Kit: Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1A Corsair (60325) . Enthusiats at your service : at 1001hobbies, we share your passion For reasons Ive gone into at length before, I prefer to prime in black. 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 ) In the next article, well describe a more than painless buildstay tuned! Copyright 2023 TacAir Publications, LLC. Some a/c may have had Insignia White landing gear after overhaul or repaint. Reasonably good plan but youll see later. What i really notice here is too much "wear" (most will be hidden so I'm not going to "un-wear") and how the paint wears off the hard edges as we handle our models. (Editors Note: Mat Mottle Man Mathis is back with not 1 but 2 (II, two) 1/48 Tamiya Corsairs; each sporting a very attractive but seldom seen scheme. By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. Quick delivery of your "Vought F4U-4B Corsair" airplane model kit at the price of 14.99 GBP with 1001hobbies, the Italeri specialist. Although one kit can be finished as an F4U-1D, both kits were finished as F4U-1As. It appears to have carried its Sea Gray over Light Aircraft Gray paint scheme for its entire life. Of course there have been a number of racing paint jobs. 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. Thats just me rough-handling the model w/o gloves on and getting either fingernail or tool scratches on the paint. 3) The radio antenna installation was much simplified over antenna installations were used to seeing on Corsairs. Add in holes for the distribution ring (?) My father was chief electrical inspector for Vought. In the last two shots showing off most of the model youll see me starting in on weatheringprimarily 25-50 part thinner, one part XF55 (Deck Tan). Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Vought F4U Corsair Modeler's Online Reference He was released shortly after the surrender of Japan, and a few days before the official surrender documents were signed. Corsair Paint Schemes - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for The pilot, Lt Mattholie, taken POW and the aircraft captured intact with no damage. 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. In the decades since, dozens of artists, model makers, die-cast companies, and custom decal printers issued innumerable renditions of Boyingtons F4U. 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. Tamiya did a great job on the P&W engine. whole other level. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The trick here is to use thin paint and to slowly build up layers. This subject is sort of controversial. F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town! We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. They are Tamiya kits, albeit from nearly 30 years ago. The incredible detail in this research goes to show that. Free shipping above 99. Good info. I don't recall seeing the F4U in an Atlantic I or II scheme, but it's possible. Im never going to do that again. The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. With the exception of two schemes, one arguably and the other definitely experimental, it lasted from the "yellow" wings of biplanes of the 1930s through to the change to gull gray and . Youll see what I mean later on. Time and effort here can lead to a great model afterwards. Id guess thats why you see pictures with the bar extensions but no red surrounds. Size US 8-12 80% Combed Cotton, 17% Polyamide, 3% Elastane Seamless . If you do sojust follow the airflow. Hot take: I dont feel this is a necessary step. Or so everyone thought. Massey Air Museum The other weathering technique is purely accidental. There are Radar Altimeter Antennae fitted to the fuselage keel as well as a transponder antenna (not visible). I had to tweak the colors and it took me several evenings of paint-redo-paint-redo to get it the way I liked it. 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. Also, you will not have to mix any paint. He received both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. As per. The employees kids names were painted on the tailfins in black. 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 arguments for this are many, mainly shading at scale from what I gather. The two-color scheme was blue-gray over light gray. Amazing job so far. The first step in the painting process is priming. 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 . 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. You can see the resultsblotches/tonal differences, etc. Though my painting technique was introducing a lot of interesting depth to the Blue Gray, I wanted to go further with lighter coats on the fabric surfaces and some darker Blue Gray on one of the ailerons, perhaps to represent a replacement. Tamiyas 1/32 F4U-1 Corsair is definitely one of those builds. I tried to spray the mix from a single direction to let some of the pre-shading to work. Over that went some Tamiya XF-4 Yellow Green, which does a great impression of yellow zinc chromate. Some Night Fighter F4Us were overall Flat Black in Korea. 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. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A . In September 1943, he took command of Marine fighter squadron VMF-214 (Black Sheep). I used acrylic paints to paint the cockpit and the seat, followed by washes of thinned oil paint, with dry brushing with enamel base color and highlighted the details with colors. The engine was painted in Alcad Silver and I washed the cylinders (and engine body) in Tamiyas Black panel liner (liberally). The earlier F4U-2s featured a very high degree of blending of the Non Spec Sea Blue with the Intermediate Blue. US and FAA a/c WW2, occasional series of colour notes. 