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

[lesofprimus]

Hmmm, my rivets sure stand out quite a bit.... Too much??

 

[Catch22]

Looks great Dan!

No, they don't stand out too much. And I forgot about the photos, I'll do that right now!

 

[vikingBerserker]

I would think in a dusty area they would stand out some, but I don't think it's over done. Just absolutly incredible!

 

[Catch22]

Sorry, they're not the best.

 

[Wurger]

guys..

 

[Airframes]

The rivets are fine Dan. The staining is good, maybe a very, very light amount more, over the top of the existing stain. Just a touch though - it will be diffused by the gloss and matt coats, so a little teeny weeny bit more will stop it fading out too much.
Far as I know, the inside canopy frames would be the interior colour, which I presume is Interior Green.
For the instrument panel, if it's not too late, paint it very dark grey, almost black - that way, the instrument dials themselves will contrast more, and really stand out, especially when glazed.

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks for the tips guys, I appreciate it..... Cory, thanks for the shots man, it looks good to go....


Terry, I will re-hit the stain on the fuselage some more as u said... As far as the instument panel goes, that sucker is done, so Im not sure what ur talkin about... Heres a shot of it below... I ot the flat balck shot last night on the dashboard, just gotta get some gloss on it and then matte it down some when the final coat gets on her...

I will check into the inside canopy rails today and verify what ur thoughts are Terry, but I think u are correct and I went alittle too far before checkin my refrences...

 

[Heinz]

Looks great!

Sorry about my lack of knowledge about Corsairs but I didn't realise the earlier variants had a floor?

Cheers

 

[Airframes]

Looks great Dan, and the panel and dials contrast well. What i meant was, for instrument panels, I normally paint the panel itself very dark grey, as described, then the dials are painted in black, unless decals are used of course. This makes the dials 'pop out', being slightly darker than the panel, even though the panel looks black. It just makes the dials more prominent and '3D' looking.
Is that scratch-built framing for the sidewalls I see? If so, it's 'king great!!

 

[lesofprimus]

The cockpit floor is NOT supposed to be there as there was no floor in the -1's, which is why I painted it black...... Trumpeter decided that a floor was needed to strengthen the fuselage I guess....

No Terry, Im not that good man, those parts came from the kit lol.... The instrument panel came with 3 pieces, back, guage film and from cover....

 

[Wayne Little]

Lookin' good Dan....just sent you an e-mail....

 

[lesofprimus]

Got the email Wayne and replied....

May try to lighten it up some more with some mottleing as Wayne suggested... Lighten up the dark blue with some white, or even with the other lighter blue I used....

 

[Catch22]

Looks great Dan!

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks Cory, but lots a work left to be done....

I went ahead and hit it with some lightened up dark blue, a few drops of white... I like the effect but feel it needs alittle more....

Comments???

 

[Catch22]

I think you're on the right track there Dan!

 

[Airframes]

Hmm. You could try a very light drizzle, but remember, when the clear coats go on, the whole lot will change again. If it was me, I think I'd probably wait until the gloss coat and decals are done, as the latter will need toning down also, and see what it looks like then. You can always add a bit more then, even after the matt coat if neccessary. Got to say though, it looks bril so far!

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks fellas...

Little late on the advice Terry, as I got into her again and finished the jar of thinned out "dust" inside each of the panels....
Pics on that in the mornin, wife is callin me to bed......

Its probably gonna be alittle heavy after the glosser, but I have to re-do the panel lines again with the dark wash/pencil/pastel and then hit it with the light colored wash for the coral crap ass dust effect.... And at the last is gonna be a matte coat to kill it down dead faded, old, War Weary -1A...

I think Im on the right track too....

 

[lesofprimus]

And for the record, the lighting is completely whacked on the last pic above I posted guys.... Theres no sun comin from outside so let me tell u that the duster I did previous was alot darker than the pic shows.... U'll see in the mornin...

 

[109ROAMING]

Just been catching up on this build - looking good! 8) . Maybe its the 1/32 difference but I don't know how you get the 3 tone colours so well - failed miserably with my attempts

Looking forward to more

 

[Wurger]

Anyway she looks very nice Dan...D