Is Tamiya's 1/32 F4U Corsair really worth it ?

[D Bellis]

8 hours ago, ScaleLady said:

Is there big detail difference between these two kits ?

Having seen the very nice work you're doing on your F-14 build, I'd suggest that you would enjoy the building a Tamiya Corsair regardless of how you intend to display the finished model. Compared to the Tamiya Corsair kit's build experience, the Trumpeter Corsair kits are rather tedious and annoying to build. 

 

Whether or not the extra cost of the Tamiya Corsair kit is actually "worth it" is very much up to you. 

 

The Hasegawa Zero kits can be confusing since they have both their ancient A6M5 kit originating in 1971 still on the market along with their new-tool A6M5 kits. Be sure to do your research on those before buying so you don't end up with an old kit at a modern price. 

 

The Tamiya A6M5 kits are very nice, but do come with what some consider to be "too many" parts at a higher price.  

 

HTH,

D

[O.W]

Tamiya,s corsair is the way to go. Ill bet you during building you will reconsider about hanging it at the ceiling. If not you can easaly change between flight or landing gear options.

 

[BarryWilliams]

I don’t disagree that the Trumpy or Revell is good enough if you just want to hang it.   But there is one aspect not addressed.

 

Is it about the destination or the journey?

 

For me modelling is about the journey, the build, painting, weathering process rather than the result.  For me it would be Tamiya all the way for both the Corsair and Zero.   It is about the ‘plastic porn’ of fondling those perfectly fitting crisply moulded parts, the detail, the perfect fit, the accuracy and sheer joy of the build experience.  I am not a fan of excessive filling and sanding, of cutting and chopping parts to get them to fit.  Don’t get me wrong, some of this is always necessary, the key is in the word ‘excessive’.  If I am going to do a lot of filling/cutting/sanding then it’s because I want to in order to change the kit, not because I need to.
 

The Tamiya 1/32 warbirds are all a joy to build and if that is what you want then it is worth it even for a ‘hanger’.  

Edited May 3, 2022 by BarryWilliams

[MikeMaben]

3 hours ago, ScaleLady said:

                          ... i really lack of space where to display big models. Thats the reason for ceiling  

Ahaa, welcome to the club Tery 

[ScottsGT]

Barry hit the nail on the head.  Doesn’t matter where it ends up, it’s how you got there. 

[ScaleLady]

5 hours ago, BarryWilliams said:

I don’t disagree that the Trumpy or Revell is good enough if you just want to hang it.   But there is one aspect not addressed.

 

Is it about the destination or the journey?

 

For me modelling is about the journey, the build, painting, weathering process rather than the result.  For me it would be Tamiya all the way for both the Corsair and Zero.   It is about the ‘plastic porn’ of fondling those perfectly fitting crisply moulded parts, the detail, the perfect fit, the accuracy and sheer joy of the build experience.  I am not a fan of excessive filling and sanding, of cutting and chopping parts to get them to fit.  Don’t get me wrong, some of this is always necessary, the key is in the word ‘excessive’.  If I am going to do a lot of filling/cutting/sanding then it’s because I want to in order to change the kit, not because I need to.
 

The Tamiya 1/32 warbirds are all a joy to build and if that is what you want then it is worth it even for a ‘hanger’.  

For me its journey too  i love to play with every detail and sometimes try something new  So for me its journey and sometime challenge too, but to be honest for me as begginer is challenge nearly everything

[DonH]

34 minutes ago, ScaleLady said:

For me its journey too  i love to play with every detail and sometimes try something new  So for me its journey and sometime challenge too, but to be honest for me as begginer is challenge nearly everything

Totally agree. I made the Tamiya Spitfire MkIX as almost my first build after returning to the hobby. I had no idea what I was doing, but it was fun learning along the way. I added loads of scratchbuilt stuff in the cockpit and to the engine. I say go for the Tamiya Corsair and enjoy the experience!

[Joe Hegedus]

8 hours ago, O.W said:

 you can easaly change between flight or landing gear options.

 

Not really; the way the kit is designed, one must choose. The main gear in particular doesn't lend itself to going back and forth, as the main wheel doors don't stay in place open unless glued, and there are 2 pieces of wing skin that are added after the struts are installed that won't stay on unless glued either, and the struts won't come out with those pieces there.  The open tailwheel doors won't stay on unless glued either.

[Phantom2]

17 hours ago, ScaleLady said:

For me its journey too

 

Then go for the Tamiya Corsair, I can almost guarantee that You´ll love the kit!

 

Stefan 

[Woody V]

The Revell Corsair was my first 1/32 build and ain't all that bad if you hide its flaws with a good paint job.

 

 

Edited May 4, 2022 by Archer Fine Transfers

[John1]

The Tamiya F4U was the finest model I've ever built (until I built the Tamiya Mosquito FB.VI).  If display space is an issue, build it with the wings folded.

 

 

 

Edited May 4, 2022 by John1

[Ryan]

The Trumpeter also kit features the stretched version of the 2800 engine.

 

Once you see it you can never unsee it.

 

With many things in life you get what you pay for.

 

A Yugo has four wheels, as does a Mercedes. They will both get you there but...... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Zola25]

On 5/4/2022 at 4:29 PM, Ryan said:

With many things in life you get what you pay for.

 

A Yugo has four wheels, as does a Mercedes. They will both get you there but...... 

 

 

I was fortunate enough to take delivery of a new Mercedes last year and you still can not pry that Mercedes-smile off my face. It has made me a better driver. It's like those Mercedes Engineers just know some things... And that is how I feel about building the Tamiya 1/32 Warbird kits as well. The Tamiya Engineers just know some things.. 

 

/Niels 

Edited May 5, 2022 by Zola25