JohnB

Yes, it's all your fault! LOL Where's that little nose piece Peter?! 😄 Actually I guess I just took it for granted I had the part. Anyway, I think using the Revell parts will be easier so we will see.

Change of plans! I find I don't have the little Tamiya nose piece with the air scoop. Brought this to a screeching temporary halt. So now here's the new plan. I have a Revell P-51D I had pirated parts from so I'll use it's nose. It has the right profile PLUS I won't have to mount a engine. Might just be a bit easier too!

Thanks Paul.

Thanks Gaz. So far so good.

Thanks Peter.

Test fitting looks okay. Now I can join the fuselage halves, etc then start on the real fun part, the nose.

Been working on this Aires cockpit for a few days and now it's ready for install. A darn site better than the kit piece.

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!