F3A-1 Corsair completed

[JohnB]

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!

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[harv]

Beautiful 💖....harv

[JohnB]

40 minutes ago, harv said:

Beautiful 💖....harv

I'm glad you like it Harv, thanks.

[Peterpools]

John

Another gem in record time. Just love the finish and she looks so good. Awesome work as always

 

[JohnB]

46 minutes ago, Peterpools said:

John

Another gem in record time. Just love the finish and she looks so good. Awesome work as always

 

I'm glad you like it Peter. Thanks!

[GazzaS]

Beautiful job, John!  Quite an attractive scheme rendered perfectly. 

[JohnB]

24 minutes ago, GazzaS said:

Beautiful job, John!  Quite an attractive scheme rendered perfectly. 

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

[Rod Bettencourt]

What a cool build!!

 

Rod

[Spitfire]

What an impressive looking finish, likes it.

Cheers

Dennis

[JohnB]

11 hours ago, Rod Bettencourt said:

What a cool build!!

 

Rod

Thank you Rob.

[JohnB]

1 hour ago, Spitfire said:

What an impressive looking finish, likes it.

Cheers

Dennis

Thanks Dennis. A little different.