wanna start mine! (us in the US get our kits wrapped in plastic!) Please do Shaka! You won't regret it! Joel_W and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Spyros Super progress on the Big Bent Wing Bird and aces on the P&W. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Spyros Super progress on the Big Bent Wing Bird and aces on the P&W. Keep 'em coming Peter Thank you Peter! Glad you like it! Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Very nicely done so far. How did you go about masking and painting the black induction pipes on the backside of the engine? Which colour went on first- the Gloss gray or the Gloss Black?? -d- spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Very nicely done so far. How did you go about masking and painting the black induction pipes on the backside of the engine? Which colour went on first- the Gloss gray or the Gloss Black?? -d- Thanks David! I painted the induction pipes first but in jet exhaust not gloss black. Then I had to mask each pipe separately before spraying the centre with gray. I followed the same procedure for each engine part i.e. spray the parts protruding from the centre first, mask and spray the centre in the end. David Hansen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 okay cool spyrosjzmichos and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) Hello all! Been some time since I had an update on the build. Reason is I managed to mess up the outer wing sections but managed to track down replacement parts on ebay. So the Corsair will be back on the bench soon! I was also a bit busy with a group build and will upload progress pics of that here soon! I did manage to finish the engine and propeller. The colour of the propeller was one of the reasons I chose this scheme as it provides an additional colour variation on top of the aircraft camouflage. So here's some pics of the finished engine and propeller! More updates to come soon! Thanks for checking! Edited July 26, 2017 by spyrosjzmichos Gazzas, Shaka HI, rafju and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Spyros, I'm really impressed with the detail painting and ignition wiring. And the prop with the yellow hub really helps to add a little color to it. is that the Baracuda Ignition ring? It sure looks sweet. I have both the Birdcage and the -1A in my stash, and if it's an AM part, I need to order a few. Joel Shaka HI and spyrosjzmichos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 beautiful engine and prop detailing! spyrosjzmichos and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Fantastic. Great photos too! spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Wow, nice work! I like the yellow on the prop. Very nice painting so far. Craig spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Fabulous! Kev spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 S[yros Terrific progress on the Big bent Wing Bird. Prop and engine look great Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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