Greif8 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Hello, I am new to the forum though I have followed it for several years I have never posted before. To be honest I did not consider the quality of my work to be up to the outstanding standards I have seen on display here, and have hesitated to show any of my work. A couple of friends urged my to post some of my most recent projects, as they think they are up to scratch; so I am taking the plunge with my ongoing build of Tamiya's outstanding 1/32 F4U-1a. I am building the kit mostly oob with just a couple of small AM things and also doing some minimal scratch-building. The next few posts will show my progress thus, and I am open to any and all types of comment, as feedback is important to improving one's skills. IMG_0774 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Engine parts ready for painting IMG_0775 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Now painted and ready to assemble IMG_0773 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Close up of a cylinder head with the sparkplug drilled out. I plan to wire the engine. IMG_0778 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Assembled and ready to wire up. IMG_0780 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr The wiring process begins. IMG_0781 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr A close up shot of the front wiring IMG_0783 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Another close up of the finished engine wiring IMG_0782 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr And finally, the finished engine ready for weathering More to follow JeepsGunsTanks, Model_Monkey, TorbenD and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Welcome aboard, Ernest! Looks great so far. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Welcome aboard! That engine looks great so far...Love the Corsair..."Whistling Death" in the Pacific! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) And thank you Earnest for joining us and sharing your experience with this kit! I have been eying this kit for a while and your documenting your progress will be very helpful in my decision. In my book, your work on the engine is a masterpiece! What was the source of your copper wiring? For a good interior colors guide, I discovered a very good source: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=74512&st=0&p=1032876 Edited April 14, 2018 by Gigant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I did not consider the quality of my work to be up to the outstanding standards I have seen on display here, Hey Ernest You obviously have nothing to be afraid of around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Ernest! Wilkommen! Glad to see you! Your engine looks excellent! Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Thank you all for the warm welcome and kind comments. Following are some photos of the cockpit. I have recently gotten a new camera and dedicated macro lens and , as with everything else, there is a learning curve with new equipment. Unfortunately due to an error on my part the majority of the really close shots of the cockpit in progress did not turn out well; so there are not very many photos of that type. IMG_0787 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Overall shot of the fuselage and cockpit parts painted and ready to assemble. I mixed the interior green using Tamiya paints. IMG_0794 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Left and right consoles and the IP. IMG_0792 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Close up of the IP, I did not have enough U.S. type gauges, so I pressed some Luftwaffe gauges into service; wrong I know but they should not be apparent at normal viewing range. IMG_0795 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Close up of the left console with HGW Wet Transfers as markings. These turned out to be a bit of a mixed bag, I had trouble getting the top film off without damaging the decal. I am now hesitant to use there larger Wet Transfers on the outer part of the aircraft. IMG_0798 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Close up of the seat with HGW's fabric seatbelts which I use on all of my 1/32 builds. Great products! IMG_0801 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Plain copper wire masquerading as throttle control linkage rods. I did a small amount of scratch-building in the pit, adding the linkages, hydraulic, electrical and O2 lines - most of which can't be seen in the completed cockpit. More to follow in the next post. Ernest johncrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Following is the completion of the cockpit construction series of photos. IMG_0799 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr The right console and the O2 regulator. I scratched the connection to the pilots O2 hose (It is white now, but gets painted green later), O2 lines and the u-shaped protection bracket. Unfortunately most of this can't be easily seen once the pit is buttoned up. IMG_0817 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Top view of the buttoned up cockpit. IMG_0827 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Different angle of the pit. IMG_0825 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Shot showing the throttle linkages, very fiddly to get them positioned close to my reference photos. IMG_0823 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr The seat and rear portion of the left console. IMG_0820 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr The right console in the completed pit. IMG_0822 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr The O2 bottle with the scratched O2 line, about the only thing that can be seen. IMG_0821 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Slightly closer and different angle of the right console. You can just make out some of the gauges. Ernest AdamR, Dadeo911, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Welcome aboard Ernest! Good start to your Corsair build. If it's not too late, the rear portion of the fuselage that houses the tail wheel assembly should be Yellow Zink Chromate rather than interior green as called out by Tamiya. Not a bid deal but I thought I'd mention it as my reference material shows it that way. Cheers, Wolf Gigant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) Welcome aboard Ernest! Good start to your Corsair build. If it's not too late, the rear portion of the fuselage that houses the tail wheel assembly should be Yellow Zink Chromate rather than interior green as called out by Tamiya. Not a bid deal but I thought I'd mention it as my reference material shows it that way. Cheers, Wolf Also, here is my post with the link to an excellent WW II US Aircraft Interior Colors Guide: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=74512&hl= For USN aircraft, you go to page "III", there you will find further F4U info. Edited April 15, 2018 by Gigant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Great start Ernest - some great skills on display and Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Welcome aboard Ernest! Good start to your Corsair build. If it's not too late, the rear portion of the fuselage that houses the tail wheel assembly should be Yellow Zink Chromate rather than interior green as called out by Tamiya. Not a bid deal but I thought I'd mention it as my reference material shows it that way. Cheers, Wolf Thank you for the encouragement Wolf. If I can get the quality of my build within 50% of your's, I will be happy. I can re-spray the interior of the tail wheel bay Yellow Zinc Chromate; I should have done better research before painting to save me some work. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Also, here is my post with the link to an excellent WW II US Aircraft Interior Colors Guide: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=74512&hl= For USN aircraft, you go to page "III", there you will find further F4U info. Hi Gigant, thank you for the information. I have looked at that site in the past, but did not use it for this build. I have both of Dana Bell's books on Corsairs and have been using them for reference. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Ernest, Those cockpit details look very nice! Excellent scratch building. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Welcome aboard Ernest! Good start to your Corsair build. If it's not too late, the rear portion of the fuselage that houses the tail wheel assembly should be Yellow Zink Chromate rather than interior green as called out by Tamiya. Not a bid deal but I thought I'd mention it as my reference material shows it that way. Cheers, Wolf Really? I thought it pink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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