phoenixs Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Hello to all, with this my last job I tried to put all my efforts on weathering, trying to give a worn look to my Corsair. The Corsairs of the Marines were really "massacred" by environmental conditions found on the South Pacific islands: hot sun, abrasive sand as crystalline diamond paper, salt made themselves felt on the livery of the great fighters of the Vought. I have depleted all the techniques in my "possession" (Preshading, Postshading, paint chips with toothbrush and maskol, desaturation varied, use of pigments, oil washes and Panel liner of Ak interactive), many of which used to first time. To you the opinions ... my critical opinion is that, to date, I gave the best I could give and so I am very satisfied. In short: F-4U1 "Birdcage" personal aircraft of Lieutenant Wilbur "Gus" Thomas nicknamed Gus's Gopher, you belong to VMF-213 stationed in July '43 air base on Guadalcanal Tamiya kit 1/32 scale Aftermarket: Resin Motor Eduard, accessory bay in the Grey Matter resin wheels Barracuda Cast resin. Color: Tamiya and Gunze. Here are the photos, Semper Fidelis. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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polo1112 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Stunning work!!! Beautifully done!!! Congratulations. Polo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Parabat Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Quite an incredible model, it looks superb to my eyes, exceptional weathering and detailing. Bravo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam1818 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Wow that's a great looking Corsair!! The paint finish and chipping is amazing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murad Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Masterpiece! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delayar Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 wow! Absolutely stunning! Markus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brad-M Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Hi there, That's one of the nicest Corsair's I've seen. The level of detail and final weathering is outstanding. Congratulations!! I do have a question; where did you get that wooden stand for your model? Brad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 A real WOW-expression build. Absolute stunner and the show stopper. To my eye it's done with no flaws. Very nice finish with no orange peel effect, smooth. The cockpit parts look as crisp as if it is just a scaled down real thing. Gorgeous model. Very high artistic impression I would say. The weathering is very skillfully made. No overweathered saying so. Fine and subtle. It looks to be a hand of a real artist. Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my favs are F`s Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Very nice looking Corsair! I wonder how it looks clean although the great tear and wear. Very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karl h Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 very, very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wardog Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Exceptional! E. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 That looks about perfect in every aspect! The weathering and finish look awesome!! Well done! Brandon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Very nice, I can say I think ol' Gus would go-pher (Awww c'mon ya know somebody was gonna say it )that, outstanding in all phases. The weathering makes it look like a well worn, well used, battle tested kick arse bent wing beauty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kellerassel Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Simply perfect! Dieter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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