Brett M Posted March 23, 2020 Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Here is my finished 1/32 Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair "Birdcage" as "Relucant Dragon". Beautiful kit and a joy to behold when complete with all of the detail that Tamiya sticks in it. Of course, I added more! I wasn't able to find any images of the actual aircraft, instead only finding artist interpretations of what it could have looked like. This plane was flown by 1st LT Alonzo Treffer of VMF-213, based in Guadalcanal from what I can find. https://www.aviationillustration.com/hikashop-menu-for-categories-listing/product/7467-13-f4u-1-corsair-buno-17675-no-1-reluctant-dragon-flown-by-1-lt-alonzo-b-treffer https://vmf-213.com/ The men of VMF-213 1. Vector resin cowling 2. Barracuda resin wheels and tires 3. HGW Fabric and photoetch harness 4. Barracuda cockpit stencils 5. Montex Masks and decals 7. HGW Wet Transfer Stencils Paints are a mix of MRP and AK Real Colors, with Tamiya Acrylics thrown in here and there. The build can be found here: The wings are permanently attached, which may prove troublesome later for space and transport. I also wish I had used the closed canopy spine pieces so I could have the canopy closed to prevent dust. 20/20 hindsight! Edited April 4, 2020 by Brett M AlbertD, The Madhatter, airea and 45 others 48
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JeepsGunsTanks Posted March 23, 2020 Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Wow, what an amazing looking build! The Bird cage Corsairs have always been my favorites. They were the model that earned the Corsair a rep for being problematic. Just a fantastic build, you should be proud. I love that bottom window. Edited March 23, 2020 by JeepsGunsTanks Brett M 1
AlbertD Posted March 23, 2020 Posted March 23, 2020 I've enjoyed following your build. The results are absolutely spectacular. Brett M 1
LSP_Kevin Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 That's up there with the best Corsair builds I've seen, Brett! Kev Brett M 1
aircommando130 Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 Wow! That's awesome! Well worn but carrying the fight to the Japanese in the Pacific! Cheers...Ron Brett M 1
chuck540z3 Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 3 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: That's up there with the best Corsair builds I've seen, Brett! Kev Ditto, which is hard to do since there are so many great ones. Also, as I mentioned in your WIP thread, this is pure art at its finest in modeling and like any art, there won't be another Corsair that looks just like this one. Bravo, Chuck Brett M 1
LSP_Ray Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 Turned out absolutely gorgeous!! Weathering is spot on! Brett M 1
machine_marty Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 Beautiful build, really inspirational Brett M 1
MikeMaben Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 That's reeaaaal perty Brett. Doesn't get much better than that. Brett M 1
Lothar Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 That's undoubtedly one of the best LSP models I've ever seen - I take a deep bow Lothar Brett M 1
Warbird Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 Brilliant, especially the camo fading/tonal variations and the chipping. Congrats Brett M and Lothar 1 1
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