Corsair F4U-1A

[michaelm]

Picked this kit up at the weekend, always loved this plane it's very distinctive and so of it's time if you know what I mean, it's also got that great thing going on where it just looks like it's moving fast even when standing still.

I see Trey is also building a Corsair so I'll be looking to him for inspiration.

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[treyzx10r]

Michael ,Thats cool we'll have some fun watching these bent wing birds build up!! Hows the Arii kit?

 

[andygh]

I'll be watching too. I've got the Matchbox 1/48 version waiting for some attention and the Corsair was one of the aircraft my Dad looked after during WW2

 

[aaron]

Yes! I saw one of these fly at an airshow earlier this year it was so quick and quiet, Great to see two on the go :great:

 

[CDW]

I can see a "build off" on the horizon Michael.. heh heh

It'll be nice to see how you and Trey tackle the same plane.

 

[michaelm]

Ok got a bit done, cockpit painted I think colours are about right.

This is my first Arii kit and it's looking pretty good, little flash, and fit seems good so far in dry fitting.

Sorry about the quality of the photos.

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[Vajled]

nice pit

Roman

 

[aaron]

Yep im with Roman, The office looks nice.

 

[treyzx10r]

Off to a nice start with the office,I agree with all it does look great!

 

[papa 695]

Looking good Michael

 

[CDW]

Photos are fine ... looks good so far

 

[michaelm]

really enjoying this build, kit is going together well and I love the subject, interesting to see how big it is next to other 1/48 scale fighters of the same era.

Anyway got the main fuse together the other night now got wings, canopy on, few touches of putty and primer.

Looking forward to getting the paint down but have to make trip to LMS, will try to get out of there without doing too much damage to the wallet.

Cheers M

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[aaron]

The primer shows a nice tidy build mate.

 

[flyjoe180]

Coming along nicely!

 

[mossiepilot]

Always liked the Corsair, good looking and deadly all in one package.

The build is coming along nicely.

Tony.

 

[treyzx10r]

Lookin' tight Michael keep it com'n!

 

[michaelm]

Ok, got the white on the underside, I'm doing the scheme with two shades of blue with soft blurred edges where they fade into each other, I think I've got the right blues, my instructions are in Japanese but I found Tamiya paint references online so I went with that

Had a bit more filling on some seams after the primer went on, looks ok now I'll see what I can get done paint wise tonight.

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[Vajled]

nice, nice

Roman

 

[Vaughan]

Looking Good.

Vaughan

 

[homechild]

Looking good so far. It's definitely my favourite WWII plane!