Shawn M Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 (edited) Hi gang, Figured since I spend so much time lurking and learning here I might as well share whats on the bench right now. Im doing the old Revell 1/32 F4U kit, with a twist. No cockpit, no engine as Im going to try my hand at tarps to cover these items. This leaves the underside and finish as my main points to nail. On with the pics! They are all kept here if you want to just flip through them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnmanny/se...57624455102919/ Made the opening for the wing brace strut: Opened the pilots step: Added "some" details to the tail wheel bay, you can also see the re-worked tail gear: Weatherd it all: Joined the fuse halves and added the canopy: Made a "dummy" motor to hold the prop shaft: Started the wing center section, new exhaust ducts, carb blow out plugs, oil cooler/intercooler duct doors and boxing the gear bays: Thats all for now Edited January 1, 2011 by Shawn M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 I gear bay boxed, 1 to go then I get to detail them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Shawn That is really Interesting build and I am going to enjoy following this... Looks good so far Shawn.. Good work!!! Keep up the good work and post more soon.. HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thanks Holmes! I should get some more work done tonight, pics will follow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon50EX Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Hey Shawn don't forget the wheel well cutouts are mis-proportioned. The rear wall needs to be moved forward roughly .100 inches and the forward edges of the main door cutouts need to be extended forward. Cheers, david Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Wow David! Thank you for that. Its a bit more involved then I think Im going to get though.. Im already covered head to toe in styrene...lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 Tonight I boxed in the last of the gear bays and started adding the strips. Also finished off the exhaust for the other side. my bench is a disaster right now.. :BANGHEAD2: Next up is finish striping the gear bays, add the door actuators, add what little plumbing was in the gear bays then paint the wing interior then close up the inner sections Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I had that kit when I was a kid. I would never touch it now. I hope someone someday soon comes out with another Corsair in 1/32 other then Trumpeter. I have had nothing but problems with their kits and am not looking forward to getting more of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 Its a "good" kit, if you like a blank canvas to detail. I realized a few days ago that I haven't built a "Modern" kit since I was in High School. They've all been old issue revells and monograms, Im exciting to start my Dragon P-51. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 I finished the gear bays this weekend. also reshaped the cooler scoop on one wing: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiderFan Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I had that kit when I was a kid. I would never touch it now. I hope someone someday soon comes out with another Corsair in 1/32 other then Trumpeter. I have had nothing but problems with their kits and am not looking forward to getting more of them. Strange. That's the first negative thing I've heard about Trumpeter aircraft kits. I've got a 1:32 A7E in the queue and my eye's on Trumpeters 1:32 F4U. Both of these kits have great reviews and don't seem to be any more problematic than the Academy kits of the same scale. That all said, Trumpeter did mess up the name of one of their 1:700 ship models. They manufactured their Tribal Class destroyer as HMS Huron. When it fact it should be HMCS Huron. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 In regards to the Trumpeter Corsair I know the cowling is "off" shaped and the wings are a real bear if you decide to build them down. Mind you this is all internet hearsay, but that many people cant be all wrong. I'd like to try a Trumpeter Kit at some point, the Frogfoot, A-10 and Harrier all look like fun in 1/32 scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 The trump corsair is not shake and bake - that's for sure. With time and patience, it will look very nice but out of the box, it needs a lot of work. But that's why we are here, right? I love the work you are doing on this Revell Corsair - please keep it up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 Will do! Im struggling with the wing fold area on my build right now...accuracy vs. stability/buildability. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Will do!Im struggling with the wing fold area on my build right now...accuracy vs. stability/buildability. Assuming you are doing the wings folded up - there are lots of pics out there. Its not too bad if you focus on one hose or wire at a time. All at once, it does look intimidating! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 Pictures I have plenty of. The issue is the kit has this "horn" you mount the wing on....well the "horn" doesn't exist in reality and if I cut it off I'm left making all the support/location bits. Do I just need to "man up" and hack away? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 Ok, so I compromised between accuracy and ease of build. Here you can see the "trough" that is the wing roots. close up of the "detail free zone", mid you this is after I removed the hold down brackets and the pivot bar. Blank faced, half ribs.. added details, made a false half rib, filled in voids, drilled holes and tried to make the wing pivot look something like a shape based in reality. Please remember this is all still roughed in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Very good idea! I have never seen the Revell wing fold... now I know what you mean with the 'horn' Its looking very good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 Very good idea! I have never seen the Revell wing fold... now I know what you mean with the 'horn'Its looking very good. Thanks, I now know why no one has seen this area..it sucks. lol I wondered why all the builds I found online had the wings down...its because they were built by sane people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon50EX Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Shawn, its probably irrelevant if you build the model with the wings folded, but if you build it with the wings spread, theres a design defect in the kit- The wings don't sit at the same angle. The right wing has about twice the dihedral that it should. Also, the holes for the machine guns are positioned too far inboard. I can send you shots of my 32nd scale Corsair project if you are interested. convairb58 (at) yahoo (dot) com. Cheers, david Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 David, You are SO right about the guns being in the wrong spot, I have a wing rib right in the middle of one! Luckily Im covering it with "doped tissue". My wings will be folded, but I'd love to see your build, I'll e-mail you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fabster Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Oh, my! You're going insane with all this precision scratch building on this corsair, Shawn! I love it. Not many guys will go the extra mile(s) to make an older kit look this good! Keep those pictures coming, my friend! FAB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 Thanks Fabster! These are the kits I learned on as a kid, why not re-explore them with more patience and skill...plus Im cheap :) and so are these kits. I did some more clean up work last night, got everything to fit right. Time for some paint, then glue up that halves and continue detailing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 got some paint laid down last night, Yellow Zinc Chromate for the gear bays. Need to weather it, chromate the other side, weather it and glue 'em up! No pics unless you really want to see a crappy paint job of ugly yellow over silver... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 finished the chromate work, built oil coolers and weathered one gear bay pics tomorrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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