This is my F4U-1D
Corsair I built a couple of years ago representing the famous wing 167 of
VF-84 aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) during February 1945.
Much has been said
about the quality of this kit and it really was a pleasure to build. The only
minor hitch were the decals which were a bit too thick, but MicroSet and Sol
solved the problem.
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I built the kit out of the
box, adding only wiring and scratchbuilt details to the cockpit, engine,
landing gear and folded wing area using copper wire, clear acetate and
styrene sheet.
I painted the model with
Tamiya acrlyls and weathered it with touches of the base color plus a
little white on some panels and a light post-shading with black and burnt
sienna oils sprayed along panel lines. Chipping with Humbrol Aluminium,
machine guns and exhaust stains and a final coat of Humbrol Satin Cote
ended the process.
The attentive
observer may have noticed that the pitot tube is missing: I snapped it while
dusting off my models and always forgot (read: always was too lazy) to replace
it.
All in all it was a fun and rather quick build. This kit is good bang for
the bucks, highly recommended particularly for beginners that will surely get an
outstanding warbird.
Best,
Lorenzo Cassinadri
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