Ira Kepford's F4U-1A - Tamiya 1/48

[109ROAMING]

Damn ! thats awesome work there John

 

[Crimea_River]

Continues to look really nice

 

[zaxos345]

Thanks guys, a small update, the ultracast flaps have been placed into position and the engine is finished. Now next step is a thorough look for small details, rescribing, reriveting and of course the painting, which i am looking forward to.

John

 

[Airframes]

Very nice work John. I particularly like the engine detail.

 

[Crimea_River]

Good engine ref for you, albeit in a bit of disrepair:

 

[zaxos345]

Thanks Crimea, very good ref.

John

 

[Vic Balshaw]

This is my first look into this thread John and my what stunning detail and great pictures as well. You have the talent man, lovely build.

 

[zaxos345]

Thanks Vic, John

 

[Lucky13]

Fantastic work John!

 

[Wayne Little]

Does look a bit of alright doesn't it!

 

[zaxos345]

Thank you very much guys.

John

 

[zaxos345]

Hi Guys, long time no see, but a few problems kept me away for a while. I have started thinking about the painting process and i want to ask you this: About the insignia white color of the belly, i have the Gunze H316 (fs 17875) and the Gunze H-21 (off white). One is white, not the exact color of the WWII insignia white, and the other one is a bit yellowish. Which one you think is the best much. My opinion is to mix those two colors together in order to break the white of the white. What do you think?

 

[Crimea_River]

Depends how "yellowish" the one is but if it's noticeable, then that would put me off using it. You're right in that you don't want to be pure white but if you have some black or grey, you could always try putting a tiny spot of those into the white.

 

[zaxos345]

Crimea, hi, it is not so yellow, more it is like between white and light ochra color, that is why i am thinking of blending them together(both of them are gloss) in order to break the white. Of course i can always put some FS36622 into the white and to bring things together!! Thanks anyway, John

 

[Crimea_River]

No problem. Looking forward to some pics.

 

[T Bolt]

Awsome work!

 

[adr32]

i cant wait to see this when it is done it looks great already

 

[dirkpitt289]

Great work so far. I look forward to seeing more

 

[zaxos345]

Guys good evening, not a major one but a good update, hope you like it, waiting for comments, John

 

[Airframes]

Looking good. That's not a technique I favour personally, but it's certainly doiung the job here !