JohnB

All done with this one. You just can't beat the Tamiya Corsairs for enjoyable builds. I had intended to build this one as a Navy bird (hence the folded wings) but changed my mind to do a Marine a/c at Okinawa. After market items are Barracudacast wheels and cockpit placards. Otherwise it's OOB. I used masks to paint the national insignia but other markings are decals. The GSB is Model Master Glossy Sea Blue enamel. I didn't to go overboard with weathering but I tried to do at least some (but not too much!). I hope y'all like it! Oops! I guess this should go in RFI. Will the mods please fix that? Thanks!

Looks like a really nice kit!

Go on and post some photos. We'd love to see your model.

Thanks Peter. Painting and decaling are completed so now it's weathering time. I don't plan to do a lot of weathering. Should be finished in the next couple of days. I really look forward to seeing your Corsair come together.

Great info! I wish we could find the story behind the crash landing of this Corsair, #61 off the Shangri La, and what happened to the pilot.

Thanks. Not a bad idea about posting pics of all my Corsairs. Stay tuned!

Okay. Rested enough and back to it and I've decided to do a different a/c. Stay tuned.

Not just yet. I might just decide to give the whole deal a rest for a while.

I have decided to put this one aside for a bit. Never thought that'd happen with a Corsair! At any rate, I think I'll move on to something else and come back to this one a little later (but not TOO much later!). Stay tuned.

Thank you and welcome to LSM.

Gonna be a cool build Martin.

Not likely guys but you never know.

I'm wondering if any of you have info as to the circumstances, etc around this VBF-85 Corsair from the Shangra La captured by the Japanese. I would think it would be very interesting. I have seen other photos, before and after, but haven't really seen any info.

Thanks Harv!

Thanks. It's enamel.