1/32 Tamiya F4U-1a Corsair

[stoves]

My progress on this really nice kit. The 1st aircraft kit I have done in a year. I have more confidence doing armor kits than aircraft. So this will be a good challenge for my limited aircraft skills.

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Some more progress.

[SMAddict66]

Well your confidence should be climbing 'cause that's a great start!

Nice work my friend

[Stokesy44]

Looking really good Sir.

I hear its one of the most beautifully engineered kits ever made, would you agree?

[stoves]

Thanks for the nice comment.

Looking really good Sir.

I hear its one of the most beautifully engineered kits ever made, would you agree?

So far the fit has been great. The fuselage seam pretty much disappeared on its own. Easiest fuselage assembly I have done.

[Stokesy44]

Thanks for the nice comment.

Looking really good Sir.

I hear its one of the most beautifully engineered kits ever made, would you agree?

So far the fit has been great. The fuselage seam pretty much disappeared on its own. Easiest fuselage assembly I have done.

Excellent, got the other Tamiya Corsair in my stash. Happy days.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Yes this is a great start to your build
I am absolutely NOT adding this kit to my stash....yet

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Thank you for the nice comment.

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Got the engine finished today. Really enjoying this kit so far. Easily the best engine I have done. Tamiya did a really good job on the detail of this engine.

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Engine installed.

[Twokidsnosleep]

WOW!!!

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Thank for the nice comment.

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Some more progress.




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[digger303]

wow indeed...super impressed and it's my favourite American fighter.

[Stokesy44]

What a beautiful ugly brute!

The corsair is such a stunner to look at. I love how this is coming along. If you paint it as well as you've built it we could have a masterpiece on our hands

[stoves]

Thanks for the nice comments.

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More progress. Rudder and outer wing sections glued in place.

[Stokesy44]

Looks great now she's all built up.

[stoves]

Got the paint and the gear today. Still need the tail wheel and the gear doors. The top 2 colors are Mr. Color. First time using Mr. Color paints. The paint job isn't perfect as I am much better at painting armor. Forgot to paint the exhausts before I took the pics. They have been painted now.

[Tabasco]

Very nice, looking at building one myself and using the 13 part step by step videos by Paul.

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Thank you for the nice comment.

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More progress. Gear doors, arrestor hook, drop tank, and prop put on.

[digger303]

It's still looking good

[stoves]

Assembly pretty much finished. Just the lenses for the lights on the top and bottom of the wings. Won't have the paints for them until the end of the week. Just did some light weathering as I am a novice when it comes to aircraft weathering. Unfortunately despite the gloss coat and micro sol on some of the decals you can see the carrier film which sucks.

[Vindicare]

Tamiya decals right? thick as cardboard

did you try solvaset, i hear its stronger then Micro Sol.

build seems fine to me, i would just dry brush a litle light and dark rubber on those tyre threads, apply a tiny bit earth pigments on them also.

[Marzoo]

I just bought this kit. Your work so far is inspiring me to build it. Great job.