1/72 F4U-5 Corsair
1October 8, 2019Everything ready, let's give it a go, shall we?
2October 8, 2019One thing I did not mention is, that I decidet to replace the kit shallow "engine" with quickboost resin casting. Much more detailed and nicer
3October 8, 2019Some adjustement was required to fit the casting in the fuselage halves
4October 8, 2019quite a nice fit
5October 8, 2019To prevent the engine to slide inside the fuselage, plastic sheet glued in place to stop the unwanted movement
6October 8, 2019all parts ready for further painting and detailing (engine still need some love 🙂 )
7October 8, 2019Instrument panel sanded flat, painted white and then the thin foil was glued with the cover PE part (after spryaing it with tamyia XF-85 rubber black). Everything is glued together with PVA glue
8October 8, 2019Control stick and main cockpit painted.
9October 8, 2019this time, PE parts from the set were NOT used. (did not like them to be honest)
10October 8, 2019
11October 8, 2019main cockpit is ready for installation
12October 8, 2019I will be adding some small parts to both halves of the fuselage. And after detailing the engine a little more, fuselage can be glued together.
13October 10, 2019Instrument panel and control stick glued in place.
14October 10, 2019and one picture with flash - just to see everything in there
15October 10, 2019control rods glued where they should be, painted and slightly weathered the whole engine
16October 10, 2019It's looking nice. I like it!
17November 25, 2019It's been a long time since uploading any progress.
18November 25, 2019wings and fuselage glued together - no major issues
19November 25, 2019small gaps between the upper transition between the wings and the fuselage - nothing major which a little bit of putty can't solve
20November 25, 2019aerials all prepared for the paintjob
21November 25, 2019small bits and bobs painted
22November 25, 2019main body finally painted with MRP colors
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25November 25, 2019propeller central hup brush painted with Gunze metalizer
26November 25, 2019front top antiglare surfaces painted with MRP Super matt black
27November 25, 2019and gun barrels also brush painted with some Gunze Dark Iron buffable metalizer
28November 25, 2019Propeller ready for seal coat of varnish and weathering
29November 25, 2019All decals in place - now it's time for several coats of SOL to get rid of the few spots of silvering
30November 25, 2019
31December 13, 2019After wash and small corrections for the chipping - plane is completed!
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40December 13, 2019Nice kit, no major issues, few sink marks and small gap between the wing and the fuselage but otherwise very, very nice model. Highly recommended!
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Another small 72 mojo build, just for fun.
The PE set is not correct for F4U-5 version (it should be for F4U-4). I know this and since I did not find the correct set for it, it will have to do. I'm not planning to use everything from the set anyway.)
And therefore do not expect " the right" look of the cockpit. 🙂
One other thing will be used - resin engine replacement.
