Thunnus Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Ran into some issues with the K-4 build so instead of twiddling my thumbs while paint dries, I am going to attempt some painting on the Corsair. The port wing of 17740 is described as being a replacement from an older F4U based on having insignias on both sides of the wings. I'm going to paint this wing in Medium Blue Grey. The panel lines are pre-shaded in black and then I add a random mottle using bits of brillo pad and splatter templates. The Medium Blue Grey is AK Real Color thinned with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner. Some variation was imparted by lightening the color for the fabric sections and doubling down on the Blue Grey on random panels. Into the lightbox for an alternate view. Color rendition is more accurate in the desk shot actually. Brett M, Greg W, Landrotten Highlander and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Yet another top class build here John. I would like to try the "Brillo" technique, but I think it may be a bit beyond my current skill set. Ernest Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Love your technique and results. Sincerely, Mark Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Absolutely amazing!!! " John Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Treating the port wing like a mini-project, I apply the national insignia to both sides using Montex masks. For two-color masks, you can do the colors in a number of different orders. I chose to do the dark blue background first and the white star last. I did the top of the wing similarly and added the white bars afterwards. For context, here is the wing mounted on the unpainted Corsair... SapperSix, Spikelhund, zaxos345 and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Very nice and clean work John!! I think you chose The right order so that to eliminate The posibility of the White to Show through The edges of the insignia under The Blue!! John Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenSeven Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) Another amazing build of my favorite plane, fantastic work! The paint work on the left wing is brilliant, it's inspiring me to get my -1A out of hibernation. A suggestion, and I very well may be mistaken, but I'm fairly certain the rectangular openings on both sides of the rear fuselage didn't appear until later variants of the F4U and you may want to fill them on your -1A. I see the real Corsair experts are commenting in this thread, they will know for certain if -1A planes had them. Edit: I dug out my copy of Dana Bell's F4U-1 Corsair Vol. 2 because this was bugging me. On page 54 there is a pic of an FG-1D with the opening. The caption below states this an intake that is part of a carbon monoxide extraction system that first appeared on FG-1D BuNo 92341 and there was a retrofit order for older planes. F4U-1D / FG-1D variant started being built (if my reading is halfway correct) in March of 1944, 3 months after Boyington was downed. His Vought BuNo 17740 F4U-1A fighter could not have had the CO extraction system installed. Edited December 16, 2019 by TenSeven Updated Info Thunnus and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 I'm in love with those differing values. Sincerely, Mark Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 9 hours ago, TenSeven said: Another amazing build of my favorite plane, fantastic work! The paint work on the left wing is brilliant, it's inspiring me to get my -1A out of hibernation. A suggestion, and I very well may be mistaken, but I'm fairly certain the rectangular openings on both sides of the rear fuselage didn't appear until later variants of the F4U and you may want to fill them on your -1A. I see the real Corsair experts are commenting in this thread, they will know for certain if -1A planes had them. Edit: I dug out my copy of Dana Bell's F4U-1 Corsair Vol. 2 because this was bugging me. On page 54 there is a pic of an FG-1D with the opening. The caption below states this an intake that is part of a carbon monoxide extraction system that first appeared on FG-1D BuNo 92341 and there was a retrofit order for older planes. F4U-1D / FG-1D variant started being built (if my reading is halfway correct) in March of 1944, 3 months after Boyington was downed. His Vought BuNo 17740 F4U-1A fighter could not have had the CO extraction system installed. Thanks TenSeven! I also have Dana Bell's Vol. 2 and saw the comment that you are referring to. The small rectangular opening on the fuselage sides just aft of the cockpit... I can't make it out on any photos of 740. It should be an easy fill! Uncarina and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 I'm trying to get a handle on the color scheme for my Corsair. Using the colors straight from the bottle would give me a decent representation of a factory-fresh Corsair but it seems evident from the available photos of 740 and other VMF-214 aircraft that the harsh conditions imposed on these island-based aircraft was very unforgiving and altered the original colors significantly. I came across this nice color photo showing a lineup of island-based Corsairs (VMF-222, I believe). They look to be a mix of F4U-1 "birdcage" Corsairs and F4U-1a's. Resolution is surprisingly high on this copy and I'm able to zoom in without losing too much detail. The bird in the foreground is definitely a birdcage but it appears to sporting a 4-color camo scheme similar to my 740. Looking down toward the far end of the line-up, we see something very interesting. At the end of the row, there appears to be a Corsair in a very pristine 4-color scheme. The contrast between this aircraft and the others is stark and the contrast gives me a good clue into how the 4-color scheme could wear down in time. The aircraft directly in front of the new Corsair appears to be sporting a 2-color scheme but the one in front of that one looks like a faded 4-color scheme. My plan is to use this photo to help establish lighter, faded versions of the Dark Blue and Intermediate Blue. John1, Uncarina, Greg W and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 Filled the small rectangular holes in the fuselage sides per TenSeven's comments. BiggTim, Greg W, zaxos345 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Hi Thunnus, I'm speechless ! What a mastery it is magnificent. Hats off the artist. Sweety Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Wonderful work John! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I am late to this party John but I love the work you’ve put into this! Cheers, Tom Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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