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

[Wurger]

Hej, I remember the movie. Quite interesting.....

Paul great stuff here.

 

[Micdrow]

Hej, I remember the movie. Quite interesting.....

Paul great stuff here.

Thanks Wojtek!!!

 

[lesofprimus]

OK, was able to get some work done on this sucka the past couple days..... Worked up the engine some.... First pics show the parts prior to painting, the rest are the work in progress pics.....

Its a shame that practically none of the engine is gonna be seen as the detail is great.... I went and scratch built the ignition wires and painted them, but the color isnt right in the pics compared to the naked eye... It took me forever to get these damn little wires into the holes I drilled out, but I got em in there.....

Been working on the exhaust pipes this morning, drilled out the ends of them and got a couple of em painted rust....

 

[rochie]

Wow Dan ! superb job

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks Karl, Im tryin.... Still got alot of work left on it before I get to page 3 of the instructions lol..... I hate being so anal-retentive sometimes, trying to get a perfect job done on something that will never be seen is frustrating and I wonder sometimes why???

The answer I always come back to is "I know what inside that cowling"...

 

[rochie]

i'm slowly starting to think the same way............ very slowly though

 

[Catch22]

Looks great Dan, looks a Hell of a lot better then mine.

 

[Lucky13]

Know the feeling Brother....superb work!

 

[Maglar]

Wow Dan, ace work!

I would have smashed my head trying to put all those little pieces into the engine, thank god I dont buy kits that have that much detail!

 

[Airframes]

Holy Moley! There's more parts to that engine than the total of some kits!
Fantastic work there Dan, it looks the dog's b*ll*cks mate! As you say, pity most of it is going to be hidden, unless you remove a cowling panel....?

 

[Wurger]

Holy crap...I'm impressed.

 

[lesofprimus]

Jeez fellas, thanks alot.... I thought about removing a panel Terry but with the cowling being clear plastic, I decided against it....

Plus, if I mess it up, I dont have a backup, so play it safe is the choice...

 

[Lucky13]

You're doing your Granddad proud Brother!

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks Jan....

 

[Catch22]

Dan, this may help with weathering. It's an image, but I'll just leave the link as it's HUGE.

It's VMF-222, but for your purposes, it should do.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/F4U-1_VMF-222_Bougainville_1944.jpeg

 

[lesofprimus]

Frickin GREAT pic Cory, really shows some good detailing.... Ill be usin that shot as a refrence..... Thanks man...

 

[Amsel]

Looking good, Les.

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks...

 

[Micdrow]

Looken good there Dan!!!

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks Paul, alot of credit goes ur way Brother, u provided 2 out of the 3 pics Im usin as reference for the motor alone.....