Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1A corsair BuNo50165, VMF-321, Guam August-November 1944

[talbot]

My goodness that is a beautiful build
Excellent!

 

[zaxos345]

My goodness that is a beautiful build
Excellent!

Thanks a lot!!!!

John

 

[SaparotRob]

Good Morning lads, after almost 5 months time from my previous post, this build came to an end!!! I really enjoyed it a lot, one of the most spectacular kits i have ever worked with!! In the mean time a major event happenent in my life... after 40 years of service in the Hellenic Air Force i got retired at the end of August, there were a ton of little things that i had to deal with, so no time to post in between!!!!

Now about the build....

I Started working with the engine with the additions of Vector resin items

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Here with the resin cowl flaps...it took some effort to perfectly aligh the resin item to the plastic engine cover but i think the outcome is really amazing!!!!

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I had to delete the landing light under the left wing according to Dana's book regarding the various changes that happened to the airplane production BuNos

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I love the looks of radial engine aircraft. Probably for the same reason a cousin of mine likes steam engines over diesels. "You can see the moving parts".
I was amazed by the level of detail that modelers put into the same kits I could buy but damn, I never imagined how they got those results. I wasn't aware of after market goodies at the time. These detailed engines, visible inside the cowlings, just added so much more realism.
Nice job!

 

[zaxos345]

I love the looks of radial engine aircraft. Probably for the same reason a cousin of mine likes steam engines over diesels. "You can see the moving parts".
I was amazed by the level of detail that modelers put into the same kits I could buy but damn, I never imagined how they got those results. I wasn't aware of after market goodies at the time. These detailed engines, visible inside the cowlings, just added so much more realism.
Nice job!

Thanks!!!!

John

 

[fubar57]

Outstanding as always, John

 

[zaxos345]

Outstanding as always, John

Thanks a lot!!!
John

 

[Crimea_River]

Always great to see your amazing work grace these pages John. I could stare at these pics for hours! Thanks for sharing and I hope your transition to a new life is a happy one.

 

[zaxos345]

Always great to see your amazing work grace these pages John. I could stare at these pics for hours! Thanks for sharing and I hope your transition to a new life is a happy one.

Thanks a lot Andy!!! More time for modeling and travelling I hope

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!