1/72 F4U-1 Corsair. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. This was achieved in the former by adding more white, and in the latter by just not lightening my base mix. This aftermarket set is designed for: Trumpeter. Boyington had appointed Lucy as the executor of an allotment for his children from a previous marriage, and by 1945 the deposits added up to some $15,000. The F4U Corsair is one the most iconic fighters of WWII. That kicks me into an entirely new level of modeling. First, I laid down my bare metal. As I did the bottom of the plane (see slide two above) I used too much paint (this is a reoccurring theme here) and actually wiped off parts of the underside multiple times. Involved in anti-submarine patrol from HMS Formidable enroute to Scapa after Operation Mascot against the German Battleship Tirpitz, in company with Barracuda of Wing Leader Lt Cdr RS Baker-Falkner. The 32nd scale Tamiya kit made a lot of sense, because its the best Corsair out there, its a fun build, and its large and impressive enough that a lot of detail can be seen without being too hard on the eyesight. Time and effort here can lead to a great model afterwards. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. It's been a joy to work w/this oneeven the small bits are perfectly set and I have not had to remove much flash at all. 1) Pacific Profiles Volume 4: Allied Fighters: Vought F4U Corsair Series: Solomons Theatre 1943-1944 by Michael Claringbould (ISBN13:9780648926238) The Lucybelle decals were applied to the -1A kit and the Birdcage decals for Boyington's aircraft added to the correctly built Birdcage Corsair. The progression here for slides 1-6: Sprayed a thinner/deck tan mix to start weathering gas caps, stains off access doors, etc. One thing that is certain is the Darker Sea Blue extends very far down the fuselage sides and the intermediate blue region on the sides of the forward fuselage and engine cowling is very narrow, but its there. 02710, Modex 10. On the Corsiar -1 Birdcage the interior color of the tail wheel section and most of the interior section forward of the cockpit were painted in a pinkish color called Salmon Pink. There are not really any sub-assemblies on these older kits as you might see on their newer tooled kits. Hi, Jennings, I know, I was in a rush to give what I was hoping would be some useful information. Hes one of the few surviving Birdcage Corsair pilots. In September 1943, he took command of Marine fighter squadron VMF-214 (Black Sheep). 2005. There is a photo of that plane in CV archives. Then things got interesting. Also, Testor's Model Master has all the colors you might need. View our, http://s37.photobucket.com/user/kg4kpg/library/Planes?sort=3&page=1. The only spot of semi-trouble was the join of the outer and inner wings. A hellish sun, high humidity, the corrosive effects of the salty sea air, constant exposure to the elements, and scouring from the sand and crushed coral they operated from. Many portrayed it as his personal plane, though he never flew it in combat, let alone with such markings. This kit didn't offer any cockpit so I decided in this first phase that I would attempt to build one from scratch. Putting the pieces together wasnt difficult because everything fit wellalmost no seam work required. Montex 1/48 VOUGHT F4U-4 CORSAIR CANOPY PAINT MASK Academy. Most of the 34 F4U-2s arrived at the Naval Aircraft Factory in the Earlier ANA Sea Gray over ANA Light Aircraft Gray paint scheme, and were repainted at the depot level. The paints still a little too thick but I was OK w/it. F4U-1A Corsair cockpit set for Trumpeter Number: 2021 Scale: 1:32 Type: Detail set Barcode: 8591150003710 (EAN) Topic: Vought F4U Corsair Propeller (Aircraft) Designed for. This was then subjecting to the same chipping procedure, but far more carefully. I tried a few different things between streaking some maintenance fluids/oil, gun staining, etc. whole other level. But in the field, resources can be lacking, and priorities elsewhere. Many readers of will also have not seen some of the more standard schemes where there are irregular transitions between the colors especially the Intermediate and Sea Blues. No one makes it but Testors Model Master RLM23 is close. The first Corsairs sent to England were all white. I used Barracuda decals and other bits from Eduard to add detail and ambiance. Corsair Markings and Nose Art of VMF-512. I spent hours visualizing how I was going to pull this offand ended up using a LOT of tape (youll see), Plasti-tak, had to repaint the entire fuselage and parts of two wings and generally spent an inordinate amount of time mixing paints to get some semblance of an overall paint scheme that didnt include too much, or too little variations and hues of blue. As for this particular aircraft, theres photographic evidence of VMF-222 running six insignias into 1944 https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=22782. The