BloorwestSiR Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Well it's been a while since I've worked on a plane kit, much less a GB. I burned out on planes after some spectacular recent fails and switched to other subjects. Mostly armour and cars but it was time for a plane again. So I picked my favourite prop- the Corsair. A few years ago Fundekals released a set called Whistling Death. One of the planes is a USMC F4U-1A called Blue Baron that has an unusual camo scheme possibly due to weathering and touch-ups. In either case, that's my subject. I'll be using the Tamiya kit with some AM besides the decals but nothing to crazy as that's what did me in last time. Edited March 10, 2021 by BloorwestSiR Typo Greg W, Dragon and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Here's the kit: A pic of the contents. There quite the mess as it seems I dumped the leftovers from my previous Corsair builds in here. Here's the plane I plan to do: For AM, I have Barracuda resin wheels, HGW belts and cockpit stencils, masks for the insignias and that's about it. Greg W, Fanes, themongoose and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Starting with the cockpit, I cleaned up the fuselage halves and lower centre wing section. There's a couple ejector pin marks and that's about it. Then I shot some interior green on those parts as well as the other cockpit parts. I've done some post shading as well. The tailwheel bay framing is also together. So far so good. I then started on the black for the panels. Edited March 7, 2021 by BloorwestSiR MikeMaben, LSP_Kevin, Wackyracer and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Weeeeee !!! BloorwestSiR and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Time for an update. The cockpit really gave me a hard time, probably as a reminder for not having worked on planes for a bit. Mostly I had problems doing the detail painting until I realized I had finer brushes and remembered the magnifier in the corner of my bench. The HGW decals are thin but will fold on you if you look at them funny. With a drop of Tamiya Mark Fit Strong, they confirmed over the various switches and panels on the consoles and IP. I used a Prismacolor pencil to add some wear and chipping to the rudder pedals and the pedal troughs. Another struggle was the various tanks in the cockpit. Masking them off so I could paint their retaining straps was tougher than I remember. Dragon, Dpgsbody55, daveculp and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Using the HGW belts, I ran into an issue. The buckles for the shoulder straps (parts 6 & 7) are too small for the belts to thread through. Notching the belts helps but they look odd being narrower than the belt. With the way I'm planning to mount them in the cockpit it won't be too obvious. Martinnfb, themongoose, Greg W and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 I finished off the IP and installed it in the cockpit. I then installed the rear bulkhead and seat, basically finishing the cockpit. I still need to add the gun sight and head rest. Dragon, Landrotten Highlander, BradG and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Before I closed up the fuselage, I painted around the cockpit opening. This way it'll be easier to mask it off. Then it was time to close things up. While that dries, I can start on the engine. mgbooyv8, LSP_Kevin, BradG and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 A bit late now, but are you sure you put the belts in the right slot? I would have thought that putting the min the biggest slot would work just fine. But the nagain, I could be wrong as in what these buckles look like in the real thing meaning you needed the long slot free... Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Landrotten Highlander said: A bit late now, but are you sure you put the belts in the right slot? I would have thought that putting the min the biggest slot would work just fine. But the nagain, I could be wrong as in what these buckles look like in the real thing meaning you needed the long slot free... I double checked that but the buckle is etched to fold a certain way. I just checked their Skyraider belt set and the buckles there are correctly made. So a minor goof up. Landrotten Highlander and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 I started on the changes to the fuselage that the plane had as it was built as a land based fighter. The tail hook was removed and the opening was covered over. In addition, the rear half of the tail wheel doors were fixed shut. Tamiya include the multipart doors so I used the closed option for the rear part. On the inside, it's even marked where to cut it. After cutting it apart, I glued it into place along with the rear fairing. After looking at some pics of what the cover for the hook opening looked like, I cut one from thin sheet styrene and glued it into place. I then added some rivets to it and that part was done. LSP_Kevin, dennismcc, BradG and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 BloorwestSiR and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Fantastic progress Carl.. BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 On 3/10/2021 at 9:32 PM, BloorwestSiR said: Using the HGW belts, I ran into an issue. The buckles for the shoulder straps (parts 6 & 7) are too small for the belts to thread through. Notching the belts helps but they look odd being narrower than the belt. With the way I'm planning to mount them in the cockpit it won't be too obvious. you should contact HGW about that BloorwestSiR and MikeC 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Looking really good, shame about the HGW belts, they are fiddly enough without being faulty as well. Cheers Dennis BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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