discus Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Hello,Few months ago, I poster that picture in "Make the others jealous" tread. I don't think many were jealous but some of you told me I was crazy and that I wouldn't survive it.... Well.... I survived !!! OK it is not my best looking built ever but anyway, I am happy I managed to finish it and turn it into a decent result. So I had a lot aftermarket stuff to try improving the beast.:- Resin landing gear bays (Aires)- Resin wheels (Barracuda)- Photoetch for the cockpit (Eduard)- Fabric harness (???)- New decals (Flevo)- white metal landing gear legs (Scale A/C conversion) (That I eventually did not used as they were too ugly and the metal is not stiff enough to bear the weigh of the plane)- resin 500 pounders (Eduard)I will not say again all that was already said about the non quality of this kit. The only thing is that I do not understand that no other brand produced a decent F4u-4. I am not necessarily thinking about Tamyia here (although I hope...) but Hasagawa or even Special Hobby (given the quality of their recent Tempest) should think about it seriously. So it took several months, a lot of patience and energy, lots of putty and sanding. Especially, the inside of the wings were sanded until I was almost trough to fit the resing L/G bays. Paint is a mis of 015, 068, 021 and 022. (I found it on an other forum and looks nice) I did not wanted a dirty korean war corsair but rather a clean airshow warbird. I just had a juice of aluminium to highlight some of the rivets on the engine cowls And that's it. Cheers Olivier Len Turner, alain11, Shaka HI and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 That looks fantastic! And I am envious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Very nice job there Olivier. I don't know if another kit manufacturer will take on a F4U-4, but this kit is definitely a candidate for some aftermarket resin improvements: Cowling- Nose bowl and i heard the Cowl flaps need work Main landing gear "Spade" doors and main wheels Shortened main gear struts There is a need...... But i don't mean to denigrate the very nice job you did with what you had to work with. -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 That's fantastic, Olivier! You've managed to achieve in months what has taken me years so far, and I'm still not done! Great stuff. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Looks pretry darn great to me, sir! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Looks outstanding. And given what you had to work with, bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 hello nice work ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Very Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocat Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Outstanding work on this kit. ...Mine has been on the shelf of doom for years now, way beyond my skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 I have a stalled U-4 build, so I know very well how large your efforts were Very nice one! Congratulations! Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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