Marmaduke 153 Posted August 2, 2015 Greetings fellow plastic lovers! I haven't posted anything in quite some time and I thought that posting my progress on this project will not only keep me involved in the forum but also give me a little drive to steadily make progress on this build. I am a notoriously slow builder and during the summer months it's even slower so please be patient if I take a while between posts. With that said, the F4U Corsair has always been my favorite aircraft and I've had this kit since it was released. I've slowly been acquiring some aftermarket goodies to include on this build and I hope to really push my skills to the limit and hopefully learn a few new things. For this build I will be using main decals and cockpit decals from Barracuda, seatbelts from HGW, cowl flap set from Vector, mask from Montex and finally wheels from Barracuda. Thanks for looking! 1 MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal_Belford 3,550 Posted August 2, 2015 Yes....another Corsair.... Im looking forward to see this one come alive....so keep em coming. /Mal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urs 781 Posted August 2, 2015 Hog invasion.😂😂😂 1 Mal_Belford reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 2, 2015 Looking forward to this. Can't get enough !......Harv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Hansen 1,203 Posted August 3, 2015 Welcome to the cult. Have you decided on a specific plane yet? One additional market add on i'd recommend is the G-Factor Brass antenna post set. Real Corsairs suffered the same problems models of them do- the masts tended to break off. Ounce of prevention, and all that..... david Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azgaron 1,357 Posted August 3, 2015 Always nice with a Corsair! HÃ¥kan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 3, 2015 You can't have too many Corsairs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 14,510 Posted August 3, 2015 The more Corsairs the better.. Look forward to this build. . Yayyyyyy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marmaduke 153 Posted August 4, 2015 Welcome to the cult. Have you decided on a specific plane yet? One additional market add on i'd recommend is the G-Factor Brass antenna post set. Real Corsairs suffered the same problems models of them do- the masts tended to break off. Ounce of prevention, and all that..... david Thanks for the recommendation David, I'm gonna look into those. As of right now I'm planning on building Viva! Being Irish I like the shamrock on the side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marmaduke 153 Posted August 4, 2015 Thanks for all the interest fellas! I got a little work done on the instrument panel yesterday. In my opinion, Tamiya has the best looking instrument panels out there. I really wish some other companies would start doing theirs the same way. Even the aftermarket stuff doesn't look as good. Anyway, here it is... 5 Mal_Belford, MARU5137, S.Pelletier and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal_Belford 3,550 Posted August 4, 2015 Very very nice instrument panel....nicely painted indeed.... A question.... The small ip screws around the instrument ring...how did you paint them....since they are exact on spot in place each one.... /Mal 1 Marmaduke reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Hansen 1,203 Posted August 4, 2015 Instrument panel looks very nice. "Viva!" is a good choice; have not seen it done yet. Some disagreement about the paint scheme, but go with what you feel is right. david 1 Marmaduke reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azgaron 1,357 Posted August 4, 2015 Very nice looking IP! HÃ¥kan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marmaduke 153 Posted August 4, 2015 Very very nice instrument panel....nicely painted indeed.... A question.... The small ip screws around the instrument ring...how did you paint them....since they are exact on spot in place each one.... /Mal Thanks Mal...the ip screws are actually molded on and slightly raised. I didn't paint them seperately but I will probably go back and touch a few with the silver pencil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marmaduke 153 Posted August 4, 2015 I don't usually build exactly in the order the instructions say to so I decided to do a little work on the cowl removing the molded on ribs and start getting it ready for the ribs from Vector. It's going to be a long, slow, tedious process but should pay off in the end. 3 MARU5137, andromeda673 and Mal_Belford reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
