ScoobyDoo
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Looking good Jim!!
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It also has both tail fins (Academy never released A fins) as well as single and dual canopy.
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Love it, I don't know what was used in this build but I used Mr. Color 301, which looks very similar to this green.
This is the third 1/32.Tamiya Birdcage build (mine included), where I have seen the builder using a shade for dark dull green. Most are still using interior green.
Correction, I used Mr. Color 302.
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Great work on the cockpit, what colour did you use for the dull dark green?
Allan
Love it, I don't know what was used in this build but I used Mr. Color 301, which looks very similar to this green.
This is the third 1/32.Tamiya Birdcage build (mine included), where I have seen the builder using a shade for dark dull green. Most are still using interior green.
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Looks great James!
I have a hard drive full of wartime FAA Corsair images.
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I looked but I dont see it. What sprue and number?? Thanks
James
My mistake, I read the reports from people who received the kit early that it had both tips. I only glanced at mine after trusting the early reports. I now see hat info was not accurate.
It is a simple fix anyhow.
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Mine arrived today. Does anyone know of a simple way of clipping the wings on this kit? The FAA markings I want to use show it as a clipped wing bird. I had hoped it might have both types of tips. Anyways anyone know an easy answer for me?
James
The kit does have clipped wing- tips included. Take another look at the Sprues.
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One fault I see you did with the weathering is you chipped up the rubber boots on the props.
Very nice work though.
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Well done! Terrific job on this scheme.
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That is a superb price for a new 1/32nd scale Tamiya kit.
Questions: Is the Corsair a small aeroplane? It looks to be a similar size to the Spitfire or Mustang and I'd guess the parts count will be similar so how can they offer such a blindingly good price?
Whatever the answers it certainly represents excellent value for money at that price.
As already mentioned, it is bigger.
The reason they are offering it at such a great price is the Corsair is the finest and most beautiful aircraft to have graced the planet Earth. They will make their money on the massive volume of sales.
The Holy Grail of the modeling world has arrived!
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I feel the same way about the Corsair.
People screw up the cockpit and wheel well colors despite ample documentation. drives me nuts! And now every wheel well is going to be salmon!
And why do people keep building the Academy F4U-4? That kit is so bad in the fuselage, people should take those kits, wedge them up against a tire on their vehicle and drive over the sprues countless times.
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To my knowledge that info hasn't been released yet. Not a lot of information has been revealed.
I doubt they will just scale up the 1/48 decals.
Eagle Editions has announced and released images of the decals sheets they are releasing.
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I have been told that the Lightning named Marge was only used for publicity after Bong's return to the U.S.
I thought there are well known images of the aircraft in the war zone?
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Can you imagine how the wife's of the nude noseart feel? I was reading recently where a pilot of a well known nude art stated it was his wife.
I think Marge was a lasting honor for his wife.
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Query . were you involved with the resin Sabre wing conversion?
No, not at all. I would have gotten the spelling correct.
The only stuff I have been involved with is Cutting Edge decals and resin as well as Leading Edge decals.
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I've heard that the so-called BDR patches were actually upgrades that were added to the airframe during the life of the Phantom. They were fuselage strengtheners. For years modelers were reading they were BDR patches but recently some ex-Phantom maintainers who also Model have been dispelling that fallacy.
One thing is consistent, they say the panels Tamiya added are too proud and should be sanded down. But they were there.
I'll have to find these ARC and Hyperscale article now. I was part of the following who thought they were BDR panels.
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Yup, I've lurked here for years. Just this year I was able to login to the site. I always had trouble with my password here and couldn't get in touch with any of the admins. Suddenly everything started working for me and I now can participate.
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Beautiful, you nailed it!
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.......I am seriously considering selling off my entire 1/48 stash. This is coming from a diehard 1/48 builder who is not losing his eyesight. Am I nuts?
Currently the only built 1/32 kit in my collection is my Tamiya Mk IX. That kit was such a joy to build. I have three more 1/32 Spits and 3 three 1/32 Tamiya Mustangs to build.
The Corsair release is the Holy Grail of the hobby world IMHO. I will start building it as soon as I get my hands on it.
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I'd build a model of the Dallara if they released one.
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I know they were a sponsor at the event. Tamiya flags lined the track. As well, they announced and had the sprues of the 1/48 Shturmovik at the race last year.
That release caught everyone with their pants down.
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The CE decals are still available from Fine Art of Decals (CE).Indeed, CE did decals for 'Marine's Dream', but not in all scales and they're not available now.
Judy, if you include the markings for it in one of your sets, I'm in for it
Cheers,
Maciej
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If you read another translation posted elsewhere it confirms the Canadian involvement. As well, there is a thread elsewhere explaining the Canadian connection in dept."Modeled on the basis of actual in-depth interviews with five of the Canadian Aviation Museum." Bam dead on!!! You da man!!! LOL.
Three years in the making, another Corsair, Marines Dream.............
in Works in Progress
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My Corsair has been underway for a few weeks now. This will be my first build at LSPs.
I plan on building it as a well known Corsair which I have updated unpublished images for. These new images reveal some of the mistakes and omissions that have been made by modelers of this Corsair for years now. This scheme is going to decal form soon (I hope). As well, the images will be published in a soon to be released Corsair publication. That author doesn't want the images posted until his book is released!!!
I will post images soon of the build. Looking forward to this, the actors air is my favorite aircraft!!!