Peterpools

harv Fire up them canons and advance the troops - this build is underway. I'm positive you and Carl have found the better way. Keep 'em comin Petert

John Looking mighty good and leaving out the never to be seen parts makes a ton of sense. Keep 'em comin Peter

If only Hasegawa would have paid a bit more attention Peter

Danny :Perfect Peter

Harv Realistic and the right decision: the Buff needed to be regulated to the back burner, allowing all your building time to be devoted to the HO229 Mystery Ship. I’m with Ernie and closing up the panels will save countless construction hours and help get this build across the line without panic as the Nats draws near. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Thanks Danny, much appreciated. Peter

Jeroen Looking so good Keep ‘em comin Peter

Frank Terrific progress and nice going on overcoming so many obstacles at this stage of the build. Glad you were able to recover the engine front compressor part and even more important, your dog didn’t swallow it and avoided injury. The IP’s - sure are looking good. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Gaz Aporeciate the tutorial on the tracks and on going erathering; looks fantastic Keep ‘em comin Peter

Danny Nice start and what a bonus: the Aires pit fits and the Quickboost seat; wow! Thanks for the photo of the SAC gear as compaired to the kit’s gear - they did shorten it to what seems the correct length. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Peter As always, just marvel at your briiliant work and a joy to follow Keep ‘em comin Peter

Rob That step always drove me crazy and on my next Hasegawa Jug build, I want to get it right. Peter

Rob, much appreciated and then you for the tip - I’ll do some tinkering as I have a bottle of liquid mask right on the bench. Peter

Thanks Phil, much appreciated. i’ll check the wire size when I’m home tonight Peter

Thanks Grunz Nothing like a Tamiya build to keep me at the bench. So far except for a bit of testy engine wiring - she has been all fun and what modeling is all about for me. Peter

Thanks Frank Wiring up the big radial sure was a test of nerves and right with you for sure. The front cylinders weren’t too bad but the back row: what a nightmare! Just as I was finishing, I finally figured out a not to frustrating procedure. Peter

Thanks Frank Wiring up the big radial sure was a test of nerves and right with you for sure. The front cylinders weren’t too bad but the back row: what a nightmare! Just as I was finishing, I finally figured out a not to frustrating procedure. Peter

Thanks Mike just nice to be making steady progress, no matter how slow. Peter

Carl Much appreciated. I’ll have to measure (I check tonight) the bit as I keep each one in a pinvice, ready for use and normally just select the needed bit by eye. Peter

Thanks John I just keep one eye on the instructions and one eye on your last Corsair build and not only does this technique keep me on the straight and narrow but keeps the juices flowing. Peter

Thanks Kent, very much appreciated Peter

Thanks Gaz All the credit goes to Papa Tamiya, as my contibution was following the instructions and knowing when ti call it a day, when my frustration level was reached with wiring. The old motto: tomorrow is another day with fresh nerves. Peter

Thanks Steve The P&W was a bit of a struggle and required more days then it should have but putting the assembly down when my patience was worn thin, turned out to be the best way of getting it done. Peter

THE CORSAIR UPDATE:11/24/18: FUSELAGE & THE BIG P&W Creeping along a a snails pace, I finally finished enough work to post a long overdue update. The front office was finished, adding all the remaining details as per the kits instructions as well the rear interior of the fuselage for the tailwheel assembly. My apologies for not taking a few photos of the finished cockpit but I was on a role and plain old forgot. The fuselage was buttoned up, the firewall and exhausts were painted and added, as well as the remaining exterior parts specific for the '1D' were added. On to the BIG P&W Radial. Tamiya's representation is outstanding, excellent fit and sure looked mighty good. A lot of time was devoted to painting the individual parts; both by air brush and by brush. I stayed the course and followed the instructions' painting guide for the most part but went my own way for the the cylinders, which were air brushed with Mr Metal Color Stainless as it looked so good and then following up with two light pin washes of Tamiya Black Panel Line Wash to pop the details and bring out the metallic look. I decided to wire up the P&W Radial and it was an adventure to say the least. Tons of time and a modest amount of frustration and thank goodness the wiring was done. I worked from a few photos to get close to the ignition order sequence and repeated the pattern for each cylinder. When done, the leads were painted a brownish color, looking close to the photos and surely good enough for me. The crankcase was built up as per the introductions and following the painting guide, I used Tamiya XF66 Gray: close but way too flat. A few light coats of Alcad Semi Matt darkened the gray nicely and added the missing metallic feel. A black pin wash was used on the crankcase to pick out some of the details. Test fitting the engine to the fuselage went well and the fit looks good. Everything from the firewall forward is just being test fitted and nothing is actually glued into place – that's how tight Tamiya's part fit is and it's very important to remove the paint from parts surfaces that will glued or there will be trouble in paradise a bit down the road. I'll weather up the exhausts after the Corsair is painted, which seems to be the easiest way to go and how I went about it on my Corsair Birdcage build. The tailplanes are just being test fitted as well and so far: you just can't beat Tamiya for fit, detail and the joy of building. Up next. The center wing section and gear. Thanks for checking in Peter

Rob Just hate when gaps like this pop up. Just take your time and small tweaks will help seal them up. Keep 'em comin Peter