alain11 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Hi gents if I am right , "the whistling death " was the Corsair nickname during the WWII, I guess this remained the same during the Korean war here is my last build ... it was in my wish list for a loooong time , as well as the U7 , the French U 7 is already done , now here is the U5 version ..... thank you Karl to make it happen ( thank you mate) the conversion is based upon the Trumpter F4u_4 , no other option , this kit has its own quality , and its flaws . I think , that one of the main flaw , is the radiator shape : if you take a look , and compare to the real thing , or to the Tamiya kit , it looks obvious the they lack of volume , the kit parts are too "flat" . I think it's worth it to fix them . I tried to do it....... but the final result would need " surgeries " , I only added a layer of putty to bring them more volume , but that was not enough ,the problem , is " deeper" , the overall area should be reworked ( hope I have been clear )maybe I should be more daring but it doesn't matter , I still bring my own touch ,: for "sharper " details , I've improved the cockpit tube : IP ,consoles , side walls , seat , breakers , gun sight etc...... I added some "plumbings " in the wheel well , corrected the front gear doors shape ,engraved new cannon bay hatches , plus miscellaneous stuffs here and there black is black !!!??? not really , everybody has his recipe , I groped a while , and finally did it simple : a black mat coat first ( what else ??) , them I sprayed on the panel lines , and on the "exposed" areas , a layer of "Nato black" which is a grey / green ... black . and finally , to "light up " some panels , I sprayed some satin black ,which is a " deeper" black than the previous mat black ......no wash , no varnish , only a bit of dry pastel pigment on the panels lines , here and there the red markings are painted of course ........ it was a "hard way " , with sometime a lack of motivation but I think it's okay , even if things could be better ... mais c'est la vie !!!!!!!!!!! I hope I been understood , now as I usually say ; enjoy .........or not I want to warmly thank Nick for his valuable help .. thank you mate cheers Alain some in progress pictures Kagemusha, red baron, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 a few more ???? thank you for watching Alain Madmax, Loach Driver, daveculp and 27 others 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 That looks great, a very realistic paint finish, have taken notes ! Cheers Dennis alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Hi Alain Another absolutely stunning build. You make a difficult conversion look so easy. Is was a pleasure to give you a small hand with the masks. Well done Nick alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 VERY nice alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 You have done a spectacular job with a difficult conversion, and a beautiful method of doing a black finish. It is all completely convincing, and the black is to scale and very realistic. Thank you for sharing it! Richard alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Beautiful! alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Wow, just wow!!! Despite all the problems you've described, the result you've achieved is an absolute stunner Lothar alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Lovely work! Its pretty tough pulling off blacks and dark, dark blues, but this one looks excellent. Well done! alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 THIS BUILD REALLY MAKES MY DAY! its very rewarding to see someone using my parts, all the work was not in vain... good job, better than my own build Out2gtcha, Uncarina and alain11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Brilliant! Kev alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Wow, that corsair looks manacing, mean and deadly, very good job on the outcome, i like it very much, congratulations!!! alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconspit Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Beautyful..., what great and powerful looking bird...,,masterly build..., I love it, great job alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Nice alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Very classy. alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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