JohnB

A bit of scribing of the panel lines. 🙂

Yep, it's a oldie alright! My fingers are crossed it will build up okay, thanks! 🙂

Thanks Carl. I'll replace the kit cockpit with the Eduard Brassin cockpit when it gets here from SB. Hopefully by Friday. I plan to use FineMolds belts instead of the brass ones in the set. Then I can get started buttoning up the fuselage, etc.🙂

Thanks Peter. You are right, very little of the engine will be visible which makes things a lot simpler. 🙂 I use some Montex masks for the spinner spiral. They work very well.

Got the engine assembled, prop and spinner painted, wheels painted and did a little scribing on the upper wing halves. Waiting for the Eduard cockpit set to arrive.

Thank you Peter. I feel it will finally be a nice looking 190 when all is said and done. I'm just glad to be done with sanding off all those rivets! LOL 🙂

Finally got all the heavy rivets sanded out and primer applied. I'll do some light panel scribing next. I have a Eduard cockpit set ordered from SB and will get started on that when it shows up (hopefully before the end of the week).

Thank you Paul! 🙂

Thank you Peter. 🙂

Fuselage halves sanded and primed.

LOL We will see! 🙂

I decided to do another FW-190F so I ordered a Revell kit on ebay. I didn't realize it was one of the old mold kits until I opened the box. LOTS of heavy rivet detail which aren't very attractive plus some soft molded interior parts. Oh well. I broke out the sand paper and started cleaning up the fuselage halves. Will need a good bit of elbow grease but should go a long way to improving it's look. I plan to replace some of the parts such as the canopy and some of the innards. I just hope everything fits!

Thanks, I'm pleased that you like it. 🙂

Thanks Chris. I appreciate the nice compliment. 🙂

Finished: https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/20405-tamiya-corsair-f4u-1-conversion-to-1a-rfi/

All done here. The only after market used were the FineMolds belts. Painted with Colourcoats and MM acrylic. Decals are from Cutting Edge. I feel the conversion worked out okay. 🙂

That would have been a great idea! 🙂

Making some progress now. The undersides are painted white and next is the Intermediate Blue and GSB.

Okay, time to get back on it. 🙂

As it is as of this early afternoon. (The piece of card taped to the tail is to protect the stub antenna.) I'm gonna set it aside for a bit and take a rest from building.

Coming along really well and looking good! 🙂

Thank you Peter. 🙂

Making good progress on the cockpit.

Looking good Peter! 🙂

I plan to convert my -1 Birdcage kit to a -1A. Since I have lots of left over parts from previous builds it should be easy peasy. What is needed is: Replace the wind screen and canopy with a -1A set. Replace the turtleback and rear cockpit pieces with ones from a -1A. Add a length of tubing on the tail wheel to get the lengthened version. A correctly shaped armor piece is also needed. I decided to scratch one. Not real pretty but useable. There are a few differences in the cockpit instruments. I intend to leave as is. Like I said, easy peasy. 🙂