Vought F4U-1A Corsair

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March 28, 2023
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March 28, 2023
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March 28, 2023
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April 1, 2023
There were quite a few alignment issues with getting the wings on. A lot of filling with CA glue and sanding was required.
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April 3, 2023
Engine painted and attached.
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April 14, 2023
Apparently one of the features of this kit is that it comes with scratches on the inside of the canopy where it's hard to get to.
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April 18, 2023
Cowling painted and attached
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April 23, 2023
Canopy masked and underpainting applied.
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April 23, 2023
First layer of primer is down. There are a few spots that need reshaping and sanding before the next coat.
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December 21, 2023
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December 21, 2023
Back to painting again after a long break.
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January 9, 2024
Decals are done.
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January 21, 2024
Brake lines made with copper wire.
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January 21, 2024
New more stable antenna made by sandwiching brass tubing in between two styrene sheets and cutting and sanding to size.
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January 21, 2024
Light on top created by sanding down a plastic diamond to shape and size.
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January 21, 2024
Pitot tube recreated out of brass tubing and ca glue.
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January 21, 2024
Pitot painted
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January 21, 2024
Finished
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January 21, 2024
Finished
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January 21, 2024
Finished
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January 21, 2024
Finished
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January 21, 2024
Finished
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January 21, 2024
Finished
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January 21, 2024
Finished
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January 21, 2024
Finished
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January 21, 2024
Finished
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April 30, 2024
Framed

48 28 March 2023, 21:50

Skyhiker 作者
Started yet another model to have something to work on while I wait for the others to be ready for their next steps.

28 March 2023, 22:45

Neil
Following 👀

29 March 2023, 11:04

Skyhiker 作者
Welcome Neil, looks like we have a Corsair group build coming on.

29 March 2023, 14:37

Neil
Yes mate, may I politely suggest adding yours to the Devotion movie group build also? 👍

29 March 2023, 14:42

Skyhiker 作者
Not sure how to do that. Any suggestions?

29 March 2023, 14:50

Skyhiker 作者
Figured it out on my own.

29 March 2023, 14:56

Neil
Excellent! 👍

29 March 2023, 15:13

Alberto
Nice start. Following!

29 March 2023, 15:25

Skyhiker 作者
Wings are on.

1 April 2023, 17:16

Skyhiker 作者
Engine is on

3 April 2023, 16:54

Andy Ball
Of course, a Corsair. Why not? In...

3 April 2023, 16:55

Bernd Grün
Following! 👀 👍

12 April 2023, 10:39

Skyhiker 作者
A bit of progress today.

18 April 2023, 20:00

Skyhiker 作者
Finally got some time to work on my model again.

21 December 2023, 22:02

Skyhiker 作者
Got the decals done

9 January 2024, 20:24

Alberto
Looking good 👍. What colours did you use?

10 January 2024, 08:53

Skyhiker 作者
I used Ammo Acrylic colors, which suck to spray but are a dream to brush with. I started by spraying but ended up brushing most of it anyway.
The colors are FS25042 Sea Blue (Ana 606) and FS35164 Interm (Ana 608)

10 January 2024, 19:30

Alberto
Interesting info, I didn't know that. Thanks Skyhiker 👍

11 January 2024, 08:40

Nicolas
I take a seat.

11 January 2024, 19:43

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

11 January 2024, 21:57

Skyhiker 作者
Took me forever but I finally finished it!

21 January 2024, 19:49

Urban Gardini
Nice build!
A tip about AMMO's acrylis is that the spray best if you dilute them with AK's Real Colors High Compabillity Thinner. Oh the irony that an AMMO product works best together with an AK product...

21 January 2024, 19:49

Skyhiker 作者
Urban thanks for the tip. I'll try that out since I have some AK Real Colors High Compatibility Thinner on my shelf, but I switched to acrylics from lacquers avoid the heavy chemicals.

21 January 2024, 19:55

Urban Gardini
No problem mate! I did a serious test with all my different thinners a couple of years ago and the result was a bit of a surprise.

21 January 2024, 20:03

Guy Rump
Very nice result! 👍

21 January 2024, 20:22

Skyhiker 作者
Thanks Guy, I'll eventually have some better photos made of my builds. But for now these will have to do.

21 January 2024, 20:31

Bernd Grün
It turns out phantastic. Congrats, mate! 👌

21 January 2024, 21:35

Skyhiker 作者
Thanks Bernd

21 January 2024, 22:54

Jennifer Franklin
Nice build!

23 January 2024, 13:26

Skyhiker 作者
Thanks Jennifer, glad to see you back.

23 January 2024, 17:54

Neil
Lovely work mate! 👏 turned out great! I've finished mine also for this group build. I gotta get pics uploaded too 👍

24 January 2024, 14:14

Skyhiker 作者
Thanks Neil. The group build was fun. It's nice to other people's approach to the same subjects. Let me know if you join any other group builds.

24 January 2024, 16:45

Skyhiker 作者
I finally framed this one.

30 April 2024, 19:19

Jennifer Franklin
Nicely framed

2 May 2024, 03:07