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Dave Hansen told me I could use what he wrote me. Did the Corsair ever come in overall blue like some Helldivers? Not at all uncommon to see this, since many access doors were on the upper right hand side of the Corsair fuselage. Since the EPA deemed this paint too dangerous to be used in the USA, supplies of this stuff dried up. All right! The Corsair went thru a protracted evolution of the tailwheel assembly in an effort to improve visibility over the nose, and reduce the tendency to swing on landing due to Gyroscopic Precession. The Chance Vought F4U Corsair is widely considered the most capable of all carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War Two. In reality United States aircraft were not all that prone to extreme chipping the way, say, Japanese aircraft were. In Part 3, I'm making a sideways step to explain how I will tackle two very confusing paint schemes, using a paint mule and a large sheet of styrene to work . F4U-1D Corsair. Free shipping above 99. K I tried a few different things between streaking some maintenance fluids/oil, gun staining, etc. Oh, and PM me your wifes number, I think mine needs to chat with her. I had success w/chipping on earlier models and on the interior so with knowledge I was great at this I pushed forward and. I used Barracuda decals and other bits from Eduard to add detail and ambiance. Butin the end that worked because it made the finish more realistic. By The same cannot be said about VF(N)-101s planes. :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! So I grabbed a pin drill and some copper and lead wiringand started. Maybe just dark blue over white or over grey? 1/72 F4U-1 Corsair. 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. Youll see what I mean later on. After the war, Lucy divorced her husband in order to marry Boyington, but at the proverbial last minute he dumped her in favor of a blond bombshell, Frances Baker. Also, you will not have to mix any paint. Its great when done well, but a little goes a long way. Although one kit can be finished as an F4U-1D, both kits were finished as F4U-1As. In September 1943, he took command of Marine fighter squadron VMF-214 (Black Sheep). Well, its been a fair bit of time since my last article, but that doesnt mean things havent been churning their way off my bench top! In this case, Gunze Super Fine Silver. Now that I know that is is common practice amongst us to have more than one type of aircraft I was wondering haow many different paint schemes the F4U Corsair had? ACADEMY 2124 - 1/48 VOUGHT F4U-4B CORSAIR. US Forestry Service pilot Eugene Akers flew this virtually stock F4U-4 Corsair, and was a stunning site to see. The next time I applied air there was this Jackson Pollack blast-mist of green spray paint that covered these parts in spotsI chuckled, used a little thinner to make the spots less conspicuous and moved on. The early F4U's (the Island based Marine units) Had a paint schemed compries of: 1 Insignia white 2 Intermediate Blue ( I think this color is also called "non-specular sea blue", If I am wrong. I drilled four holes in every cylinder; Two for the two spark plug wires, and two for whatever that cross-tube is (I should knowprobably did knowbut didnt care to remember what its called). Boyingtons deeds in the Southwest Pacific were inspired by Lucy Malcolmson, a former showgirl he met aboard the SS Brazil in 1942. :-). My father was chief electrical inspector for Vought. Detail Set Reviews - 1/48. So build it as you see fit. Yes, there's photos of an AU-1 that was painted in a gull grey and white scheme during the sixties, I believe. To see more of Mats work, check out his Tamiya/Italeri Ju-87 Stuka, Trumpeter Me-109F, Tamiya F-51D, Hasegawa c.202 Folgore, Academy P-47, Trumpeter P-40B, or my personal favorite, FJ-4B Fury.). Next, I sprayed a layer of AK Interactive Worn Effects chipping fluid. (LogOut/ When he staged the photograph in the late 1970s, he changed the planes name to Lulubelle, thinking no one would be the wiser. All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. F4U-4 Propeller and Cowling Set True Details. I opted for more of an off-white to almost grey on the underside of the fuselage and inner half of the wings. Link doesn't work. Sorting out the interior colours of the Corsair is particularly tricky. The Post War U.S. insignia in colour and low visibility. It would be like my own little Vought assembly line! As explained by Bruce Gamble in his book Swashbucklers and Black Sheep: A Pictorial History of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II, one popular item was a poster that showed Boyington standing beside a Corsair decorated with the same graphics used in 1943: the number 86, victory flags below the cockpit (now increased to twenty-eight), and Lulubelle, the nickname of his girlfriend, on the fuselage. I don't recall seeing the F4U in an Atlantic I or II scheme, but it's possible. 