John Craft Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Really? I thought it pink? Salmon "pink" was on early -1 models (Birdcage and a few of the very early 1As). They switched to Yellow Zinc Chromate when they switched to the -1"A" version. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Greif8 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) Hi guys it has been a while since I have posted. The weather has been very nice and I have been enjoying another hobby of mine, road cycling. I have been working on the build, I just have been too lazy to post any of the photos I have taken - time to fix that! I plan to add hydraulic lines and wiring to the wing fold area and the following photos show some of the prep work to do that, which is nothing more exciting then drilling holes in various parts. I looked at a lot of photos and hope I get the lines close to correct. IMG_0835 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr An overall view of the starboard wing fold area, some of the holes can be seen. IMG_0836 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr A closer view, I think the part that has the hole drilled in one of the connectors is a hydraulic distributer of some sort, there are other holes that you can't see in the part. IMG_0831 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr One of the wheel bays. I am trying to keep the AMS at bay and not run lines and wiring here as this area will rarely, if ever, be seen once the kit is finished and on its display base. IMG_0839 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Finally, some plastic rod masquerading as gun barrels. I may end up taping over the holes on the leading edge of the wing, and I am not sure they can be seen when the wing is assembled, so I probably wasted my time here. Ernest Edited May 8, 2018 by Greif8 Model_Monkey and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) Next up are a series of photos showing the basic priming and painting of the wings and fuselage. I am going to weather this aircraft a good deal more than I normally do and the pictures show some of the prep such as a dark base (hard to see) to help give the subsequent fading some pop, silver on top of that as a prep for some hair spray chipping, and finally the coat of base colors. Most of the photos were taken right after spraying before I buffed the surfaces smooth so they look a bit grainy in the photos. IMG_0840 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Black base after buffing. IMG_0841 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Starboard outer wing bottom after base coat and gloss coat. IMG_0841 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr And the top after the same was sprayed. IMG_0845 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Some chipping using the hair spray technique. Ernest Edited May 8, 2018 by Greif8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 This last series has some shots showing the progress after initial and follow up fading. The black base gives more depth to the subject once fading is added. I did not get thing perfect here, but it looks display worthy. I still have a long way to go with the weathering on this build. IMG_0846 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Underside of both outer wings, the left one has been faded. IMG_0847 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr And the topside of the wings, again the left one has been faded. IMG_0848 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Front portion of the fuselage after fading. The transition down the sides is always challenging for me to bring off. It is not perfect, but again display worthy. IMG_0850 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr A closer view. IMG_0852 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr The bottom of the aircraft. The black base effect always shows up better on light top colors. I have also just started doing some weathering. IMG_0853 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Close up of one of the undercarriage bays with weathering underway. Thank you for looking, Ernest JeepsGunsTanks, Lenny320, Out2gtcha and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Looks great Ernest, and welcome to the forums! The Corsair is looking smashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepsGunsTanks Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Another early Corsair build to watch, I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Thank you for the kind comments guys. I was able to spend a huge amount of time on the build over the past week and made a lot of progress. Below are some photos of where I am thus far. If nothing unusual comes up I should be able to complete this build in the next few days. IMG_0849 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Completed chipping effects and fading. IMG_0851 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Close up of fading on top of fuselage IMG_0859 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Weathering complete on the engine IMG_0860 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Close up of some of the chipping on the leading edge of the wing. I also attempted to fade the upper color into the lower one. The chipping is a combination of the hairspray technique and a silver pen. IMG_0861 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Hydraulic and electrical lines are roughed in place. IMG_0864 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Painting underway. A few more shots follow in my next post. Ernest LSP_Kevin and Model_Monkey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Some more photos of the weathering process. IMG_0866 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Wing fold are after weathering IMG_0896 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Weathered Cowling and engine detail IMG_0908 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr One of the wheel wells after weathering is complete. Model_Monkey and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 The last set for today is a progression of shots showing how I finished the base, which is a True Details resin base. I took these shots on my bench and the harsh direct lighting tends to washout a lot of the subtle shading and highlights. Those should show up better when I shoot the finished build in my photo tent under diffused lighting. IMG_0867 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr The raw base cleaned and ready for painting. IMG_0867 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Glossy black under coat. IMG_0870 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Base coat of Tamiya XF64 and XF52 mixed at a 4:1 ratio. IMG_0872 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Base coat on the groundwork XF52 and XF55 at 3:2 ratio. IMG_0874 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Two shades of ground reddish brown pastel chalk before blending. IMG_0875 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Medium close view after initial blending. IMG_0876 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Blending and highlights complete, unfortunately the effect is very stark under direct lighting. IMG_0877 by Ernest Roth, on Flickr Final shot showing a PSP panel imbedded in the ground after all shading and highlighting is complete. Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin, KUROK and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepsGunsTanks Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) The copper plug wires and hydraulic lines look great! The weathering looks really good too. That base is really going to set the whole thing off. That Marsden matting looks right on. Edited May 19, 2018 by JeepsGunsTanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Wow! The base is amazing and I love the extra work you put in the wing fold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Welcome Ernest glad you joined us. Stunning build, my Corsair is stalled at the paint stage.........great PSP this is going look look good...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 The PSP base is a great way to display the model. I have to keep this in mind when i eventually get "Reluctant Dragon" finished.... -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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