Crimea_River
Marshal
You got the right idea with those stains Cory. Nicely done.
**** DONE: 1/32 F4U-1 - Aircraft Nose Art GB.
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N4521U
Colonel
It's a great looking job onner mate.
As well as the pictures.
Well done.
As well as the pictures.
Well done.
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Catch22
Major
Thanks guys! Andy, I had to try a few times, was able to wipe them off though. It's very easy to get them way too wide. There's actually another set above the white tape, but they're hidden under the sheen in that photo. Probably should have/could have gone a bit further with them but I didn't want to get crazy.
really nice Cory
fubar57
General
Staining looks OK to me. Trying to do that with the Ventura fuel tanks. My problem is always: close, almost, too far.
Geo
Geo
Doin' great work here Cory!
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
The trick is to stop when you think, "Just a little more!"
prem895
Staff Sergeant
This can also apply to drinking.
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Catch22
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Crimea_River
Marshal
The tendency is often to overdo it but you went the right way in my opinion Cory.
prem895
Staff Sergeant
I have a question. Is the Tamiya kit worth the big coin it commands,and is it that much better than the Trump kit?
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Catch22
Major
Thanks guys, very final stretch now. Lost a gunsight in the bowels of the cockpit, but found an extra from the Tamiya Spitfire I can modify, so as long as I don't lose that one...
Is it better than the Trumpeter kit? Having now built both, I can firmly say yes, though frankly having built previous Tamiya 1/32s I would have been able to tell you that before. Looking at the Trumpeter kit I build beside me, and remembering things: the engine sticks too far out of the front of the cowling, Tamiya's doesn't. The exhaust area on the bottom just behind the cowling on the Trumpeter kit is just a gaping hole and the exhausts just kind of come out of it at roughly the right angle, but there's still an enormous gap, Tamiya's is very tight and well done. Trumpeter's cockpit is pretty much completely wrong, as it has a floor for some reason, which the -1 series (-1, -1A, -1C and -1D) didn't have. Tamiya's cockpit is very well detailed and correct. The front landing gear doors on the Trumpeter kit are hilariously wrong, it's like they didn't even look at a Corsair before making the kit. Tamiya's are correct. Trumpeter's cowling flaps have gaps in between each flap, while Tamiya's are correct in that said gaps are filled. Trumpeter's propeller blades are also the wrong shape.
Can the Trumpeter be built into a good Corsair? Absolutely, but it'll take a lot of work. Some of the fixes are easy, such as the cowl flaps and front gear doors. But you'd probably need to replace the propeller and cockpit, and I'm not really sure how one would go about fixing the exhausts. It's not worth $80 in my opinion, not even close, and some of those fixes, in particular the cockpit, may push you up to the price of the Tamiya anyway. Things that the Tamiya kit did better, that Trumpeter didn't do incorrectly, are things like the Tamiya kits limit the seams as they attempt to put glue seams on panel lines if possible, though there were more on the Corsair than the Mustang kit that had to be filled, but that will vary from plane to plane. The Tamiya wing setup is also much stronger, and Trumpeter's requires quite a bit of strengthening to be safe.
Basically to finish, if you like Corsairs, buy the Tamiya kit. It's a lot of money though, but the attention to detail is excellent and while in some spots it doesn't fall together, it's not a difficult build either. Something to think about too is that only the Birdcage is available right now, but judging by the materials that came with the kit (the reference book in particular) I'd say it's 100% certain that a -1A/D kit will come out, and it'd be a safe bet that we'll see a -4. It may benefit you to wait if you prefer one of the other versions. I'll probably build one of each.
Is it better than the Trumpeter kit? Having now built both, I can firmly say yes, though frankly having built previous Tamiya 1/32s I would have been able to tell you that before. Looking at the Trumpeter kit I build beside me, and remembering things: the engine sticks too far out of the front of the cowling, Tamiya's doesn't. The exhaust area on the bottom just behind the cowling on the Trumpeter kit is just a gaping hole and the exhausts just kind of come out of it at roughly the right angle, but there's still an enormous gap, Tamiya's is very tight and well done. Trumpeter's cockpit is pretty much completely wrong, as it has a floor for some reason, which the -1 series (-1, -1A, -1C and -1D) didn't have. Tamiya's cockpit is very well detailed and correct. The front landing gear doors on the Trumpeter kit are hilariously wrong, it's like they didn't even look at a Corsair before making the kit. Tamiya's are correct. Trumpeter's cowling flaps have gaps in between each flap, while Tamiya's are correct in that said gaps are filled. Trumpeter's propeller blades are also the wrong shape.