resulting work produced the F2G "Super Corsair", a design centered around the massive and powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 "Wasp Major" 28-cylinder, four-row, air-cooled . Getting the theme of this build so far? Butin the end that worked because it made the finish more realistic. A storm of negative publicity followed, along with a bitter dispute. First up, in the standard 3-tone Navy scheme was the Insignia White. :Ps :Ps, You might want to consider putting your skins here aswell for quick feedback :http://live.warthunder.com/, You might want to consider putting your skins here aswell for quick feedback :http://live.warthunder.com, Thankyou for your advice! I used combinations of rust-colored Tamiya Weathering Masters and Vallejo pigments to detail the exhaust stacks. Boyingtons deeds in the Southwest Pacific were inspired by Lucy Malcolmson, a former showgirl he met aboard the SS Brazil in 1942. Change). It took a bit careful placement of the fingers and thumbs to line everything up, ensure everything was level, and not create any finger prints in the plastic. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Modelers Everywhere!! Quick delivery of your "Decals Vought F4U-1 Corsair" decals for military aircraft at the price of 12.99 GBP with 1001hobbies, the Techmod specialist. Id guess thats why you see pictures with the bar extensions but no red surrounds. Special Hobby L-4 Grasshopper From Africa to Central Europe, FREE SHIPPING ON DOMESTIC ORDERS OVER $85. Aircraft was ferried by boat for further investigation. This is well beyond my expertise. Enjoy these model airplane photos of the F4U-1A Corsair flown by Marine Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Black basing allows you to put variations in tone and hue across the entire plane in, more or less, a randomized way. I had success w/chipping on earlier models and on the interior so with knowledge I was great at this I pushed forward and. Yes, there's photos of an AU-1 that was painted in a gull grey and white scheme during the sixties, I believe. As per. If you can find a copy (ebay maybe?) In January 1944, Boyington, outnumbered by Japanese Zero planes, was shot down into the Pacific Ocean after downing one of the enemy planes. The Tamiya kits offer a simple but relatively painless building experience. on Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Modelers Everywhere!! In a lot of these shots youll see scuff marks on the wings/fuselagelike the Montex Mask overhead shot of the insignia. Dozens of artists, model makers, die-cast companies, and custom decal printers issued innumerable renditions of Boyington's F4U. Anyone know where I can find this skin? What I would say is you have is you have a very nice wife. US Navy (1794-now) Also the common problem of fuel tank leakage is evident, and Squadron engineers felt a few more pieces of tape would be useful, resulting in the Hyper-Dodecahedron-esque tape treatment on the fuel tank cover. Otherwise you'll have a grand mess. It took a bit careful placement of the fingers and thumbs to line everything up, ensure everything was level, and not create any finger prints in the plastic. In 1976, NBC launched a weekly action-adventure series called Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, loosely based on Greg Boyington's autobiography of the same name. Size US 8-12 80% Combed Cotton, 17% Polyamide, 3% Elastane Seamless . But Lulubelle was not the correct name. Theyre incredibly easy to use and add an incredible amount of detail to the interior. The model represents a plane from VMF-214 Black Sheep squadron in July 1951. After seeing two recently published videos on Youtube (courtesy of Plasmo and Scale-a-ton) I was destined to use some methods of theirs, and also make a pretty beat up looking bird. Big plus. I guess i'll try MMP-062, MMP-071 and MRP Insignia White then. If you know how to place decals and use CA glue without gluing your fingers together you can use Quinta Studios decals. Dave Hansens Answer About F4U-2 paintschemes, Follow My Forgotten Hobby on WordPress.com, My Forgotten Hobby III The sequel to My Forgotten Hobby II, Intermission Monsterkit in stop motion: WWII british Nightbomber AVRO Lancaster in 1/32 from BorderModel. For the varnish, I used VMS Matte varnish. Lastly I finished up the Light Gray undersides, repainted the tail, and sprayed the leading edges of the wings with unlightened Blue Gray, representing a touch-up job. From there it was time to experiment a little bit. Color scheme is Dark Sea Blue over Intermediate Blue and Flat White. I have also received the same kits you have and have been looking in to the color schemes. In the next article, well describe a more than painless buildstay tuned! Tamiya Corsair F4U-1D 1/48 - Painting | The Inner Nerd The Inner Nerd Scale Modelling 80.5K subscribers 338K views 5 years ago Scale Model Series Tamiya 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft by The Inner. I am Active Duty Air Force and paint F16s as my career, and have done some custom heritage tails lately, and am attempting my hand at painting them in scale form. (N)-101 aircraft display this very high degree of blending between colours. This was probably the first Corsair captured by the Germans. When trying to be accurate with some of these paint schemes it can be very difficult. Gunze Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500, sprayed through an airbrush. 