with True Details resin wheels
VMF(N)-513, US Marines Corps, Korea 1951
Another twin build is my Hasegawa F4U-5N Corsair alongside an AU-1. These are nice kits that are vice-free. Dodgy areas include i) the ridge present along the nose of the fuselage where different mould inserts have been used to provide the different noses for different Corsair versions; ii) the fit of the lower wing to the front fuselage, which is surprisingly poor; iii) the fit of the radiator inserts into the wings; and iv)the fit of the cowl to the fuselage. The model is very complete but is missing a couple of switch panels on the instrument coaming. The tyres are also, I think, too skinny, so I replaced them with resin examples from True Details; they do look a little flat though. The model is finished in all-over Humbrol black enamel, with a dark-grey dry-brushing, and the decals are from the kit. For the first time I used Mr Hobby Mr Mark Softer decal solvent. This worked really well and there is no silvering of the decals. The exhausts are a combination of airbrushing and hand painting — I’m still experimenting with the best way to replicate these given I don’t own a double-action airbrush.
Year bought: 2001
Year built: 2004 (Chesterton, Cambridge)
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I’ve built mine just when it was released. Really enjoyed build. I remember fitting wing with some plastic sheet support that resulted in slightly changed angle of attack. I had bilder’s block with finishing US Navy markings from the box. Hard to match light blue of radome with decals.
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Thanks for your comment Wojtek. They were very nice kits when released and still hold up pretty well I think. It was a hard choice for me to go with the black finish rather than the US Navy one with the pale blue markings; they do look cool.
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