discussion Tamiya 1:32 Vought F4u-1A Corsair

[colin m]

How did the decals go down

Decals are fine. Yes you loose the rivet detail under the decal, but for a tired old bird like this one, that's ok. No silvering and conformed well over some raised detail.

 

[Vaughan]

Thats good to know as I herd that the decals tended to split and are very fragile.

 

[colin m]

Thats good to know as I herd that the decals tended to split and are very fragile.

Here's a close up of the huge decal on the side of the fuselage. I was wrong, not all rivet detail underneath has been lost. Maybe Tamiya are doing something different with their decals these days.
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Earlier in the build I tried the hairspray thing, which worked quite well, until a problem with the top coat meant I lost some of it, but not all, it's still there (I hope) just under some maskol. So now, something new again for me, salt. We've all seen this trick before, but I've never had a go, so here we go.
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Now, a light dusting of a very light brown paint. I'll see the result tonight after I've washed all the salt off.

 

[Thorbrand]

That does look good. I have the Tamiya 1:72 version and the detail in your kit is immense. Seems a shame that most of it gets covered up with the.fuselage. i think if i do a 1:32 kit i might try a cross section build

 

[stillp]

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I thought that was a close-up of the real thing! Amazing detail.

Pete

 

[flyjoe180]

Looking forward to seeing the salt effect Colin. Nice work so far

 

[colin m]

a shame that most of it gets covered up with the.fuselage.

Very true Alex, but this cockpit is quite open so a fair bit will be on view. The engine however, is probably gone for ever. The centre two largest cowlings are removable, but after a few layers of paint and varnish, I don't think they will be coming off again.

 

[colin m]

It's finished. Pictures in the completed section.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Colin, I enjoyed the build.