**** DONE: 1/48 Corsair II - Pacific Theatre of Operations II

[Catch22]

Looks wonderful Andy!

 

[Wildcat]

Fantastic work Andy!

 

[fubar57]

Great job on paint and weathering.

Geo

 

[Gnomey]

Looks great so far Andy!

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks everyone. Following is a summary of the weekend's work:

The navigation lights are very small so I left these to the end. My usual method is to glue in a piece of clear plastic and shape it to the wing contour before painting but for this installation I felt it would be best to just build it up with clear parts cement. Here's how it looked when I started:

I drilled in a small hole and then a piece of clear sprue that was held against a flame to form a ball was cut and glued in.

After painting the bulb with thinned red paint, The lens was created with successive applications of clear cement:

The next pic shows some chipping that was made with my silver pencil around the often-accessed gun bays:

I then set about making the wing walks. These were painted on at this late stage so that the true flat finish would show. I didn't want these to receive the flat coat that was applied over the whole model as this had a slight gloss to it. Careful masking was in order for this job.

Here's the reveal after removing the masks:

Does anyone know what colour to paint the exposed surfaces of the inner flap surfaces?

Finally, some of the weathering around the engine, including paint chips and a light oil wash to the panel lines and the fuel filler area.

So, it's down to the short strokes here now. The whip antennae need to go in as does the prop that's on its way from Cory. Thanks for looking in everyone.

 

[Catch22]

That looks fantastic Andy! What type of clear cement did you use?

And for the part of the flap that is exposed, it looks like they were just painted the exterior colour.

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks for the info Cory. I use this stuff:

 

[Catch22]

Thanks, don't know if I have any of that laying around, will have to grab some.

 

[mikewint]

Really, really nice Andy

 

[Airframes]

Very nicely done Andy.
Cory, if you can't get the Testor's stuff, then either Humbrol Clearfix (which is clear) or Micro Kristal Kleer (which is basically PVA) or just PVA will do the same job.

 

[Catch22]

I've seen the Testor's stuff out and about. Might try and get to a hobby store today to pick some up.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Cory, like Terry says, ordinary wood glue will give you the same effect, though I found it to be weaker than the Testors stuff for securing canopies.

 

[chris brown]

Great job! She's coming along nicely. Love the weathering and chipping.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Man, that is just beautiful. Well done!

 

[Crimea_River]

Cheers guys. Cory's donated resin prop arrived today so I should finish this baby off by the weekend.

 

[Wayne Little]

Looks great Andy.!!

 

[T Bolt]

Fantastic work Andy.

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Andy!

 

[N4521U]

That's really sweet Andy.