DONE: F4U-1A of Lt. Bill Case of VMF-214, Group Build... (1 Viewer)

[Catch22]

Thanks Cory, Im tryin man...

You can certainly see that in the model, and it looks fantastic.

 

[A4K]

Now that's looking beauty, Dan! Full credit to ya!

 

[rochie]

superb paint job Dan, very well done mate

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks alot fellas, more to come tomorrow and the weekend....

Gonna need some advice on how to go about adding the extra canopy frame sections since the canopy is from a -1D and this is a -1A....

 

[A4K]

Maybe just masking and painting Dan, or using Lucas's technique of applying pre-painted decal? Not sure about the ahhesion in the last method though, a decal is best applied over a painted surface...

Maybe a combnation of both would be best: Mask and clear coat the required strips, then remove tape and apply decals prepared in Lucas' method..(?)

 

[Wildcat]

Great work so far Dan!

 

[Wayne Little]

Great work Dan....like what i see!

 

[lesofprimus]

Appreciate the advice and comments guys.....

 

[Catch22]

All I did was mask and paint. I brush painted mine.

 

[lesofprimus]

I think thats what Im gonna try... How did it look under scrutiny Cory???

 

[Catch22]

Good, I can take a picture of it when I get home.

 

[lesofprimus]

Yea please do, and get a close up if ur camera will allow....

 

[Catch22]

I will attempt to get as close as I can, but as you may know my camera's not so good for that. If not I'll try my webcam. I should be able to get close enough to give you an idea though.

 

[lesofprimus]

OK, loads of pics.... Gear is not glued in of course....

 

[lesofprimus]

Remember, the lighting in my garage sucks ass so........

 

[lesofprimus]

Even with my washing and fading, it still seems alittle too newish, maybe dust the whole thing again with the lighter blue???

Honest comments please, tryin to get this crate as realistic as can be....

Oh, and I tried a black wash and it was damn near invisible, as well as the pencil/pastel weathering technique we all love so much... It just didnt show up worth a damn... Possibly try and hit it with the black pastels now that its all lightened up to imitate the coral dust that coated all these crates in theatre????

 

[muller]

Looks the business Dan! I'm really interested in seeing how it comes out with the final light coat, great idea!

Edit, I posted before reading the whole thread with the updated pics

How about a dusting of a highly thinned sand colour? Are you going to put some oil stains around the engine cowling?

 

[Lucky13]

Hey! I've seen that patch before!

Beautiful work Brother, beautiful indeed!

 

[Airframes]

Man that looks the biz!! Great work Dan. I agree with Keith about the dust/dirt. The opposite should work to give a dusty appearance - a very light dusting of sand, or light grey, when the gloss coat is on. That way, it can be removed easier if it looks wrong. When it's matt coated, maybe a dusting here and there with mid-grey pastels. Again, they can be removed if wrong.
For the canopy frame, there are two ways. One, paint some tape, such as Tamiya masking tape, by laying it down on glass or another smooth surface, then cut strips and apply as frame work. Coat these in Future to seal them, then, when dry, go over them carefully with matt coat.
The second method is better, but a bit fiddly.
Mask, then paint the interior colour first. When dry, brush paint two coats of the exterior colour. If you can, you can then follow the line of the internal paintwork, and paint this too in the appropriate colour. If the canopy is going to be open, you only need to do this on the part that shows, which will be easier to access.
When the tape is removed, it should leave a slight ridge of paint, which will give the scale effect of the frame.

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks for the info fellas.... And for the record, my Brother Jan sent that VMF-214 patch along to me as a present....

Yes, oil stains and filth are comin, as soon as I get the base colors/dusting done and then sealed with gloss... Dont have any sand color per se, but I have some Dunkelgelb left from when I built my Panther tank, and thats like a sandy yellowish color.... Thin the piss out of it and try that???

Thing that gets me is that the fading/dusty effect on these Corsiars was like a bleaching almost, and the sand/yellowish color might take it somewhere else....

Ur idea sounds pretty sound Terry for the extra frame, just got the windscreen masked and the first coat of blue is on the inside.... Did I screw up??? The inside canopy rails should be the green interior color and the outside blue, or inside and out blue???

Been busy scratch building a couple small dinky things: the lock tab latches that hold the ammo doors down, Ive cut some very small pieces of plastic card that Terry sent along, rounded the edges with a blade and bent one edge up so I can glue it onto the engraved location... Should look realistic enough for scrutiny and will give depth to the latches....

Small little bastards that they are...

Also getting ready to spray the flat black on the dashboard....

So does everyone agree that I can go ahead and gloss coat my weathering and panel lines as they are right now??? How about the stain on the top of the fuselage??? Look realistic enough???