Can the Trumpeter be built into a good Corsair? Absolutely, but it'll take a lot of work. Some of the fixes are easy, such as the cowl flaps and front gear doors. But you'd probably need to replace the propeller and cockpit, and I'm not really sure how one would go about fixing the exhausts. It's not worth $80 in my opinion, not even close, and some of those fixes, in particular the cockpit, may push you up to the price of the Tamiya anyway. Things that the Tamiya kit did better, that Trumpeter didn't do incorrectly, are things like the Tamiya kits limit the seams as they attempt to put glue seams on panel lines if possible, though there were more on the Corsair than the Mustang kit that had to be filled, but that will vary from plane to plane. The Tamiya wing setup is also much stronger, and Trumpeter's requires quite a bit of strengthening to be safe.
Basically to finish, if you like Corsairs, buy the Tamiya kit. It's a lot of money though, but the attention to detail is excellent and while in some spots it doesn't fall together, it's not a difficult build either. Something to think about too is that only the Birdcage is available right now, but judging by the materials that came with the kit (the reference book in particular) I'd say it's 100% certain that a -1A/D kit will come out, and it'd be a safe bet that we'll see a -4. It may benefit you to wait if you prefer one of the other versions. I'll probably build one of each.
prem895
Staff Sergeant
Great info. I already have the Trump -1 kit. It will have to do. The wife is convinced that I have an addiction to 1/32 plastic....She is right,so I have to stop buying for a bit,I think 2-3 days will be long enough
prem895
Staff Sergeant
Maybe when you get to Toronto,you could help me get this old Revell1/32 bf110c to fit together. had to put it back in the box for fear of destroying it
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Catch22
Major
Haha well I don't honestly think I'll have time unfortunately, since I'm in town for Christmas.
1/32 birds are great, but they're enormous. I keep considering moving to only 1/48, then I keep buy 1/32...
Went to glue the canopy on and of course got glue on it, 2nd last piece to go on! I got forced into sanding a canopy for the first time. Thankfully it was only on a tiny area, so I was able to isolate the damage. I had some Tamiya polisher laying around and went at it. I don't think it's perfect, but you certainly can't tell now that it's on the model so I'll take it. I think you'd notice it more if you got it right in the middle. If it isn't raining, I'll have the final photos up tomorrow.
1/32 birds are great, but they're enormous. I keep considering moving to only 1/48, then I keep buy 1/32...
Went to glue the canopy on and of course got glue on it, 2nd last piece to go on! I got forced into sanding a canopy for the first time. Thankfully it was only on a tiny area, so I was able to isolate the damage. I had some Tamiya polisher laying around and went at it. I don't think it's perfect, but you certainly can't tell now that it's on the model so I'll take it. I think you'd notice it more if you got it right in the middle. If it isn't raining, I'll have the final photos up tomorrow.
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look forward to them pics Cory, your comments on the comparrisons nicely done mate.
I've only built the 1/48 F2U from Tamiya, even in 1/48 its worth it
(do Trump do a 1/48? I have no idea lol) the level on the Tamiya kit is fantastic.If you want to have a true crazy detail kit in 1/32, Zoukei Mura, when they come out with an F4U you'll probably be able to re-build the entire plane
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Catch22
Major
Trumpeter doesn't, though I've heard the HobbyBoss -4 is a scaled down and corrected Trumpeter kit. Those ZM kits look insane, can't wait to see Wayne get into one of those.
Well, she's done! Here's a shot of the canopy frame in question, and you can't tell thankfully. It's the last one towards the back.
Well, she's done! Here's a shot of the canopy frame in question, and you can't tell thankfully. It's the last one towards the back.
