TenSeven Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 18 months after returning to model airplanes, I finally managed to produce a kit that wasn't a complete failure or utter embarrassment. Tamiya and Alclad paints, Barracudacals cockpit stencils (that I just could not get a decent picture of), HGW seat belts, Montex masks, decals are a mixture of Eagle Cals and kit decals, oil wash is Abteilung's Starship Filth. Gunfire and exhaust stains are pastels. The black walkway guides on the wings were painted using Tamiya Rubber. I intentionally left the rubber paint thin to simulate wear. The wear and chipping on the wing roots was done using the sea salt and hair spray method. It turned out heavier than I intended, but it's not too horrible. In reference photos I noticed some early Corsairs did not have a pilot's headrest, I also added the 3 supports for the turtledeck windows: I spent a good amount of time wiring the engine, but I just couldn't get a good shot of it. I gave the cockpit a good amount of weathering. The seat was chipped using hairspray method and Barracudacals stencils were applied. Again, I just could not get a clear shot of them. To add a little color and life, I made a folded map and put it on the dash to the right of the gunsight. I spent months working on this thinking it would never be finished, now I can't wait to start another one! Thanks for looking, Troy... F`s are my favs, kkarlsen, red baron and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Fantastic build, Troy! Very convincing weathering. May I publish it on the website? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenSeven Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 Fantastic build, Troy! Very convincing weathering. May I publish it on the website? Kev Thanks Kev, I'd be honored to have it pub'd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Thanks Kev, I'd be honored to have it pub'd! Thanks, Troy. I just need your full name so I can credit the article properly. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Kit looks great. Hard to go wrong with a well done Corsair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Nice job! That's a great looking Corsair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenSeven Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 For some reason I posted the pics without having installed the pitot tube and radio antennas. I was particularly happy how the antenna spring turned out, but my camera wouldn't focus on it. With all the work I put into the cockpit placards, I really wanted to get decent pics of them. Uncarina, Loach Driver and tucohoward 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Just wow ! Another great Corsair build.......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Troy, Great work! Your build really captures this charismatic aircraft. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 '18 months after returning to model airplanes, I finally managed to produce a kit that wasn't a complete failure or utter embarrassment.' I've been waiting over 40 years. Nice work. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 What a great build, the close up photos of the cockpit look pretty realistic to me. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 A fine looking model, Troy. It's a fun kit to build, but to get the right results you have to go slowly. I find that with work, family responsibilities, and having to think thru stuff like the paint scheme, weathering, and final assembly, these turn out to be year-long builds. david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Troy One good looking Corsair - so very nicely done :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucohoward Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Nice job all around, Troy. Thanks for sharing. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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