1/48 Hasegawa F4U-5 (Argentine Navy)

[Bladerunner]

Ok - so I love Corsairs... and any excuse to build one is a good excuse. This time is a Latin American Group Build - but I thought I would share with you guys:

 

[Bomber Boy]

Mighty fine detailing There BR, well weathered!

James

 

[and!e]

its a great begining!! will watch the building.

 

[Chris S]

Yip ....Excellent start !! Love the IP .

Chris.

 

[Glorfindel]

Sweet start.

 

[adampolo13]

I'm going to keep a close eye on this one!!! Great start!

 

[JMac]

I think Corsairs are very cool also.

And this one looks like it's got a fantastic start. I'll be following your build, maybe get some tips & pointers before I set on building my Tamiya F4U-1D.

 

[glennonrp]

Very impressive cockpit, seat, and tub!

 

[Bladerunner]

A little work on the fuel tanks:

 

[Myke]

Wowzah! Thats some might find detailing. Fuel tank looks great with the additions too.

 

[Bladerunner]

Thanks guys! Sorry for not updating for some time.... The fuselage is not the easiest to put together cleanly. It would have been one thing if there was no fuel/oil filler 'circle' panel on the top. Unfortunately, the panel like was very shallow and despite my best efforts to close the fuse with no gaps or steps - I had to do some sanding. Getting that circular panel line back (which is really a compound circle) was a pain but I think I got it.

The fuseleage also needed a spacer near the nose to properly mate with the bottom wing. I learned that lesson the hard way the last time I build this model. The other 'problem' is the attachment of the cowl... despite hasegawa's obvious cleverness with this design, its not a perfect mate and some clamps, sanding, will have to be used. But this is supposed to be a 'shake and bake' right?

Anyhow - I think I got it back on track. Here is my engine. I made the ignition wires from lead thread. The 'clamps' are tamiya tape. The rest is just paint and some post shade with some drybrushing:


Here is the plane as it stands now - the cowl is not attached

 

[Myke]

Look like after your efforts, everything came out pretty clean.

 

[ShutterAce]

That engine is fantastic!

 

[Dusky]

Lovely work on the cockpit and painting the details. Were they dry brushed or picked out by hand?

 

[PANZERMAN]

Terrific job. Keep up the good work. Bill

 

[Chris S]

That engine looks the business !! it will come up fantastic under paint . Airframe is looking good too

Chris.

 

[Glorfindel]

Seriously looking good here.

 

[schweinhund227]

Nice work...... the extra details you are putting in..... are pretty wicked !

Keep up the great work....

this will be a nice addition to your collection....

 

[Quaralane]

Looking really good here

 

[Bladerunner]

Thanks guys - tonight and this weekend I hope to get it all ready for preshading and maybe start painting. Still a bit of work to do.

Lovely work on the cockpit and painting the details. Were they dry brushed or picked out by hand?

The quick answer is both - drybrush first and then pick things out. I glossed and washed as well. I might not bother next time, you really can't tell it was done.