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lesofprimus
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Thanks for the info Wojtek.... What about the white no specular???
DONE: F4U-1A of Lt. Bill Case of VMF-214, Group Build...
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Ok Dan...time for something!....anything!
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Yes, I've started mine, now get goin' on yours!
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And finish the '109 as well!
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Ughhhh......
Im feeling ill, sore throat/coughing bullsh!t.... I got tomorrow off so Ill try and get some work done on the 109....
Question.... I know some of u guys wash ur parts while still on the sprues..... Can someone explain how u do this and why???? Do u use soap, do u dry the parts with a towel??? Do u soak them for minutes???
Im feeling ill, sore throat/coughing bullsh!t.... I got tomorrow off so Ill try and get some work done on the 109....
Question.... I know some of u guys wash ur parts while still on the sprues..... Can someone explain how u do this and why???? Do u use soap, do u dry the parts with a towel??? Do u soak them for minutes???
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Bingo! I shake them gently afterward and let dry on a towel. If you're one that can't wait, blow the water off with a hairdryer or airbrush.
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Excellent, thanks for the info fellas....
Wonder when that sh*t is gonna catch up with me....never washed a single one?
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Yeah, never have I. Good to know that one of the experts doesn't either!
I've never had any issues with the pain adhering.
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F! I just refreshed by accident instead of hitting command+t to open a new tab. Here we go again!
Now that I've worked my way through it a bit, some advice.
1. Make sure you line the engine up properly! It's hard to do, and if you don't you'll find out as soon as you try to put it in the plane. Needless to say, I found out the hard way...
2. Buy some plastic card! You'll need it to remake the front wheel well covers as they are completely incorrectly shaped, as are the holes in the bottoms of the wings, but that requires major surgery that if you screw up on it you're toast.
3. The Corsair had a spring-loaded joystick, so don't use the photoetch hinges on the ailerons or elevators. Neither would be anywhere but centered when on the ground. I also don't suggest using them on the other flaps if you're not doing flaps down as my previous experience with them has led me to nothing but floppy flap syndrome.
4. If you ARE doing flaps down, DO NOT GLUE THE FLAPS TOGETHER that are on the inside of the wing, ie anything inside of the fold. It tells you to, but you should be able to see the little square piece in between the flaps.
You can see them in that picture.
4. You will need to fill the rocket stub holes in the bottom of the wing as well as the holes where the pylons go on the bottom of the wing root as you're doing a -1A, which had neither of these. You'll also need to paint brackets on the canopy.
Thus far, it's been a good kit, and it's fit together nicely. Some filling will be needed on the center-line seam, but that's expected.
Oh, one last thing. I don't know how you plan on dealing with the cockpit floor, but it's kind of integral to the structure so I just painted it black hoping nobody will see it.
Now that I've worked my way through it a bit, some advice.
1. Make sure you line the engine up properly! It's hard to do, and if you don't you'll find out as soon as you try to put it in the plane. Needless to say, I found out the hard way...
2. Buy some plastic card! You'll need it to remake the front wheel well covers as they are completely incorrectly shaped, as are the holes in the bottoms of the wings, but that requires major surgery that if you screw up on it you're toast.
3. The Corsair had a spring-loaded joystick, so don't use the photoetch hinges on the ailerons or elevators. Neither would be anywhere but centered when on the ground. I also don't suggest using them on the other flaps if you're not doing flaps down as my previous experience with them has led me to nothing but floppy flap syndrome.
4. If you ARE doing flaps down, DO NOT GLUE THE FLAPS TOGETHER that are on the inside of the wing, ie anything inside of the fold. It tells you to, but you should be able to see the little square piece in between the flaps.
You can see them in that picture.
4. You will need to fill the rocket stub holes in the bottom of the wing as well as the holes where the pylons go on the bottom of the wing root as you're doing a -1A, which had neither of these. You'll also need to paint brackets on the canopy.
Thus far, it's been a good kit, and it's fit together nicely. Some filling will be needed on the center-line seam, but that's expected.
Oh, one last thing. I don't know how you plan on dealing with the cockpit floor, but it's kind of integral to the structure so I just painted it black hoping nobody will see it.
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Thanks for the heads up Cory.... I found a site that has this fellas build and he goes through all the pointers on the Trumpter kit....
Also, the cowl flaps are way wrong and I think he used a coke can to fashion a new set...
Trumpeter 1/32 F4U1-D Corsair
Also, the cowl flaps are way wrong and I think he used a coke can to fashion a new set...
Trumpeter 1/32 F4U1-D Corsair
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That last pic in the review Dan. It might just be the angle, but the prop seems a bit strange, as if it's sitting too far forward or something - can't quite figure out what's wrong. Maybe it's the shape of the gearbox, or maybe the prop spline is too long? Might be worthwhile checking it out before you commit to fitting the prop.
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Oh yeah, sorry for missing the cowling flaps. Another reviewer I saw just put small pieces of plastic in behind the flaps so it made them look correct, which is what I'll be doing.
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Hmmm, interesting Terry, gonna have to research that some....
Cory, Im not really sure Im getting what ur saying... If u did that, there wouldnt be any gap between the flaps, which would look worse off as opposed to using the stock piece....
Heres the shot usin the coke can method....
Cory, Im not really sure Im getting what ur saying... If u did that, there wouldnt be any gap between the flaps, which would look worse off as opposed to using the stock piece....
Heres the shot usin the coke can method....
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Good info, thankfully it's an easy fix!
Dan, I'm gonna go and try to find what I was talking about.
Dan, I'm gonna go and try to find what I was talking about.
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