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. F4U Corsair paint schemes! Armed with a plan I covered the 1/32 Corsair in primer, and used black-basing techniques to fill in the three main colors and felt like I had accomplished something decent. indeed impressive research, thanks for providing the forum link and the paint scheme. 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. I also used the same spray technique above on the exhaust running down the fuselagebut with darker paint and less thinner. My primer of choice? This is an extreme case. When I was done, I sealed everything with a coat of Gunze Semi-Gloss Clear, then applied another coat of chipping fluid. 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). First, I placed the lines themselves, then I masked around them, and finally pulled them up. The hardest to obtain part of this build was the Tamiya Flat Clear paint. December 26, 2017 in General Discussion. so I can try to duplicate all of the paint patch work and . The kit itself is meant to have retractable gear and folding wings. The German authorities made attempts to get the pilot to explain how to fold the wings so as to transport the aircraft to Narvik. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Color scheme is Dark Sea Blue over Intermediate Blue and Flat White. 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. The three color scheme was dark sea blue and intermediate blue over white. Semi Gloss Sea Blue is actually a darker hue than Non Spec Sea Blue, and Navy BuAer specs call for most of the wing upper surfaces to be painted this colour (F4U, F6F, SB2C, TBM, etc.). Later aircraft only carried four insignias on the sides, upper port, and lower starboard wings. He is the Founder and Editor of The Aviation Geek Club one of the worlds most read military aviation blogs. :-). Landing gear: Light Gray or Aluminum Lacquer. Bob Brunson demonstrated a skill for instrument flying while in advanced training, and was eventually assigned to VF(N)-75, under the command of Gus Wilhelm. Ask me how I know that. Special Hobby L-4 Grasshopper From Africa to Central Europe, FREE SHIPPING ON DOMESTIC ORDERS OVER $85. A single antenna wire attached to the leading edge of the right hand horizontal stabilizer, ran up to the rubber tensioner, and then down to the ceramic insulator fitted to the fuselage just behind the canopy. This has the effect of melting the chipping fluid, and giving the paint atop it no purchase, so that it flakes away. F4U-1A Exterior Details Eduard. Also applied were some transport tape markings that were common on planes shipped, especially to the Pacific theater of operations. 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. I found a list on cybermodeler for the 3-tone-scheme the Corsairs were painted but somehow it is very confusing with its differences in late and early ANA 601, 602 etc. In this case, Corsairs in the early part of the war in the South Pacific were truly a sight to believethey looked like used, beaten down, about to fall apartif your mother saw you flying that shed die of a heart attack, bad. for my corsairs i tend to use gunze and mrp colors, The MMP colors for the 3 color scheme are. I opted for more of an off-white to almost grey on the underside of the fuselage and inner half of the wings. 20112022 Gaijin Games Kft. By Thanks for the help so far, but i already have nearly all Tamiya paints i need for these builds (interior colors etc.). on NorthWest Scale Modelers Show Version-2023: Come on Down! I knew even before I started building it that I wanted to give it a paint job that would match the awesomeness of the kit. Hobbycraft. 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. 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. The few photos I have seen of VF(N)-101 aircraft display this very high degree of blending between colours. Some thoughts hereas we age our eyes go "south" as some of you (most of you) know. Would it be better to get the equivalent MrPaint colors instead of MMP for this cause of "smooth edges" on these schemes? It's easy. AU-1's were painted gull grey over white. So my question remains the same: I'm planing on building VF-17 and VMF-111. US Navy (1794-now) If you get a chance to build a model of a plane for the guy who actually flew it, take the opportunity while you can. I shoot pics in RAW format and roll up the exposure in Photoshop to get the details to pop. Step one for me was cleaning up the parts and deciding how I was going to approach the building stage of the kit. First up, in the standard 3-tone Navy scheme was the Insignia White. In 1943, the U.S. ditched the yellow outline and introduced solid white bars to either side of the insignia. For the steps that follow, the majority of painting was done with Hataka Orange Line paints thinned with their proprietary thinner at about a 50/50 ratio. FG-1D 92050 coded 94 was airworthy, previously with the Wings Over the Rockies Museum . First, I laid down my bare metal. The French also operated Corsairs in a gloss blue gray scheme. More resultsalthough the little white lines are me messing up (wiped off w/wet paper towel. Put on the mask and redid the stencil for the wingand then did the fuselage and the numbers. Between August 1950 and December 1952, the light carrier Sicily supported strikes into North Korea by F4U . Customer satisfaction 4,2/5. List of surviving Vought F4U Corsairs identifies Corsairs with status of air worthy, on display, and in restoration by country; including model number, bureau number, fuselage markings, and location. Butin the end that worked because it made the finish more realistic. PuFFie, June 26, 2014 in Paint Schemes and Camouflage. But Lulubelle was not the correct name. 