JohnB

I'd be a happy camper too Peter!

Probably as soon as I finish it someone will Peter.

LOL Paul. I don't think it will be all that difficult but we will see.

Here's a little different approach to this. I think using this approach I won't have to do any significant cutting/filling at the wing roots which will be a big help.

Thank you Peter. It will work as long as I don't get too frustrated and aggravated! LOL

I've been noticing the nose of my Trumpeter P-51B racer "Houstonian" looks "funny". Seems it's too pointy. I've been considering grafting on a Tamiya P-51 nose to fix that. Since I have a left over Tamiya P-51 fuselage I decided to do some cutting and test fitting on a left over Trumpeter fuselage. I think it's feasible but will be a lot of work. We will see!

Should be a fine model Gaz. Beaucoup parts, etc might have you talking to yourself! LOL I look forward to following, etc. John

Thanks Dennis. A little different.

Thank you Rob.

Thanks Gaz!!! I'm pleased that you like the results of my efforts. I like it too!!!

I'm glad you like it Peter. Thanks!

I'm glad you like it Harv, thanks.

Finished with this one! https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/17793-f3a-1-corsair-completed/

A Brewster F3A-1 Corsair isn't something you see every day. That, plus the attractive paint job, is what decided me on building this Tamiya kit as such. You really can't tell the difference between a F4U-1A and a F3A-1 so using one of my Tamiya F4U-1A's worked out well. The real, restored, a/c is clean and shiny so I decided to keep mine that way. Painted with MM GSB, Testor's White, Xtracolor Intermediate Blue, and my own mix of Testor's Interior Green. The national insignias are from my decal stash and the L69 is cobbled together from decals in my stash. The wheels are Barracudacast and I used Quinta details in the cockpit. In my opinion the restored a/c is very attractive and I tried to match some of that in the model. You might notice I haven't added the stretched sprue antenna wires. I left them off as they would for sure get broken at some point! I hope y'all like it! Click on the 1st photo for best resolution and to view as a slide show.

Good catch Peter. ALWAYS better to catch something like that BEFORE completing the model! I'll refer to your build whenever I get around to building mine.

Thanks Peter.

Thank you Gaz!

Thanks Carl. I too would like a F2G conversion for the Tamiya a/c. I think that's a great looking bird!

Thank you. I agree it's one of their better kits!

Thanks Harv! The final step after painting and decaling is a overspray of clear semi-gloss since the "real deal" it's modeled after is fairly glossy.

Painting near all done except for some touch up work.

Yes indeed Hubert. That was a terrible u/c design on the Buffalo.

Home stretch in sight Peter!

I don't think we'll see many, if any, Brewster Corsair builds. Another something out of the usual.

Making more progress with painting underway. This is the a/c I'm planning. It's a F3A-1 Corsair built by Brewster. Unfortunately Brewster didn't do too well building the Corsair with many management problems. I think this is the only one still around.