**** DONE: GB-41 1/72 Vought F4U-1A Corsair - PTO from 1937
- Thread starter Jock Tamson
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking good. I like finding out as much as I can about my subjects and am glad to hear you were able to find a pilot.
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Benevolens Magister
Looking good.
A4K
Brigadier General
With Wojtek and Andy - nice work mate!
Shame about the parts fit, but if looks like you sorted it out fine.
Evan
Shame about the parts fit, but if looks like you sorted it out fine.
Evan
fubar57
General
Nice start Greg
Agreed, nice start mate...
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Jock Tamson
Senior Airman
Thank you all for taking time to comment 
I have now had time to mate the fuselage with the wings, which was completed with no fuss whatsoever. The rudder and tail planes have been added, and i have started to assemble the engine block. It is proving to be quite an enjoyable build so far but the white plastic does have a negative visual effect during the build. I probably should have primed it all before i started, which may have helped in this respect. I also tracked down an Image of pilot and plane via Google.WWWEB.
source - google/www
Cheers, Greg
I have now had time to mate the fuselage with the wings, which was completed with no fuss whatsoever. The rudder and tail planes have been added, and i have started to assemble the engine block. It is proving to be quite an enjoyable build so far but the white plastic does have a negative visual effect during the build. I probably should have primed it all before i started, which may have helped in this respect. I also tracked down an Image of pilot and plane via Google.WWWEB.
source - google/www
Cheers, Greg
Crimea_River
Marshal
Coming along nicely. Interesting detail in the deck in front of the canopy.
Good work so far!
T Bolt
Colonel
Good work Greg, and welcome to the group builds
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- #32
Jock Tamson
Senior Airman
Thanks Glenn
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Jock Tamson
Senior Airman
Small update...
All was going well until I started to fit the engine cowlings, see pictures. The lower half of the cowling is very thick. This is the fit i get after sanding away at it it for about an hour.
Its only taped in place in the photo, and i did more sanding before refitting, gluing and filling the joints. Once the filler has cured by tonight i will commence sanding again!
Its is now starting to look like a Corsair!
Cheers Greg
All was going well until I started to fit the engine cowlings, see pictures. The lower half of the cowling is very thick. This is the fit i get after sanding away at it it for about an hour.
Its only taped in place in the photo, and i did more sanding before refitting, gluing and filling the joints. Once the filler has cured by tonight i will commence sanding again!
Its is now starting to look like a Corsair!
Cheers Greg
fubar57
General
Looking good
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Benevolens Magister
I agree - good progress.
A4K
Brigadier General
Keep at it mate!
N4521U
Colonel
WHITE plastic?????
It looks bleached!
A coat of gray primer would be called for me thinks.
Rock on.
It looks bleached!
A coat of gray primer would be called for me thinks.
Rock on.
fubar57
General
It is hard to look at for sure. I have one that is white plastic, the 1:48 Stearman. The only saving grace is that will have a yellow top coat. Looks like you are getting the best of that cowl
Nice work so far!