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? 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): It stands to reason that carrier maintenance units had stocks of this colour on hand. A white halo and the star is slightly crooked and does not hit the point-edge of the bars. 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 started years ago when hair spray was used (still used) as the chipping fluid. I forgot the Light Gray for the -1 undersides. Then things got interesting. The vinyl masks for the roundels were placed first. There is the question of the actual hue of 603. This kit didn't offer any cockpit so I decided in this first phase that I would attempt to build one from scratch. 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. :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! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Scroll through these to see the progression. I think there were two factors that contributed to this. project-catalog recreate-history-f4u-1-corsair - testors AFV Club 1/144th F4U-1/1A/1C/1D Corsair - Model Paint Sol The earlier F4U-2s featured a very high degree of blending of the Non Spec Sea Blue with the Intermediate Blue. All other areas of the F4U-1A were Zinc Chromate Yellow, FS 33481. The paints still a little too thick but I was OK w/it. Kit: Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1A Corsair (60325) Paints: Tamiya, Vallejo, AK Main Colors: Intermediate Navy Blue (XF18:5 + XF2:4), Insignia White (XF2:10 + XF55:1), and Navy Blue (XF17:5=XF8:3+XF2:2) PE: Ultracast figure, Brassin cowling parts, Barracuda Wheels and cockpit decals (the best), Montex stencils (all insignia's painted), airscale decals.Weathering: Salt technique, Winston & Newton, Vallejo pigments (primarily 73.102 Light Yellow Ochre all over the upper surfaces and dusted off), just about half of Phil Florys washes (honestly).Tools: Evolution (H&S), Eclipse (Iwata), Tamiya side cutters, ifixit tweezers, Gyros files, JLC saw, etc. On this build I decided up front to abandon this process and try something new. Didn't need a lot of water to do the chipping. Maybe your best yet? At 1001hobbies, we share your passion The model represents a plane from VMF-214 Black Sheep squadron in July 1951. 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. Vought F4U-1 Corsair, Tamiya 60324 (2013) - Scalemates document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. They still hold up in terms of quality and ease of build when compared to newer tooled kits. Well, I started out weathering the underside using Oil Paint Rendering and then didnt like how it was looking. Im about to build Tamiyas 1/48th scale little brother. After reviewing some memoranda Bob had sent me and discussing of his experiences, i decided on Bu Aer No. Not saying its wrong but certainly different i always thought when here was 6 roundels it was at a time pre dating the addition of the bars ..(have seen many F4Us with six roundels only no bars) .as when the bars where 1st introduced.they had a red border then this was changed to dark bluewhich itself was dropped as by this time most aircraft where the darker blue anyway . Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair flown by Major "Pappy" Boyington VMF-214 F4U Corsair Wheel Well Question - HyperScale Forums - Tapatalk 7) Finally, although its a Birdcage Corsair, the plane has been fitted with the taller tailwheel post, no doubt to improve visibility over the nose. NOTE: Getting all the salt off the plane was difficult at best and I still find salt crystals in some of the extremities. Wow Oh, and PM me your wifes number, I think mine needs to chat with her. I intended to build one as a gift and just happened to have two of them stashed away so, I decided that Id build one for myself as well! Next, I placed the stars inside the roundels, and painted them with Gunze Insignia Blue. The only spot of semi-trouble was the join of the outer and inner wings. Next, it was time to put it to the test by shooting the intermediate blue. 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. When Bob received the Cut Signal, Bob was too far to starboard, and in the dip for the deck, struck the island superstructure, flipping the plane upside down. Additional clipped wing F4U-1B Royal Navy external model included Six authentic paint schemes: - No. Over the entirety of the model, I used highly thinned paint and did some light shading with an almost buff color to simulate sun fading. All told I think I cleared 60% of the original paint off this as I went through getting it where I wanted it. This aftermarket set is designed for: Trumpeter. correct colours for the wheel wells, engine cowling, oleos and the internal sides of the undercarriage doors. I think its partially more art-form than coloring in-between-the-lines work. I think Ill be reverting back to my normal painting process but I did like the addition of post shading, which Ive not done much of in the past. 866.580.8727 +1 602.748.4565. 