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    1/72 Airfix F4U OOB

    in Bent Wing Group Build (Ended)

    Posted

    Thanks for the compliments! This was the 4th 1/72 rescribe for me in a years time. It is my least favourite part of the hobby but it really is worth all the work at the end of the day.

    After masking the canopy with Tamiya masking tape and Humbrol Maskol...

    Corsair+paint.jpg

    ...the model was primed with Tamiya gray primer. I forgot to take a picture of it before painting the main colour :bandhead2: (Tamiya X-3)

    Corsair+paint+(1).jpg

    The first coat of future is on. I'll wait a few days before applying the decals.

    Thanks for looking.

    Cheers

    Nico

    1/72 Airfix F4U OOB

    in Bent Wing Group Build (Ended)

    Posted

    Thank for the heads up and info mawz! I have to agree with you on the decals. They really are something special. You did an excellent job on yours! I'll be happy if mine turns out half that nice. Thanks for sharing the photo.

    Progress...

    After painting the interior I decided to rescribe the panel lines. I used a hobby knife and followed the raised panel lines. I used a compass to make rivet holes. After sanding with P1200 wet and dry sandpaper I went over the lines again using a slightly thicker knife that went blunt over the years.

    The result...

    Corsair+Mk.IV.jpg

    The plastic is very soft and quite thin in some places. I punched a few holes right through the fuselage. Nothing a bit of filler can't fix!

    Corsair+Mk.IV+(1).jpg

    Now, on to the other side of the fuselage and the wings!

    1/72 Airfix F4U OOB

    in Bent Wing Group Build (Ended)

    Posted

    I'm going for the British Pacific Fleet markings. I have been building way too many camouflaged models lately!

    @SERNAK: That is not a bad idea but the detail on some of the parts (landing gear, propeller, engine, cockpit) is so bad that it will have to be replaced completely! I'm thinking in-flight, gear up, prop spinning...

    1/72 Airfix F4U OOB

    in Bent Wing Group Build (Ended)

    Posted · Edited by Nicolaas

    Hello!

    I'm starting of with this 1/72 Airfix Corsair...

    1-72+Corsair.jpg

    ... and yes, that's all the parts!

    I have never been a big fan of Airfix kits but some of their newer kits are very nice. That's why I bought this one, before doing research first, only to find out that it's an old kit in a new box :bandhead2: . "Never again!", I told myself!

    I'm building this one out of the box. I have a few new tricks that I want to try out!

    Air Zermatt EC135

    in Helicopter Modeling

    Posted

    Hi guys!

    I'm building the Revell 1/32 EC135 in the colours of Air Zermatt. I'm looking for photos of the interior/cockpit of the helicopter in particular, the area between the 2 front seats, the curtain behind the pilot seat, the switches and panel above the pilot's head and detailed pictures of the front seats.

    Thank you in advance!

    Nico

    CF-188A to F/A-18C

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    Hi

    I bought a 1/48 Hasegawa CF-188A at a model sale yesterday. I want to build a Swiss AF F/A-18C. What are the differences between the F/A-18A and F/A-18C? Only thing I can see is the formation light? on the port side of the Swiss F/A-18C's just in front of the cockpit.

    Thanks in advance

    Nico

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