JohnB

It's 1/48 Ernie. Thanks.

Oh yeah!! All that fun stuff......

Thanks Kevin. My opinion too! LOL 😄

Certainly looks like a Whirlwind Peter! I really look forward to seeing the finished model as I'm sure it will be a stunner. John

Great!

A little more progress on the cockpit.

Agreed Carl! Likely USN or USMC but maybe something else.

Could be Peter but the Tamiya wings have no problems extended (at least I've never had any, fingers crossed). 😄

Yes it's about my favorite alright. At this point I'm undecided on the wings but most likely extended (but we will see!) LOL

Never a truer statement was made!😄 Nice picture!!!

I've been working on this Tamiya F4U-1A off and on for nearly a year. Just something to keep occupied with when things lag. Now I think I'll go on and build it on up. As you can see, I used the very nice Quinta interior. Certainly adds a lot to the look! Stay tuned!

Thank you Phil. I'm pleased with the way it turned out, especially as a "save" from the SOD.

The F-80 does have some issues, especially with the intakes.

LOL Paul! I do too. SOOTO stuff is cool. LOL

Thank you Peter. It wasn't a particularly difficult build, just a lot of small, fiddly parts to contend with and my clumsiness. Certainly not even close to the SB2C!😄

I have to disagree with you Ernie. I've built plenty of short run Special Hobby, Czech Model, etc kits and none were as big a PITA as this SB2C kit.

I would think a change of underwear would be in order.

SOOTO! (Something out of the ordinary!)

They should take a look at some of Tamiya's instructions to see how it's done.

Thanks Paul! Something a bit different!

Finished with this one. https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/17609-clear-prop-xa2d-finished/

Done with this somewhat less than fun build LOL. It had it's moments and was set aside twice so I could work on the F4U-4. I think it turned out okay and is straight OOB. One weird looking bird. Painted with Alcald Dk. Aluminum. Decals are kit decals. I had to redo the props twice to get them right as I found it a bit difficult to tell exactly which way the blades should face since they all look nearly alike (and I knocked the nose off twice while handling it!). Anyway, this one is done and I hope you guys like it.

Thank you Troy! I'm glad you like it.

Yes Hubert, slightly off but something I considered trying to correct but if I had tried to shift one or the other then for sure something would break. It was difficult enough getting them to "sit"! And I think the real thing did have some variation in that so I just had to leave 'em alone.

I had to come up with SOMETHING to be able to fold the wings as the kit parts were crappy toy-like that just did not work (I tried!). I'm glad I had the unused Tamiya parts to try and they worked out well.