Guest Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Oh I love the paint scheme. That's gonna be real sharp when it's all done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Looks fantastic so far. Nice to see an F4U in Brit colors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Cool, looking good so far! What colors are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Coming along beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha71 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 very nice model and paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Fast action. So far so good. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 (edited) Got some paint applied I love this Corsair, I want to turn either my Birdcage or -1A into an FAA machine. Can you share what needs to be done to the Tamiya to make it a British bird? I saw you images in the first post, is that all thats needed? Edited May 17, 2018 by 1to1scale KUROK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Welcome John! Superb work on the cockpit, especially the Sutton Harness. Is it the HGW one? I used that harness in a Spitfire I build I did a couple of years ago, it is very nice, like all the HGW seatbelts. I think your color scheme is looking good as well. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Craft Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 Cool, looking good so far! What colors are you using? They were painted in the US and used Gunship Gray (FS36118) and Olive Drab for the upper surfaces. I used Sky Type S for the underside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Craft Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 I love this Corsair, I want to turn either my Birdcage or -1A into an FAA machine. Can you share what needs to be done to the Tamiya to make it a British bird? I saw you images in the first post, is that all thats needed? Wingtips and the fuselage scoop intakes and exhaust. You have to research the aircraft that you want to build though. Some of the very early birdcage did not have clipped wings. There were also two different versions of the wing clip. Out2gtcha, Kagemusha, MikeC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Looking good, I really like the Corsair and Hellcat in FAA colours, they look great, mind you I do also like the USN colors, so when I build them I build one of each. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Wingtips and the fuselage scoop intakes and exhaust. You have to research the aircraft that you want to build though. Some of the very early birdcage did not have clipped wings. There were also two different versions of the wing clip. Cool, had not seen that drawing before! I think that probably cleared a lot of issues up for guys doing the FAA/short wingtip birds MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Craft Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 Cool, had not seen that drawing before! I think that probably cleared a lot of issues up for guys doing the FAA/short wingtip birds It is from Dana Hall's book 'Aircraft Pictorial 8, F4U Corsair Vol. 2' Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Oooh, might have to put a Tamiya Corsair on my birthday list after all..... Thanks! Vandy 1 VX 4 and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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