**** DONE: GB-61 1/48 Vought AU-1 Corsair – Carrier and Maritime Aircraft

[Vic Balshaw]

Nice bit of work there Glenn.

 

[rochie]

very nice Glenn

 

[fubar57]

Love the paint work Glenn. I have many Model Master paints from when I was a brush painter, lots never opened. Haven't used them in an airbrush yet

 

[T Bolt]

It's all I've really ever used except for the Floquil silvers. It sprays great, but you really need to use a respirator when spraying.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far Glenn!

 

[T Bolt]

The bomb production line is up and running again, brass rod for fuses installed and painted with OD.
I tried to hand paint the yellow stripes as seen in the second and third pictures on one of the 250s, but it looked like cr@p so I wiped it off with some thinner. I ordered some fine tip paint markers and will give it a shot with them.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Very nice. These are still about but pricey and you would need a few sets.... US WW 2 Korea Bomb & Eocket Markings 1/48 Scale Decals Print Scale 48-001 | eBay

 

[T Bolt]

Thanks George, I put it o my watch list just in case, but I'd have to think twice before spending that much for bomb markings.
Hopefully the paint markers will work out, don't know it they will, it's just an idea I had.
Has anyone had any experience using them?

 

[Donivanp]

Nicely done Glenn very nice indeed.

 

[Crimea_River]

No experience with the markers Glenn but I think Geo posted a YouTube a few months back.

 

[Airframes]

Looking good Glenn.
For these types of stripes, I usually paint the stripe colour first, then mask with thin strips of Tamiya tape, then paint the base colour.
Works most of the time, and any slight inaccuracy in the "curve" is hard to see unless really looking for it.

 

[A4K]

Arguably they were probably hand painted anyway Terry, so probably not perfectly straight in real life(?).

Great find Geo, and great work Glenn!

 

[Donivanp]

Very nice. These are still about but pricey and you would need a few sets.... US WW 2 Korea Bomb & Eocket Markings 1/48 Scale Decals Print Scale 48-001 | eBay

I have a few set Glenn. PM me

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Glenn, I recall this thread from many years back, maybe it will help.

Painting coloured rings on bombs neatly.

I'm not a super modeller but one of my biggest bug-bear has to be painting neat circles on the nose of bombs! I've tried the masking tape way but there is always an edge of the masking tape that crinkles so you can't get a nice edge. Well I came up with a simple idea of making a balsa wood...

ww2aircraft.net

 

[Donivanp]

Cool, here are two that I have. Printscale and Warbirds.

 

[N4521U]

I had decals from the kit on one.
Gave them up tootsweet! WT#!
Paint!

Right nice work dood!

 

[T Bolt]

Sent you a PM Don

No more work until next week. I'm off to Dayton to the Air Force Museum. It's been far too long since I was there and they've built a whole new hanger since then. I'll also be able to see the eclipse on the way home Monday.

 

[Wayne Little]

Guess i should send a few bombs your way for paint and decals....

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!