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Hi, Paint job update. Kabuki "Stars" out and light 8000 sanding on the full disc Before a full disc mask Blue Grey (Aeromaster acrylic) Liquid mask before sprayed semi gloss black Frisket mask for the side Stars White (RLM 21 Aeromaster) spryed over the mask Maketar star Aeromaster Insigna blue without mask to avoid paint thickness Pascal

Me again Insigna Blue... and problem with the Gunze white sanding with 6000 Micro Flat. ... Insigna Blue Maskol on the ZC this time I made my own mask. More soon. Forza Jules. Pascal

HI, Thanks you guys! Small update. I cut the front exhaust plate. Kabuki Stars for the next step Pascal

Time for Zinc Chromate (Model Master Acryl): Quick hairspray coat: Soon Stars: Voilà, c'est tout. Forza Jules. Pascal

Hi, Thanks Zaxos. I still have a little stock of Aeromaster.. for about 15 or 18 years. Small progress on the Corsair. Paint work is starting on the folding part of the wings. Gear bay is almost done after the color was modified: White ZP primer: Pre shading process on the stabilo. Dull alu from Alclad over the white primer: Maskol for the chipping effect: Pascal

Hi, Stunning! Pascal

Hi, Bad day, sad day. Japan GP. FORZA Jules. I wasn't satisfy with the grey color. Parts masked waiting for the new color. Paint "research". Aeromaster Blue Gray for the upper surface: I love that paint! Same part after post shading of Blue Grey from Gunze on the rivets + light coat of Klir + oils ( W&N Raw Umber for details, Titanium White for effects) + Micro Flat This one after post shading of Blue Grey from Gunze on the rivets + light coat of Klir + oils ( W&N Raw Umber for details, Titanium White and Olive Green for effects) + Micro Flat Here, just Gunze Blu

Hi, Thank you Joel! Micro progress But it was a very busy day: - Sport early this morning (Japan GP practice), - small flight just after the morning sport to enjoy this sunny day, - housework (garden ...), but some connection with aviation! Pics: Test fitting after some corrections Need holes! Brassin parts don't have!! More soon Pascal

Joel, The aft of the propeller blades is often more worn than the forward area. This is a picture I took few days ago on friend of mine plane (Lockheed Electra :wub: ) This is the back side of the Hamilton Blade of the P&W R-985: Hope it helps ;) Pascal

Hi everybody, Small progress. Some work done on the exhausts: With pastels: "Test fit": Plastic assembled on the resin P&W: "Sewing" (Passepoil in French...) done on the headrest: Small weathering with oils and Humbrol 144. Second "wash" with oil on the wheels: That's all for today. More soon ;) Pascal

Again and again... Part of the hub is painted Mat Alu and the tip Airframe Alu. First "wash": With Hamilton Logos and instructions: Wings done: Test fit... Terrific!! More soon ;) Pascal

Hi, Time for Yellow! Masking tape and a bit of Maskol on the tip leading edge: Yellow Zinc Chromate as primer: Insigna Yellow: A mist of yellow is srayed on the back side: Discreet, but that's the purpose! Pascal

Me again The propeller received his second thin coat of Alclad Black Then ... 2 light coats of Airframe Aluminum The blades are then taken up with a little more pressure and less paint to keep the tone, thickening the layer to make it more solid and less shiny Time for the Black (Semi Gloss Black from Model Master Acrylic) The layers are very thin while emphasizing the central, and the trailing edge of the blades. Lighter on the leading and the rear end face of the blades. The yellow should be passed quickly on the blades tips. That's it. Pascal

Good evening, Thanks Joel. It seems that Tamiya will just release the 1A for the moment... Small update. A very thin veil of Light Gray went on aluminum rims. Maskol protects tires. The Maskol is removed and black is quickly sprayed to do a touch up on the tire and slightly darken the flanks The first weathering step: It was also time to take care of the wings. One word about the build quality: Perfect! Wing tips are separate parts ... Deadly accuracy of the assembly!! Care should be taken not to forget to pierce the upper surface for the passage of small circular

The inside of the glass parts are partially weathered: These tasks have been an opportunity to try one of the last painting tools: I start to stock up in anticipation of the next ... Corsair More soon. Pascal

Good evening, Progress but few pictures. After bonding the two halves of body, the bead is removed with a blade. A very rapid transition from abrasive in places enough to guarantee a good surface finish, no filler. A slight darker line at the junction area is sometimes perceptible, but it is that the weld of melted plastic. Exhausts were drilled, refined and covered with a thin layer of "cockpit black": Very thin layer of Alclad Black Primer in anticipation of the "Airframe alu" underlayer : Pascal

Hi Joel, Thanks! Pics problem must be fixed now. Yep, frame is painted with a brush. Humbrol 88 for the green, model Master yellow ZC for the canopy. Pascal

Hi, Thanks Joel ;)/> The cockpit is now enclosed in the fuselage. I finalized the stick adding the conduct of the "funnel". Hard to see with the center wing box in place, but I will try to take a picture tomorrow. Lower window reinforcements are also installed, painted and slightly weatheredas well as the "bottom" of the cockpit. The pipes have all well took their place: Cool! Next step : Maybe weathering the wheel wells I also paint the internal frames of the windshield and canopy. Green for the first, to have the cockpit color on the lower area of the transparent part:

Hi, Many thanks Joel! Small progress, but progress. I was not really satisfied with the cockpit because of the details I had decided not to represent ... were missing! So I removed the support of the hydraulic system to add connections and pipes. It seems a bit raw at the moment but once painted, it will look better. Fittings .031 "and .038" 0.3 cables pipes, 0.5, 0.6. That's it. pascal

Hello there, Thank you guys! Tiny update. In order to definitively close the fuselage and install the center wing box, the latest additions are underway. It is therefore necessary to finalize the cockpit and the engine to have no surprise during assembly of the firewall. This last determines the successful integration of the entire front section. The motor is thus completed to 98%: Some details still need to be added before a light "aging" and installation of reinforcement arms of the lower window: More shortly ... pascal

Hi, Thanks Joel ;) Small progress... Time to work the same way on the windshield. Test fitting. Pascal

Hi Joel, Thanks ;) The metal frame of the inside of the canopy is made of self-adhesive aluminum strips, no commercial PE set. The two lower main frames are glued in place then cut following the plastic part shape. They are installed inside the canopy following the external frame, then "riveted" into place using a Beading tool set enhance the effect of volume. This will also eventually allow to get some effects, representative hopefully operational use I hope. It's pretty easy to do with such easy shape, so it would have been a shame not to do it ;) Pascal

For assembly that suits me, I placed strips of plastic card at the "break" of the lower wing part. This enables perfect alignment of the radiators intakes and prevents putty after assembly. Just leave a slight backwardation(?): Gluing of the extrados: I finally started working on the canopy. Internal frames are never shown or proposed in photo-etched ... it does not suit me. I (tried) to systematically achieve this detail which seems to me rather important in a cockpit, the more so when it is on the 32nd. Further details will round, I hope the start of detailing. Voilà

Rims; lovely details on those proposed by Barracuda compared to those (already very thin) from Tamiya: Oil coolers are completed: then installed: They can be distinguished through the cooling flap whose lip was refined: The leading and trailing edges of the fowler are completed and all awaiting paint: Test fit: Pascal

Hi, Thank You! Some progress on the Corsair. Work continues in the central section. I sprayed a coat of "Salmon" protection in the wheel well: Light Gray (Gunze): Zinc Chromate on the doors: Pascal :salute:/>