1/32 Vought F4U-1A Corsair Bubbletop.
- Thread starter Vic Balshaw
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fubar57
General
Awaiting the results.......................
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking good Vic.
Nicely done so far Vic!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Many thanks Gents, your all too kind.
After fiddling for a couple of days I finally plucked up the courage to start the ignition leads and using for the first time this braided line. This is the smallest line I could lay my hands on at 0.4mm and feel it has served it's purpose quite well although I would have liked it to be a little neater and thinner. I would like to know what your thoughts are.
Here we have the front 9 cylinders with the ignition leads and exhausts fitted.
I now have to fit the back 9 with the exhausts (currently dry fitted) in order to complete the remaining 18 ignition leads.
This is the engine front facing (again dry fitted).
After fiddling for a couple of days I finally plucked up the courage to start the ignition leads and using for the first time this braided line. This is the smallest line I could lay my hands on at 0.4mm and feel it has served it's purpose quite well although I would have liked it to be a little neater and thinner. I would like to know what your thoughts are.
Here we have the front 9 cylinders with the ignition leads and exhausts fitted.
I now have to fit the back 9 with the exhausts (currently dry fitted) in order to complete the remaining 18 ignition leads.
This is the engine front facing (again dry fitted).
le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
excellent 
fubar57
General
Outstanding
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Spectacular! That looks great.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Looks bl**dy good to me Vic !
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Radial engine aircraft always caught my eye. Builds like these highlight the little odds and ends that make new plastic look like old functioning machinery. The best part is, not all the wonderful fiddly bits are hidden after this model is completed.
wow, just wow !
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks Gents. Off now, just about to walk out the door for a longish weekend to the big city down south. 
Good work so far Vic!
N4521U
Colonel
Ooooooooo noice!!!@
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looks great Vic but maybe a bit of a pain to work with?
Snautzer01
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Where is the puddle of oil?
Nicely done! Its excquisite.
Nicely done! Its excquisite.
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- #58
Vic Balshaw
Major General
My thanks Gent's. Am back home now and hope to get more done this arvo all things being good.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Well gents, that arvo turned into a very long one and here we are three days later. I got in a good bit of bench time today and have finished the engine that is almost ready fir mounting on the mainframe. It is such a shame that a lot of that good work gets covered up so I'm thinking of leaving of some of the cowl and have been hunting for good pics.
The kit provides the cowl in two halves, upper and lower with what looks like just a panel join in the centre of each panel, so I'm assuming that both upper and lower each come off as one unit. So do I leave them both off or select just one to give a view of this detailed engine! Anyway folks, pics of the days progress.
The kit provides the cowl in two halves, upper and lower with what looks like just a panel join in the centre of each panel, so I'm assuming that both upper and lower each come off as one unit. So do I leave them both off or select just one to give a view of this detailed engine! Anyway folks, pics of the days progress.