32-Corsair-01 1:32 Scale, 44-Corsair-01 1:144 Scale, 48-Corsair-01 1:48 Scale, 72-Corsair-01 1:72 Scale. Next, it was time to put it to the test by shooting the intermediate blue. I didnt want to resort to chemical means and risk affecting my just completed paint work. FOR SALE! As for the Marking Color i can use Gunze offwhite and the so called "insignia blue" but what FS number is it? and others for oil lines and other bits to attach and it ended up at 96 total drill points. It just sucks you in to some imaginary place where youre the pilot and the clouds await your arrival (dreamerI know). One-way pattern and you can get in a rhythm, Sprayed a Testors Clear Coat layer over the entire aircraft and then used a combination of Flory light and dark washesdepending on the part of the aircraft would be effected by either or both. The show lasted three seasons and propelled Boyington back into the national spotlight, making him a popular attraction at air shows across the country. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. I've never used MMP so far but it seems they perform much better on spraying smooth edges/mottling than other acrylic paints like vallejo or AK/MIG (with these paints i was never able to get a cloudy finish as it should be). I did this not only for the national insignia, but also the plane ID markings as well. My normal process for painting is as follows: Alclad Black Primer and Microfiller, shading/marbling with white and different shades that are near the base color or that could add interest in terms of staining, etc. 0.03 oz. It even forced the design of the landing geareverything was connected. Most of the 34 F4U-2s arrived at the Naval Aircraft Factory in the Earlier ANA Sea Gray over ANA Light Aircraft Gray paint scheme, and were repainted at the depot level. Beautiful scale detail. I really tried to do something different with the paint scheme and spent a considerable amount of time masking for the markings as well as the . Hot take: I dont feel this is a necessary step. Over that went some Tamiya XF-4 Yellow Green, which does a great impression of yellow zinc chromate. Once I was satisfied with the primer coverage on both models, I let them sit for approx. December 26, 2017 in General Discussion. The two-color scheme was blue-gray over light gray. For the rest of the weathering, I did some panel line work with thinned oils, along with a bit of additional streaking around hatches, etc. It gives the paint a worn look thats really hard to replicate without extensive post shading. Early F4U-1A's may have been Salmon. many color photos, the early marks were painted with USN Blue Gray and olive drab, with Sky below, or light gray, though Sky is more likely, and born out by those same color photos. My best guess is the VF(N)-101 planes either had the very highly blended scheme where the Non Spec Sea Blue blends very broadly with the Intermediate Blue, or the intermediate blue sides were overpainted, probably with semi gloss sea blue or Fresh Non Spec Sea Blue. The kit itself is meant to have retractable gear and folding wings. thats a new one no seriously never seen that on a blue grey F4U -1 /1A..or even a tri colour of any type Paint guide courtesy of Tamiya's F4U-1 kit, KEY: AMMO = Ammo by Mig Jimenez (Acrylic); AV = Acrylicos Vallejo (Acrylic); GSI = Gunze Sangyo (Cxxx = Mr.Color Lacquer/Hxxx = Mr.Hobby/Aqueous Acrylic); HAT = Hataka (Axx = Acrylic/Cxx = Lacquer); LC = Lifecolor (Acrylic); MIS = Mission Models (Acrylic); MRP = Mr.Paint (xxx = Lacquer/Axxx = Acrylic); REV = Revell (32xxx = Enamel/36xxx = Acrylic); TAM = Tamiya (Xxx & XFxx = Acrylic/all others = Lacquer); TES = Testors (Enamel); XTRA = XtraColour (X = Enamel/XA = Acrylic). Once that was complete, I covered the markings entirely for the subsequent painting. so I can try to duplicate all of the paint patch work and . I know of course of the tri scheme with dark blue, medium blue and isiginia white. Wouldn't be the first time, the modern photos of the Blue Angels Bearcat you see floating around are of an F8F-2 which the Blue Angels never flew. Oh, and PM me your wifes number, I think mine needs to chat with her. In reality United States aircraft were not all that prone to extreme chipping the way, say, Japanese aircraft were. After seeing two recently published videos on Youtube (courtesy of Plasmo and Scale-a-ton) I was destined to use some methods of