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My Hasegawa 1/72 thunderbolt...

Actually this is a pretty heavily modified kit... as the old Hasegawa kit needs a bit of help. Its got an Engine and Things aftermarket R2800. There are AM gun barrels, I switched up the cockpit with one from another kit. The pilot is from the Revell RAF aircrew set, but I had to modify him to get him accurate. There are a few details I'll need to include but I'm a bit busy the next few days so I thought I'd take the photos now for you all.

This is the photo I used as inspiration:

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And here is the kit.

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You'll notice the propeller is not fully detailed. I intend to get a prop blur set so I can replicate the photo better.

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Hope you like it.

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Thanks for the comments on the Rufe guys.

Ax, I love that paint job, very fine surface, it looks highly polished. A Corsair with the flaps down looks so cool

Bill

I agree. Great finish!

-O

Smooth finish on the Corsair, looks great. Rob

Rob, Bill and "O"

Thank you very much for your kind words. No polishing involved. Just five layers of Model Master Glosscote. And I agree about the lowered flaps. It give her that certain, 'Je ne sais pas?" ("I don't know.")

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The pair of Corsairs is done. This is the Tamiya F4U-1D kit with Airfix's markings for Sub Lt Hampton Grey's X/115 of 1841 Squadron off HMS Formidable and Airfix's FAA Corsair IV kit with Tamiya's markings for VF-84 "Wolf Gang" off USS Bunker Hill. The only addition was a pair of British-pattern 500lb bombs for Grey's aircraft, sourced from an Academy Hawker Tempest

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F4U-1D and Corsair Mk IV by mawz_models, on Flickr

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F4U-1D and Corsair Mk IV by mawz_models, on Flickr

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Tamiya Corsair Mk IV 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr

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Airfix F4U-1D 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr

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pabbi and mawz,

Very nice work, gentlemen.

Thanks, I rather liked your take on X/115 as well. Funny how decal sets differ though (the Airfix one I used is incorrect in at least one regard, X/115 was KD399, not KD658 as Airfix has it. Not sure about the other differences between the two decal sheets)

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Here we go, my interpretation of RAF Thunderbolt II HD269 with No.615 Squadron in Burma, 1945. 1/72 Academy kit, OOB. Painted with Humbrol.

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I hope you like it.

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Hey I finished something!

Academy SB-17G kit. OOB except I threw some True Details weighted tires on it.

I'm not sure exactly where this aircraft depicted served but I got the OK since SB-17s were used in the Pacific.

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More pics in build thread.

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I haven't been to this thread in a while.

Gentlemen...Exhausted, Pete, 'hamm, phantom, CorsairMan...

Outstanding work from each of you! Very well done.

Mike

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1/48 Hasegawa Hi-Grade Collector Series D3A1 "Val", in colors & markings from IJN Junyo, 1942. "Vals" from Junyo took part in the attack on the Aleutian Islands in June as well as nearly destroying USS Enterprise at Santa Cruz in October. Junyo would switch over to D4Y "Judys" for the Great Mariannas Turkey Shoot and survived the war to be scrapped in 1946-47.

Paints are WEM Colourcoats. The cockpit is Model Master FS 34095, based on research found at http://www.j-aircraft.com/ .

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Ken

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