FunkyZeit Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) Hey Folks.. Been a while since I posted some work on the site. So here goes: 23 months ago I set out to build a FAA Corsair from a stock Tamiya kit, shortly after reviewing my references I realized that it wasn't going to be as easy a task as I thought. After countless hours of research and planning I was ready to go with tons of resin and AM stuff. The subject is a Corsair MK.II from the Royal Navy, I decided to build this airplane because it's a little different than the standard Corsair coloring. I attempted to add, and correct as many things as I could, but surely someone will find something obvious that could be missing. I used the amazing "Time Capsule Fighter 433" book as reference. I built this airplane for my wife, as it's her favorite airplane ( and because she'd support the hundreds of hours of work) Aftermarkets: Brassin Prop Brassin Engine (modified) Brassin Cowls (modified) HGW RAF Seatbelts Barracuda Stencils Barracuda Diamond Tyres Grey Matter Accy. Bay (modified) MV Lenses Various tubes / wire / string / styrene Scratch / Mods: R2800 fully plumbed, opposite of Brassin's instruction. Used real engines as reference Ignition Harness scratch built Cowl flap control ring added Accy. bay plumbed, stenciled as well as control arms added for the various engine controls / cowls Added CO vents to fuselage Fully detailed gear bays / uplock springs scrapped from kit and re-made from lead wire Clipped wings as per drawing dimensions / reshaped position lights from kit parts Paint / Markings All markings / insignias are painted on using Maketar (roundels) and custom for "3BB" Very few decals used from kit, they went on OK in most places MRP Paint used for all surfaces Chipping achieved with pencils Basic oil wash overall Build time 23 months. I hope you folks can enjoy this as much as I did. All photos were taken by my good friend Chuck Sawyer (chuck540z3), thanks buddy! Justin Edited October 30, 2019 by FunkyZeit fixed photos MikeMaben, Durangokid, LSP_Kevin and 19 others 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I think you may have forgotten something. FunkyZeit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Justin, It was a joy to photograph last night, which allowed me to see it up close in person. Wow! What makes this Corsair unique is all the details behind the engine, which I've never seen before. Great job buddy! Cheers, Chuck MikeC, Anthony in NZ and FunkyZeit 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Very nice,... one of the better looking Corsairs that I've seen. FunkyZeit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Excellent work Justin! FunkyZeit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Now that right there is superb, Justin! May I publish it on the website? Kev FunkyZeit and chuck540z3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 4 hours ago, FunkyZeit said: ... Build time 23 months. Ah , now that's my speed. Beautiful work Justin FunkyZeit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 There's some amazing work there. Well done. FunkyZeit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 That looks great, why is it American aircraft always look better in British markings.. ? FunkyZeit and monthebiff 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyZeit Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 14 hours ago, chuck540z3 said: Justin, It was a joy to photograph last night, which allowed me to see it up close in person. Wow! What makes this Corsair unique is all the details behind the engine, which I've never seen before. Great job buddy! Cheers, Chuck Thanks a lot friend, you've been a great supporter of this long, drawn out build. 14 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: Very nice,... one of the better looking Corsairs that I've seen. Thanks! 13 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Excellent work Justin! Thanks Brian =D 10 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Ah , now that's my speed. Beautiful work Justin Thanks Mike! yeah, this one took a while... 10 hours ago, MikeC said: There's some amazing work there. Well done. Appreciate the comments Mike! 2 hours ago, Kagemusha said: That looks great, why is it American aircraft always look better in British markings.. ? They always do. =D 11 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Now that right there is superb, Justin! May I publish it on the website? Kev I'd be honored, thanks Kev! MikeMaben, chuck540z3 and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Beautiful Corsair. The British marking looks beautiful. Great job. FunkyZeit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, Kagemusha said: That looks great, why is it American aircraft always look better in British markings.. ? I agree. I think it must be partly due to the fact that most Corsair (or Mustang, etc.) builds try to replicate what is most common and after seeing many builds of the most typical subjects, we get a bit tired of the same thing over and over? The same can be said of American Spitfires. Unique = more interesting. Cheers, Chuck Edited October 31, 2019 by chuck540z3 Kagemusha, FunkyZeit and MikeC 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 That is a nice piece of work. Good show, Chuck. Sharp studio photography. Sincerely, Mark FunkyZeit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 a beautiful build in terms of finish / technique, the airframe you are modelling does not appear heavily worn, so I understand the subtle use of pencil chips. the close up shot of the right side just underneath the cockpit - which is admittedly a *very* close up shot! - does look like pencil marks rather than chipped wear they represent, but that's a really minor thing and not visible in any of the other shots to my eyes the colour demarcation on the left tail fin looks slightly different to the original, but what caught my eye was that the colours look 'flipped' from what I would assume they would be. now maybe this is black and white images playing tricks, but the colours also seem reversed to how they are shown in Dana Bell's Colour Pictorial vol.2 pp32-33. it's been a while since i went through my Corsair material, so apologies if I am missing something obvious i found two pictures of the airframe: i hope these comments are taken in good faith, but given the effort you have taken in the build (and who it is for!), I thought I would try to do it justice with a little more than the usual "looks cool" etc re your pictures, it would be nice to see the bird on its back to see the undersides and also some close up cockpit pictures if you are able? thanks for sharing this epic project Kagemusha and FunkyZeit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 hours ago, chuck540z3 said: The same can be said of American Spitfires. Unique = more interesting. Cheers, Chuck I think you have a point, the XI conversation I have includes USAAF decals, I also have a set of Swedish XIX decals... Out2gtcha and FunkyZeit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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