Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.***Finished***
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Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.***Finished***
Continuing my plan to build as many of my Airfix "WWII Aircraft of the Aces" collection as possible, the next build will be the Vought F4U Corsair:
Lieutenant Ira C. Kepford joined US Navy Fighter Squadron 17 (VF-17) aboard the USS Bunker Hill in January 1943, and went on to become the unit's highest scoring ace with 16 victories. He flew two similarly marked F4U-1A's coded "29", the one featured in this kit being the later one, and carries his victory markings on both sides.
Lieutenant Ira C. Kepford joined US Navy Fighter Squadron 17 (VF-17) aboard the USS Bunker Hill in January 1943, and went on to become the unit's highest scoring ace with 16 victories. He flew two similarly marked F4U-1A's coded "29", the one featured in this kit being the later one, and carries his victory markings on both sides.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
Aha! 10000 Airfix rivets flying in close formation. Looking forward to seeing how this one goes together.
regards,
Martin
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Martin
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
Does that make my Buffalo "5000 Airfix rivets flying in formation"?Martin R wrote:Aha! 10000 Airfix rivets flying in close formation. Looking forward to seeing how this one goes together.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
It is so that you can build them in the dark.AndrewR wrote:Does that make my Buffalo "5000 Airfix rivets flying in formation"?Martin R wrote:Aha! 10000 Airfix rivets flying in close formation. Looking forward to seeing how this one goes together.
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Not too many parts on this one:
I did not realise that it had such an unusual paint scheme underneath:
I have made a start by sorting out the numerous sink marks that are on it:
The tape is to protect the rivets during filling/sanding, and NO, I will NOT be rescribing it, I do not have the two years spare to do it.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
I built the re-issue boxing, and I quite liked it. It didn't have much detail obviously, but the bombs included are good and overall once finished it looks good. Apart from the terrifying canopy...
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
Did Airfix mould the frame of the sliding bit of the canopy as part of the fuselage? It kind of looks like that to me.BlohmWolf wrote:Apart from the terrifying canopy...
I remember making this one when I were 'but a kiddie back in nineteen oatcake
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
Mmmmmm.......Oatcakes.Martin R wrote: I remember making this one when I were 'but a kiddie back in nineteen oatcake
The canopy fits fine on this, it is the fuselage that would not line up properly. Nothing that a touch of filler cannot put right:BlohmWolf wrote:Apart from the terrifying canopy...
Next conundrum is whether to replace the top rivets that will be lost in sanding, or remove all the rivets.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
As the Corsair was noticeably smooth, I think that removing the rivets would be the way to go.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
Although do remember to remove the tape first . . .
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
I normally remove it as soon as the filler is on, but left it in this instance to protect the rivets during sanding, just in case I decide to reinstate them.Martin R wrote:Although do remember to remove the tape first . . .
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
Poveys from Biddle duck are me faves at the moMolly-new wrote:Mmmmmm.......Oatcakes.Martin R wrote: I remember making this one when I were 'but a kiddie back in nineteen oatcake
The canopy fits fine on this, it is the fuselage that would not line up properly. Nothing that a touch of filler cannot put right:BlohmWolf wrote:Apart from the terrifying canopy...
Next conundrum is whether to replace the top rivets that will be lost in sanding, or remove all the rivets.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
Having removed all the rivets on the P38 H Lightening that I built recently, I have decided to re-instate them on this build as they are not as prominent. To do this I started by using masking tape to mark out where the rivets should be:
Filler was then applied over the top, and left to dry with the tape still in place:
Once dry (24 Hours) the filler was sanded back carefully to the tape:
Once the tape was removed I was left with filler "strips" that at this scale (and under a coat of paint) should represent the missing detail quite nicely.
Filler was then applied over the top, and left to dry with the tape still in place:
Once dry (24 Hours) the filler was sanded back carefully to the tape:
Once the tape was removed I was left with filler "strips" that at this scale (and under a coat of paint) should represent the missing detail quite nicely.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
Chip,
Nice idea, well executed.
regards,
Martin
Nice idea, well executed.
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Martin
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...F4U Corsair.
Neat idea.
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