Andrew's F4U-4 "Lancer 2" *Finished *

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I've tried a green wash. We'll see how it looks when it is dry. I think more gloss varnish may be needed.

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Main doors on.
The wash has dulled things down too much. More gloss varnish will be needed.

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I forgot to make the rear bay doors! :oops: :roll:

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These are now cut out and await primer.

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Next task, fit the canopy.
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Canopy is not the greatest fit.

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The glossiness is restored though. The tail doors are all primed too. Close to finishing. :omg
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I'll try to finish this after Christmas. My build schedule has been disrupted by exam marking and now a heavy head cold.

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I decided to handpaint the tail doors, as they are not very visible.

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I took the masking off the canopy of the Corsair. One of my better efforts, although one of the vertical frames is in need of a retouch.

The canopy has been stuck on, and PVA glue used to fill the gaps between canopy and canopy frame. It wasn't a bad fit really.

Ready for painting those tail doors now!

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And the doors are painted.

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I've also retouched the canopy framing. It just needs a bit of toothpick work to remove a couple of stray bits from the canopy.
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Getting there ...
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jRatz wrote:Getting there ...
I hope to finish it this afternoon!
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And I did!

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Very good ! Congrats !
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Nice one, Andrew!
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Nice. It ain't easy being green.

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That is a really nice job, one to be proud of.

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Nice finish Andrew. One of the few Matchbox kits I don't think I ever built.
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