richdlc

thanks matt! Model making with my dad was something I've not done since I was a kid, and finishing the Hurri was a great way to pass a couple of months. Glad you like it...

ah. gotcha......yeah I see what you mean now. The last time I built a natural metal plane I used a similar technique actually, and I guess it would be effective using paints too...I'm an ex-armour modeller myself so I can see how the technique could be used on both armour & aircraft. In fact I might give your method a go on the F4U Corsair I'm building - overall glossy sea blue doesn't inspire me much TBH

Hi - as mentioned when I first joined the forums I have returned to modelling after about 15 years. I was awaiting an operation, & during that period & my recovery period I thought I'd ease myself back into things by helping my father finish off this Pacific Coast Models 1/32 Hurricane MkI. He completed about 75% of the build, I finished it off, painted & weathered the aircraft. It is built mainly straight from the box, so all the inherent problems are still there. If I'd built the whole thing I might have made improvements - as it stands I added one or two details - the actuator arms / strengthening rod inside the underbelly scoop, the small tail mounted antenna mast...and that's about it. Brush painted with humbrol enamels (yeah I know...but the airbrush was broken at that point) and weathered first with a wash of raw umber and burnt sienna oils, then dry brushing. (Yes - I'm a former armour modeller haha) - exhaust and gun blowback streaks made with light grey and black weathering powders... Machine is L1659 SD-V, Battle of France / RAF Tangmere 1940. If me or the old man have made any serious errors please let me know - I know of only one photo that exists of the real aircraft & everything on the model is based on that for accuracy..... Meanwhile work on the Trumpeter 1/32 F4U-4 Corsair has begun, & I'll try and get some in-progress shots up soon! Cheers, Rich *edit* this is the Pacific Coast Models kit, not Trumpeter as first stated

nice build! I'm an ex-armour modeller myself (well let's say semi-retired armour modeller) & place great emphasis on weathering - I can tell it' been built by an armour guy! You mention 'modulation' - can I assume there's been something lost in translation & you mean 'weathering'? or even 'modifications' ? Anyway it turned out well. Personally I always finish aircraft in a satin or matt finish but that's beside the point....

nice one mate, that's helped a lot. Only increases my respect for the pilots who flew them & the agents they ferried to and from occupied Europe...

very nice! For some contrary reason I always imagined Lysanders looked different to this, having never really seen them before.... Is this aircraft the same configuration as those from special duties squadrons? When I read about agents being dropped in France I always imagined some sort of car-door type affair, the agent opens it and hops in or out of the aircraft... would the passenger have to jump in and out of the rear cockpit then? And how many passengers could these aircraft carry as I'm sure I've read of more than one passenger being carried at once kind of beside the point - but nice build!

thanks for the replies! I will check these out regards rich

Hi - can anyone help? I am after some (specifically 1/32) scale dataplates of the kind found all over and inside aircraft - those black and silver warning placards, data placards and so on. I guess anything from 1/72 upwards would be very useful to me. perhaps there's a Waldron set or something, or maybe decals? any help appreciated Rich

was just about to say that as well! Matt - get the time capsule book, it's worth every penny :-) no probs re: other pics, let me know what you're after & I'll see what I can do...the shots above are from the Conneticut Corsair restoration, which I believe is a dash 1D (apart from the main wheel well shot but I think that's relevant to all Corsair models) Rich

I just got the 'time capsule fighter' book for my dash 4 build - yes, I can recommend it too. Re: information - to be honest I've found the most relevant photos on flickr.com (see my other thread about Corsair engine detail shots) - you may have to sign up but it is well worth the effort. Here's some wheel well pics from that site I uploaded to my photobucket account that may be useful to you: tail wheel well tail wheel well from starboard side access panel main wheel well got loads more of various parts of various marks of Corsair, let me know what you need & I'll try and post them up or send them to you

ah, one of my favourite planes from my 'favourite' conflict from my favourite decade = winner!

very nice work mate. Built lots of M-48's myself (Vietnam ones) - love them! Especially gratifying to detail them like this, adding stowage, sandbags etc as well as improving the accuracy....

just type all the text into google translate* *edit - my bad - it obviously works from english to japanese, but you'd need a japanese character keyboard for the reverse

dunno if this is a repost - I quite literally stumbled across this website: http://www.airbornemedia.com/store/aeropacs.htm they do a wide range of full colour digital photos and documentation of a large number of civilian and military aircraft on CD-Rom - and the quality looks excellent, and all for about $20! thought I'd share it here :-)

thanks!