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. Its great when done well, but a little goes a long way. Non-specular Sea Blue - XF17:5 + XF8:3 + XF2:2 For the gloss paint you can either add the Tamiya Clear Gloss to the mix or just spray the gloss one over the Matt Sea Blue. Don't listen to the guy. Not only were the fumes bad, but having to let the gas come out by constantly stirring the stanky paint made me feel like a mad scientist who didnt give up glue smelling this week. 5) The canopy appears to have been retrofitted with additional armor plate (The unmentioned Part E23 in the Tamiya kit). There is an illustration in Francillon's Vietnam book of an F3D Skyknight with the same scheme, confirmed by the same markings on the Falcon 1/72 kit. Flying from USS Badoeng Strait and USS Boxer, the Black Sheep completed two . I wanted bits of chromate primer peeking out, as well. 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). get one of these books. Scroll down for more pics of #18 and #831. Top to bottom. And keep looking because he and other's have some great Corsair builds going. No one makes it but Testors Model Master RLM23 is close. Once I was satisfied with the primer coverage on both models, I let them sit for approx. In 1976, NBC launched a weekly action-adventure series called Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, loosely based on Greg Boyingtons autobiography of the same name. 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. Top RC Model reproduces the F4U Corsair legend in a 93" scale ARF that's packed with realism. All rights reserved. The squadron embarked on the USS Gilbert Islands in March 1945 and the EE markings survived at most a few . . You want to stay fairly true to the era and type of model youre building so you do research and you read a lot and surf the web a lot. Although one kit can be finished as an F4U-1D, both kits were finished as F4U-1As. Bob just turned 94 and is sharp as a tack and still in good enough health to appreciate the kind of work we do. The prototype XF4U-1 was silver with yellow wings. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster. Ive parsed as best as I could and ultimately went with what seemed both possible and most visually interesting. This was the very first F4U-1, and the first F4U-2 conversion. There are videos up on YouTube that do a great job of explaining it. Cart (866) 580-8727 +1 602-635-4646. $13.53 + $13.19 shipping. A Couple of Corsairs. | Model Paint Solutions Flying eight F4U-4B Corsairs on August 3, 1950, VMF-214 became the first Marine squadron to see action in Korea, when they launched from USS Sicily and executed a raid against enemy installations near Inchon.After the F4Us delivered their incendiary bombs and rockets, they followed up with a series of strafing runs. Id sent him some pics of my 72nd, 48th and 32nd scale Corsairs and he was pretty impressed. He has reported from Europe and flown Super Puma and Cougar helicopters with the Swiss Air Force. If you know how to place decals and use CA glue without gluing your fingers together you can use Quinta Studios decals. This was achieved in the former by adding more white, and in the latter by just not lightening my base mix. They still hold up in terms of quality and ease of build when compared to newer tooled kits. James N. Cupp of VMF-213, Munda, September 1943 - 17-F-13 in the tri-colour scheme as it appeared aboard the USS Bunker Hill with the US Navy VF-17 units in 1943 2) If the plane was re-painted into the graded 4 tone scheme at the depot level (Like NAS Norfolk, Philadelphia, or San Diego), the Non Spec Sea Blue was extended very low on the fuselage sides with just a minimal amount of Intermediate Blue transition. All other primed surfaces would have one or two coats of yellow zinc chromate. Got this model from my daughter as a fathers day present. 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. Some served at Quantico. 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. Wet the model, sprinkled salt (rough crystals) on the areas directly exposed to sun, let dry (overnight perhaps) and then slowly cover that entire area with a VERY thin mix of thinner and Tamiya Deck Tanmaybe 50 to 1 ratio. A joy to build at start, a real engineering triumph and technically a brilliant kitbut a bit of a slog towards the finishI could not match the wing and fuselage paint to save my life. I built it during the first few months of the Covid-19 Pandemic when working from home (still am as of August 20th, 2020). F4U1-A Corsair FuzzDad's Models 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. Getting the theme of this build so far? On this build I decided up front to abandon this process and try something new. The first Corsairs sent to England were all white. New tool New parts New decals. So I have ordered a GWS Corsair Slope Glider, it seems that this plane comes without landing gear and it comes unsprayed too. 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. I am sure this is valid information too precious not to share. Dear customers, if you do not have a registration at the new e-shop, you need to register again. It was a difficult scheme to apply in practice, and no two aircraft looked exactly alike. 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.
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