15 'Daphne C', flown by Capt. Of course, there is the early war blue grey over white scheme. They were a departure from my normal process, which at the end of the day will make me a better modeler. The Painting flow I used to get this chipping done: Alcad aluminum->chipping fluid->Dark Green weathering preshade->mix of yellow and green (their cockpit color) as directed in the instructions. Aswell as the best paints to use for these colors.. i was planing on getting some Mission Model Paints cause i can get em with 25% discount at the moment but i have no clue which colors are correct. NOTE: Getting all the salt off the plane was difficult at best and I still find salt crystals in some of the extremities. View our, http://s37.photobucket.com/user/kg4kpg/library/Planes?sort=3&page=1. There is definitely a change in colour between the flanks of the fuselage and the spine of the fuselage and people have differing opinions what may cause this. There are videos up on YouTube that do a great job of explaining it. Some Night Fighter F4Us were overall Flat Black in Korea. Maybe your best yet? Aircraft is listed at Rechlin for 1944 under repair. They still hold up in terms of quality and ease of build when compared to newer tooled kits. I then laid down the first layer of mask, sprayed the white, and then went back to cover the areas that would remain white to spray the blue. I actually procrastinated for some time, unsure how to approach what I had in mind, until some experimentation showed me the way. So I have ordered a GWS Corsair Slope Glider, it seems that this plane comes without landing gear and it comes unsprayed too. I had previously built a Tamiya 1/48 scale Corsair to prepare myself for this modelthe three-part camouflage is complex in that at points on the aircraft you have all three colors coming together over complex curves and my limited experience with an airbrush (only four models before this) made me really slow down here. If youve ever seen a picture of a Corsair at war, youd think the cockpit more resembled a plumbers and electricians shop than anything else. That said, a lot of this scheme and whats going on is conjecture based on a few shitty photos. The same paints are needed for VMF-111 (F4U-1A) but shouldn't there be any differences in tonal variations cause of early and late versions of these colors? In US service the F4Ustarted its' career in Blue Gray over Light Gray. Theres really not much to say here in terms of technique, trials, or tribulations. on Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Modelers Everywhere!! Build Length: About five months overall start-finish working evenings and weekends between epic Destiny 2 game play sessions. 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. The possible exceptions to this are the very late F4U-2s (which may have arrived for conversion already in the now-fully-defined Corsair paint scheme we all are familiar with), the 2 -2 conversions that were done in-theatre with F4U-1A airframes, and the very first F4U-2. 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. Didn't need a lot of water to do the chipping. Usually the top of the forward fuselage was finished with flat paint to reduce glare for the pilot. For example, many of those red borders were painted over before orders came down and others were never painted in the first place. The first Corsairs sent to England were all white. I SHOULD have used the term de-gas I suppose. I watched a bunch of YouTube videos on miniature face painting (mostly War Gamer stuff), I added some additional detail (radio wiring), more decals, some additional panel liner and basically called it done, I amy not be very good at what I dobut at least I'm slow. I'm planing to build the F4U-1 as VF-17 and Tamiya says i have to use AS-8, AS-19 and AS-20 . 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. so I can try to duplicate all of the paint patch work and . Very late F4U-2s, such as Everett Vaughns Shirley June (which may have been the second -2 to have that name) featured the very clearly delineated separation between the Non Spec Sea Blue, Intermediate Blue, and White on the fuselage that we all have in our minds eye when we think of a three-tone Corsair. Despite the fact that I de-tacked the masks before placing them on the model, when they were peeled off, there was an adhesive residue left behind on the model. If you know how to place decals and use CA glue without gluing your fingers together you can use Quinta Studios decals. The Tamiya kits offer a simple but relatively painless building experience. Hi, Jennings, I know, I was in a rush to give what I was hoping would be some useful information. No one makes it but Testors Model Master RLM23 is close. They began an affair that lasted three years, and her pet name, Lucybelle, adorned the original Corsair. And you need to let it off-gas for a good while before closing it up and ESPECIALLY before airbrushing it. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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 . If you're interested, here's the formula: I lightened by Blue Gray with some white and then went to town, painting in my usual manner of tight, random "marbling" followed by more general blending coats. Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. As stated above the final scheme worn in US service was Light Gull Gray over White. Thats just me rough-handling the model w/o gloves on and getting either fingernail or tool scratches on the paint. - Non-Spectral Sea Blue (ANA 607) - Intermediate Blue (ANA 608) - Insignia White (ANA 601) The employees kids names were painted on the tailfins in black. I am wondering if this is actually the case. I have also received the same kits you have and have been looking in to the color schemes. 0.03 oz. Color scheme is Dark Sea Blue over Intermediate Blue and Flat White. You can follow up this with the same technique but this time sprinkle the salt on shaded areas of the aircraft but use a darker paint. Enthusiats at your service : at 1001hobbies, we sh As such, I decided to go with white primer and no pre-shading/marbling, only utilizing post shading to add some interest. Time to whip out the Mission Models White Primer and the Harder and Steenbeck fitted with a 0.4mm tip/needle. I felt pretty goodbottom right pic is the first layer (after peeling off the mask). (LogOut/ Anyone know where I can find this skin? I saw Hundreds of Corsairs 1943-46. What I would say is you have is you have a very nice wife. No one makes it but Testors Model Master RLM23 is close. Again, Gunze C69 Offwhite was used. See the Montex mask above? As for JohnB.He has some really great Corsair builds on this site. As such, I decided to go with white primer and no pre-shading/marbling, only utilizing post shading to add some interest., (Editors Note: The following sequence of photographs depict what will be #18 when the paint scheme is complete. But dammit, I'll crawl like a Marine. 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. (N)-101 aircraft display this very high degree of blending between colours. 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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): the subject of my Tamiya Corsair in the Corsairs GB. With each new build, I try to push myself outside of my comfort zone (RELATED: Where the Magic Happens) in at least one area. This custom-made Vought F4U-1 Corsair "Movie Devotion" model aircraft is an exquisite and detailed replica. 100 . 20112022 Gaijin Games Kft. Many portrayed it as his personal plane, though he never flew it in combat, let alone with such markings. Guns, Cars, Planes, Making a good skin for the community Later on when I get into serious weathering I am not above using my fingers to smooth out oil-based stains or places I have too much weathering. Plug-in two-piece wing; A quick build, full scale composite ARF. Thats 4x18 to start. This diagram was adopted and sexed up with a colour version in Dana Bells book, but this is still the authoritative document: Definitely an interesting and thorough look at -2 colors. :P I Crack my self up!!!! Obviously a repainting of an F8F-2 to resemble the old F8F-1 Blue Angels Bearcats. The only spot of semi-trouble was the join of the outer and inner wings. It took some time but I liked the results and for 1/32 scale I think painting your insignias is the way to go. Cockpit: FS 34151 Interior Green. Vought F4U-4 Corsair. After asking Bob about it, i believe the fuselage was re-painted in either one of two ways: 1) The fuselage sides were over-painted with semigloss sea blue (which is a darker colour than Non Spec Sea Blue) or a fresh batch of Non Spec Sea Blue which had not yet begun to chalk due to sun exposure. on Dr. Strangebrush Goes On the Bench with the Chaps from Down Under, on The Dragon 1/35 SdKfz 234/4 Panzersphwagen. I guess i'll try MMP-062, MMP-071 and MRP Insignia White then. So I wiped it all off and started again, This time I did better and almost repainted the entire upper fuselage, used lighter paint for the fabric surfaces, used a stipple brush of Mr Finisher to makes the non-slip walkway and then made the no walk lines a little thick and started in on my very first stencil (Montex). For decades he was right. great read. parts of two wings and generally spent an inordinate amount of time mixing paints to get some semblance of an overall paint scheme that didn't include too much, or too little variations and hues of blue. Every info you guys can give me on that matter are very welcome! 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. Tamiya calls for AS 20 (Insignia White) for the undersides but it doesn't look like a white paint.. more a very light grey. All those layers added up and it looked like the paint was thicker than the aluminum it was painted on. 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). Later aircraft only carried four insignias on the sides, upper port, and lower starboard wings. 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. First, I placed the lines themselves, then I masked around them, and finally pulled them up. Quick delivery of your "Vought F4U-4B Corsair" airplane model kit at the price of 14.99 GBP with 1001hobbies, the Italeri specialist. 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. On this build I decided up front to abandon this process and try something new. They are Tamiya kits, albeit from nearly 30 years ago. Earlier in the process I had laid on so thick a paint job, I had covered up rivets, panel lines, and it looked like (in places) like a layer cake.
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