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Thanks! She's on hold until I can get some supplies... but there's plenty more in the stash...loL. pL

Gentlemen, thank you & much appreciated! She's finally starting to look like a plane pL

Wow - That looks the business! I guess, like the real deal, one needs to build up the layers, layer by layer. Thanks for sharing this - will come in handy pL

Hello all, It has been far, far too long. The last six weeks have been spent job hunting but with the Missus away this past weekend I decided to take a bit of a break and get a serious fix of plastic, while watching old episodes of Top Gear, eating sandwiches and sipping on frothy cold ones. I am happy to say that mr.Cockpit is finally complete. Barracudacals decals, though numerous, went on without fuss and really compliments Tamiya's beautifully detailed cockpit. I spent an evening putting the stock seatbelts together and painting them. But sadly even after annealing the PE fret, I couldn't get them to sit properly and decided not to use them at all. I've left the seat off and will order a set of paper belts w PE buckles when I can afford it. Regardless, the build must go on! Here are some pics of the finished sub-assemblies followed by a few shots of everything together. I'm really proud of my re-built throttle levers as I found the stock kit part a tad chunky, as well as fitting the cables that run to it. Sub-assemblies... ...All assembled... ...and one last shot before the fuselage halves are joined together. At this point I have closed up the fuselage. It went together pretty well, though the rear tail wheel assembly was a tricky fit, it just didn't want to sit for some reason. I have a handful of pieces left to glue before she's all together and then she'll be ready for paint. Then onto that gem of an engine. It has to be said that I am still enjoying this build like nothing else, a fantastic production by Tamiya. Thanks for looking! pL

Hiya Kev, Thanks for sharing this reference (and sorry it's taken so long to respond) - invaluable source of info! pL

From Corsairs to Mustangs... NICE! pL

Wowzer! Nicely done, sir! The Barracudacals really brings the cockpit to life. I love this kit and have one myself (pass it everytime I leave my kitchen - it's up in an exposed storage area). Itching to build her but til mr.Corsair is completed. Side note: tamiya came out with a rubber black too (XF-85), which I use on my car builds - makes for really subtle contrast. You're doing a great job with this bird and looking forward to see more progress. pL

Nice! And very envious that you are at the stage of applying the color coat. Also, nice touch with the rudder. pL

Ian and Mark, Thanks for stopping by! Yeah, this is a fantastic kit to build and I recommend it to anyone who's built a few planes before. Hoping to have an update this week showing progress on the cockpit. pL

Hiya Murph, Thanks for this... ironic thing is what you provided above was my main reference when it came to painting the interior. Balancing accuracy while keeping the build enjoyable is something I'm trying to maintain as I don't want to lose any steam on this build. Safe to say there's no sign of this I layed down some interior green in the cockpit and I'm over halfway through the cockpit decals. Really looking forward to closing her up and getting some paint on the exterior like you have! pL

This is coming along nicely! You must have surgical precise hands. I'm a fan of the Fw190A's and have a 1/48 bird by Edaurd that's been sitting in its box for far too long. I will definitely be keeping an eye on this thread. Good Luck! pL

Hello mr.Sutherland, Good to hear from you! And you're right - I double checked my references and the F4U-1A had zinc chromate painted cockpit - best not to do research late at night. I managed to respray the cockpit with the right color this afternoon. I would like to think I'm not a rivet counter but I don't think I could live the plane's office being the wrong color - thanks for letting me know. And I started to apply the Barracuda cockpit decal set. Tiny is right! But they do on very well and Cartograf did a wonderful job - you need a magnifying glass to be able to read anything but it's all there! The metallic ones are a bit tricky and I lost no.10 after a battle with it folding over itself, got it to finally settle only to have it swivel up when I applied MicroSet. Otherwise, they work and look fantastic and really bring the cockpit to life but patience is key as there are a good number of them. I will definitely be sharing photos once they're all on. pL

Thanks guys - she's coming along... desperately want to get the fuselage halves together but don't want to rush or skimp on the detail either.... it's all about balance. Thanks again for stopping by pL

Alright, so this is a very minimal progress post but I just needed to post something...loL! So, I got some paint on the cockpit parts and interior fuselage. Started off with a basecoat of Tamiya XF-63 German Grey (which in retrospect was a pretty sacrilege thing to do...) and then over it with very thinned coats of Model Masters Green Zinc Chromate. I really like how the dark grey comes though. All pics show pieces prior to any washes. You can see the difference that the basecoat of German Grey makes: rear of fuselage is the Green Zinc Chromate sprayed directly onto the plastic compared to it applied over the grey in the cockpit area. Lastly, found the perfect supplement for wiring up the cockpit at a bead store while tagging along with the missus. Bonus is it comes in black! Barracuda's Cockpit Stencils and Placards decal set came in the mail last week... so pretty safe to say I am highly motivated to getting 'em on mr.Cockpit. Happy Modelling! pL

Very nice indeed... wish my progress was progressing as quick as your progress Impressive job on the landing gear, especially cleaning up those tires and 'em guns! pL

Cheers guys! Much appreciated Tonight is quality time with either mr.Cockpit or mr.Engine... pL

Thanks Tim! She is a beaut of a kit. Are you serious about the gun cameras? Didn't notice any on the sprues (not that there aren't enough of them to go through . Hoping for some quality time on the bench tonight. pL

Arrggh... that's my bad - apologies. I keep going between build threads pL

That is one sweet looking engine! _pL

Talk about 'Gettin'er Done'! This is coming along fantastic - Keep it up Murph pL

Hiya Murph, Thanks and Of Course, go ahead and fill those empty backspaces Using a white styrene tube will avoid any alignment issues. pL

This is going to be great! And such a fantastic subject Keep the glue flowin! pL

Kev, That's too bad but at least it had been tried. Regardless, I don't think there'll be a shortage of Corsair builds here. pL

Hello all, As I prefer my birds in flight mode, this build will see the Corsair with her landing gear raised and all control surfaces inflight (the former will also help speed up the build). I'm still on the fence about adding aftermarket items. I'm thinking of using Eagle-Editions set #2 for the Spirit of '76 or just sticking with stock decals for 17-F-13. Guaranteed additions will be ignitions cables for mr.Engine and wiring within the cockpit as well as a custom perch for this bird. And as the following photos will show, some scratch built additions to the wings. So the plan for this build is to get the wings and control surfaces done first. The reason for this is I'm concerned that I'll put in a lot of effort towards the engine and cockpit and then loose the drive to complete the rest of the kit (admit it, we've all had this happern to us). If I go with this alternative root I feel I have a better chance of completing this bird, which is what this beauty deserves! First up is the radiater for the upper wing. Used Model Master Interior green for the primer, Tamiya acrylics for the rest and an oil wash to add a bit of wear. Some shots of the oil coolers. Custom mix for the US Navy Insignia white based of of Flat Gull Grey. This subassembly is indicative of the detail in this kit. It's made up of nine pieces each, three of them being photo-etch. I know the color for the primer is supposed to be a salmon shade and accuracy aside, I decided to use Interior Green all around. Last shots for this update will be the additions to the outer wings. I'm not sure why Tamiya was relunctant to not include any armaments for their Corsair kit and I didn't want to have an empty space behind the gun openings so I came up with my own solution. Take a look and let me know what you think. That's it for this show'n'tell. Before posting this I am happy to say that the outer and inner wings have been glued up as well as most of the control surfaces, with them only needing a bit of cleanup. Getting those sorted means this build is well on its way Happy Modelling! _pL

Thanks! Happy to be contributing... finally pL