Going out on a limb here - my dad just got the Azur kit, and is trying to source a contact resine update set. I know it's long deleted. I found one in a French store, but it's about 85 Euros anyone got one they want to part with or know of a secret stash in their local model shop basement?? thanks, RIch

nice build mate! I've just built the same one, more or less out of the box as well...you mentioned that you'd like to know what's right or wrong with the build. Not to rain on your parade (because I left these errors in as well) but... there's a scribed access panel on the starboard side that I believe is only applicable to the metal winged version that needs filling the 'hump' needs building up - it's a little too low according to scale plans I found the windshield to be a terrible fit, and the canopy too pinched to fit properly over the hump if displayed open the raised rivet heads on the forward fuselage are too pronounced (can't remember where I read this) & need sanding down a little I needed to add the tailplane antenna mount (I see you've done the same) there's some cosmetic detail missing, such as canopy open/close grab handle, the actuator arms for the air intake & the forward navigation light (in front of the radio mast) I too found the undercarriage assembly a little tricky, and the instructions a little vague the wing landing light transparencies were an awful fit & needed extensive sanding the tailplane navigation light was too thin and long - I made another from some scrap transparent sprue the fabric work on the wings I found to be a little heavy in comparison to photos having said that yours is a great build, and I'll post some pics of mine up for comparison once I get my camera working. If I build the kit again, or indeed the later Battle of Britain version, I might change those errors listed... cheers Rich

I've just been buying up reference books for my F4U-4 1) yeah - the Detail & Scale book (D&S #56) would be my first port of call - unfortunately it's quite rare, and therefore expensive - I was outbid on an eBay one last week - it went for £25. I've seen some copies on eBay.com though, for about $45 2) next I bought the AJ Press 'Modelmania' book, but that only covers the dash 1 to dash 4 variants - however, since a dash 5 is a beefed up dash 4, some of the ref pics might be useful to you - I got it directly from a Polish website, and it only cost me about £10: http://merlin.pl/F4U-1-4-Corsair-Tom-9_Ada...t/1,690748.html you'll have to use something like Google Translate to decipher what the hell the site is about, as it's all in Polish - there is a 'buying guide' in English but the rest is all double dutch, so to speak 3) next up, I got the Kagero Monograph # 26 book (part 2) by Andre R. Zbiegniewski, which I'll assume has good photos of all variants as I haven't received it yet 4) next, another AJ Press book, the Monograph # 19 book by Adam Jarski 5) Squadron Signal 'In Action' book - good only as a basic reference 6) Aero Detail # 25 on the Corsair is supposed to be excellent (albeit in Japanese) - I couldn't find a copy for less than £25 so for now I don't have this one

not a very prestigious history I'm afraid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caudron_C.714 but nice looking plane

I seem to recall Verlinden make a couple of modern pilots, as do Legend Productions....they may be a little too modern though I'm not sure

after a long time trying to get one of these sets at a bargain price I stumbled across some discounted items on the squadron.com website - $5.00 each! Cheapest one I've found is on eBay at the moment for about $35 so go figure...worth snapping one of these up if you have a 1/32 Trumpeter Corsair or Wildcat http://www.squadron.com whilst we're talking bargains, I can thoroughly recommend Hobby Easy of Hong Kong - managed to get a Vector 1/32 engine and a set of Scale Aircraft Conversions metal undercart legs for my Corsair at a very reasonable price, and they deliver quickly. http://www.hobbyeasy.com Another recommended store is the UK based modelhobbies, where everything seems to be discounted, and I got my Aires Corsair wheel bay / gun bay sets: http://www.modelhobbies.co.uk/shop/

haha me too, every time I see a spit or hurri :-)

this story was just in my local tabloid paper believe it or not - I found another pic but it was copyrighted & I couldn't put it on here. Here's some more info: A single-engine, kit-built plane crashed during an emergency landing attempt at the 2010 National Championship Air Races and Air Show yesterday (September 19, 2010). The accident occurred during the final laps of the Super Sport Class Gold Race. The Reno Air Races, as the event is more commonly called, are held at Reno-Stead Airport (RTS) near Reno, Nevada. George A. Giboney Jr., the pilot and sole occupant of his own Papa 51 Thunder Mustang (registration N151G), escaped the accident with minor injuries. Thunder Mustang Rapid Travel was in second place during the Super Sport Class when the pilot reported he heard the engine misfire just before it quit running. The pilot maneuvered for an emergency landing near the intersection of runway 26 and 14. The pilot managed to land the plane, but appeared to have some difficulty keeping it under control before a bump (possibly as it hit a runway’s edge) forced the plane back up into the air. The pilot subsequently lost control and the plane cart-wheeled before coming to a stop in various pieces. The pilot later emerged from the aircraft and indicated to the crowd that he was OK. Strong, gusting winds were present at the time and contributed to the cancelling of the two remaining Gold Races: T-6 and Unlimited. The winners of those classes were determined by qualifying order. According to Velozia Air reader B.J. Mason, who witnessed the accident first hand and described the sequence through an e-mail, the Thunder Mustang had trouble, “left the circuit, and tried to land on the west facing runway, [26]”. “[The pilot] was apparently unable to line up on the runway, and wound up dead-sticking it (my observation) at a 45 degree angle across the runway, left the left side of the runway, heading for the jet parking area, bounced once, and cart-wheeled. The Thunder Mustang broke into 3 pieces, [but] the pilot was OK. A resounding and I DO mean resounding cheer went up when he waved”. The Thunder Mustang is a high-performance, V-12 powered replica of the famous North America P-51D Mustang. During the Reno Air Races, the higher performance homebuilt aircraft race in the Super Sport Class. Rapid Travel (#75) was a beautiful Mustang replica and it was very unfortunate to see it damaged as it was.

very nice build mate! I always thought the 190 was a beautiful looking plane in all its guises