theirs, and also make a pretty beat up looking bird. I spent time in the instructions to figure out what to glue first and paint secondand what to paint first and glue second. It was written off following a ground accident with another Corsair at NAS Barbers Point, TH. U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) fighter ace Gregory Pappy Boyington (Dec. 4, 1912 Jan. 11, 1988) was initially a USMC aviator with the Pacific fleet before being recruited by the legendary Flying Tigers (1st American Volunteer Group) in the Republic of China Air Force in Burma at the end of 1941 and part of 1942, during the military conflict between China and Japan, and the beginning of World War II. Finally, I went back and filled in the rest of the areas with the sea blue. Features specific to the F4U-1A such as the semi-bubble canopy, starboard leading edge spoiler and extended tail wheel strut are captured with accuracy. This is for F4U-1Ds only - Interior Green would be used in the cockpit only. I applied the decals directly over my paint work without sealing the paint/spraying a gloss layer. If you want something exotic, there are some interesting schemes for F4Us and FG-1s that participated in the 1969 Soccer War between Honduras and El Salvador. All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. Another curiosity is the presence of these markings at six points. AS8 for the upper side (US Navy Blue) and AS19 (Intermediate Blue) for the sides but there are nowhere any FS numbers to be found for these paints AND comparing some pics (I know its on a monitor so it can be very unclear) intermediate or navy blue doesn't look like their counterparts in other brands. The earlier F4U-2s featured a very high degree of blending of the Non Spec Sea Blue with the Intermediate Blue. I think its partially more art-form than coloring in-between-the-lines work. So build it as you see fit. I have no knowledge how accurate they are, but those are nominally the colors MMP thinks are correct. New aircraft shipped from the factory this way, and deployed units complied as they could, when they could. The other weathering technique is purely accidental. For the most part, the pattern was the same on both aircraft (18 and 831) when it came to the engine cowling and outer half of the underside of the wing. After purchasing a book by Michael Claringbould (see References Used below) on Corsair profiles from a show earlier this year I knew I wanted to utilize those more interesting transitions when building a Corsair. The masks I used were from Maketar. Theyre thin, prone to tearing or settling down less than straight or silvering even as all the decals around them lay down perfectly. Hello! This Corsair photo exactly matches the paint scheme of our plane as it was displayed at one of David Tallichet's restaurants. More resultsalthough the little white lines are me messing up (wiped off w/wet paper towel. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Academy Minicraft Vought Corsair F4U-4 Kit 1656 NO BOX 1/48 at the best online prices at eBay! . For decades he was right. I am wondering if this is actually the case. The hardest to obtain part of this build was the Tamiya Flat Clear paint. Some Night Fighter F4Us were overall Flat Black in Korea. Corsair is my favorite plane, Outstanding work. They are Tamiya kits, albeit from nearly 30 years ago. Thanks for any tips. I also used the same spray technique above on the exhaust running down the fuselagebut with darker paint and less thinner. Dear customers, if you do not have a registration at the new e-shop, you need to register again. (LogOut/ I use it on some of the places I expect fuel, oil, or other fluid/stain marks. This has the effect of melting the chipping fluid, and giving the paint atop it no purchase, so that it flakes away. For example, many of those red borders were painted over before orders came down and others were never painted in the first place. Which colors do i need in mentioned MRPaint or MMP range for the three tone schemes these 2 mashines had and if i can use Gunze H326 and their offwhite for spraying the markings? More information More like this Model Airplanes Kit Model Planes F4u Corsair Wwii Plane Military Diorama Revell Aircraft Modeling Plastic Models Fighter Jets Large Scale Planes, the home of large scale aircraft modeling. I wanted bits of chromate primer peeking out, as well. Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. Or so everyone thought. Hi Colin, This rather bent RNZAF F4U-1A Corsair (Stock USN Colours) shows quite well, the Wheel wells/Wheel well doors (given B/W Photo) which look to be white. In addition to this, I did some areas in a lighter blue to give some overall interest and variation to break up the sea blue but to also simulate staining/fading where maintenance fluids would typically be. The one on the first photo is F4U-1, the other picture of the same plane clearly shows that wheel well covers are in the belly color, and both main and tail wells are primed (so it should be salmon): When building a model I tell myself today will be the day I do subtle weatheringand a few minutes later theres so much of Florys Dark Dirt Wash on it looks like my prized model was dropped in the mud and ruined. I wanted to represent the chippingbut not just to bare metal. on Dr. Strangebrush Goes On the Bench with the Chaps from Down Under, on The Dragon 1/35 SdKfz 234/4 Panzersphwagen. This custom-made Vought F4U-1 Corsair "Movie Devotion" model aircraft is an exquisite and detailed replica. So I have ordered a GWS Corsair Slope Glider, it seems that this plane comes without landing gear and it comes unsprayed too. The only spot of semi-trouble was the join of the outer and inner wings. Then, blend everything together with the final color that is intended for the scheme. My personal opinion is that the fuselage sides were repainted in some shade of Sea Blue, and definitely not black as some researchers and authors have proposed. Tamiyas 1/32 F4U-1 Corsair is definitely one of those builds. . Didn't need a lot of water to do the chipping. Plug-in two-piece wing; A quick build, full scale composite ARF. Then they switched to the overall Sea Blue Scheme. RE: Corsair Paint Schemes The new Hanger 9 Corsair is nice it is the scheme of Joe Tobul's F4u4 that crashed and he died in last year at an air show in NC.Thats me and and Joe Tobul's Korean war Hero F4u4 at an air show at Frederick Maryland 2yrs ago Attached Thumbnails Reply Like 11-19-2003, 06:47 PM # 7 RCHYFLYER Senior Member My Feedback: ( 1 ) Using the profiles I found in the book as a template, I made some patterns with the intermediate blue that traveled above the insignia and made a few waves, as it were, that would then be met with the sea blue. I learned so much building this modelabout modeling and myself. on Special Hobby L-4 Grasshopper From Africa to Central Europe, Matching the Needle Size and Dilution to the Job at Hand, The Revell Land Rover Series lll 109 Long Wheelbase Station Wagon. This was then subjecting to the same chipping procedure, but far more carefully. Thanks for the help so far, but i already have nearly all Tamiya paints i need for these builds (interior colors etc.). His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news media. And thats what Tamiya did when engineering this models enginethey connected the fitting of engine, cowling, exhausts and fuselage as perfect as you can get it. With the main colors down, it was time for some post shading. All right! It started years ago when hair spray was used (still used) as the chipping fluid. I opted for more of an off-white to almost grey on the underside of the fuselage and inner half of the wings. In January 1943, units were ordered to paint bar extensions to either side of the insignia, and then to surround the entire affair with a red border. Sorting out the interior colours of the Corsair is particularly tricky. Does anyone else remember that? I broke out my computer, fired up the Cricut Design Space software, found suitable files online, and created a template for masks to paint on the markings. It's not air, it's propellant! The three color scheme was dark sea blue and intermediate blue over white. Change). I wanted to maintain the black-basing effects for the main paint job, so I started by going over the painted areas with Tamiya X-18 Semi-Gloss Black. Try a new paint. Thats 4x18 to start. I have that kit and am happy to hear its the best you have seen so far. It was a difficult scheme to apply in practice, and no two aircraft looked exactly alike. Now you can buy specialty products that do the same thing (at a much higher cost per oz/gram of course) BTWthe H&S Evolution I'm working with is excellent but at some point yesterday I tipped the bowl over far enough and a lot of paint ran down the front of the brush into the nozzle area. What this does is gently fade the paint not covered in salt. (Probably RNZAF Official - Used for Illustration purposes only) See the Montex mask above? Fuselage length: 318mm, wingspan: 390mm. Nevertheless, as told by Warren Thompson in his book F4U Corsair Units of the Korean War, on Sep. 10, 1952 Capt. Visit Factory Direct Models and view the details of 5,000 different model pictures in our aircraft picture gallery. Cockpit: FS 34151 Interior Green. my wife got me 2 Tamiya Corsairs (F4U-1 and F4U-1A) for Christmas and now i tried to find the right colors i need to build em but i've never researched/modeled any US planes and have absolutely no clue about the colors i need. I don't recall seeing the F4U in an Atlantic I or II scheme, but it's possible. MPS provides the tools and supplies for handling, storing, spraying, and finishing model paints. He was then detached to VF(N)-101 aboard USS ENTERPRISE, after the squadron was split in half, when INTREPID was sidelined after a torpedo hit.