Spitfire Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Great work as usual, the Corsair is one fine looking aircraft however the Birdcage version is the one that really takes my fancy so I will tag along for tips. Cheers Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Spitfire said: Great work as usual, the Corsair is one fine looking aircraft however the Birdcage version is the one that really takes my fancy so I will tag along for tips. Cheers Dennis Thank you Dennis. It's one of my favorites also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Looking good! From your first post about getting tired of seeing Corsair, "you can't have too many Corsairs!" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, denders said: Looking good! From your first post about getting tired of seeing Corsair, "you can't have too many Corsairs!" LOL Correct Dave!! I'm closing in on 20 in 1/32 and not counting the 1/48 builds over the years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 On 5/7/2023 at 1:26 PM, JohnB said: I expect you guys must be tired of my Corsair builds but that's okay. I don't plan to stop at this time though. This will be my 6th Tamiya Birdcage build (my favorite Corsairs are the Birdcage and the -1D). The photos here are in "Swashbucklers and Black Sheep". The decaling/painting diagram is from the Techmod sheet. I'll be using some EagleCal national insignia but the a/c number, etc will be Techmod. One thing I've always liked about the Birdcage Corsairs is the Salmon Pink primer used back then. Very out of the ordinary. As I have mentioned before, you can click on the photos for much better resolution plus they can be easily viewed as slide show. I hope you don't mind me saying so but techmods color scheme is wrong. As it's clearly evident in pics of White 93, she is a 3 tone bird. Do as you wish of course on your build but she is/was a 3 tone schemed Corsair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Also for clarity, her NS Sea Blue goes straight across the fuselage and does not come down to meet the wing root. Carry on Sir! Alfonso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Kaeone57 said: Also for clarity, her NS Sea Blue goes straight across the fuselage and does not come down to meet the wing root. Carry on Sir! Alfonso If you have some photos I'd like to see them Alfonso. Otherwise I'll stay with 2-tone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 Basic painting done. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Looking good Cheers Dennis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Spitfire said: Looking good Cheers Dennis Thank you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 John Flawless work ...cammo looks perfect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Peterpools said: John Flawless work ...cammo looks perfect. Thanks Peter. Still a looong way to go on this one. Lots of weathering to do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Nice!!!!!!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 I've decided to stay with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Where did you get the techmod decals? mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 12 hours ago, recon said: Where did you get the techmod decals? mike Sprue Brothers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 Appears to be 2-tone. Yes, I know it's a colorized photo but I still think 2-tone is correct. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 Maybe "Bubbles", VMF-213 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 yep 2-tone. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 minute ago, KevinM said: yep 2-tone. 🖕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 John Good choice and two tone for sure 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 I decided to airbrush the wing walks and try to "fade" them some as they were very faded on the real a/c. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/13/2023 at 9:45 AM, JohnB said: If you have some photos I'd like to see them Alfonso. Otherwise I'll stay with 2-tone. The pictures you posted show it. The one with Virgil Ray in the cockpit, you can see the N.S. Sea Blue demarcation line running horizontally through the top of the 93. Also the bottom pic of him stepping out where the tail is in the shadows you can see the N.S. Intermediate Blue vertical stabilizer(fin and rudder) as well as the N.S. Sea Blue demarcation. Though the pics are taken in heavy sunlight and the Corsair is super dusty, the demarcations are visible. There are other photos of 93 but I have them in storage as I have been disposed since losing my apartment in October due to the insane price increases in South Florida. She is a 3 toner as are alot of Birdcages in theater at this time. It is your build and build it as you wish. Just wanted to clarify her colors is all. Not trying to intrude at all. Alfonso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 27 minutes ago, Kaeone57 said: The pictures you posted show it. The one with Virgil Ray in the cockpit, you can see the N.S. Sea Blue demarcation line running horizontally through the top of the 93. Also the bottom pic of him stepping out where the tail is in the shadows you can see the N.S. Intermediate Blue vertical stabilizer(fin and rudder) as well as the N.S. Sea Blue demarcation. Though the pics are taken in heavy sunlight and the Corsair is super dusty, the demarcations are visible. There are other photos of 93 but I have them in storage as I have been disposed since losing my apartment in October due to the insane price increases in South Florida. She is a 3 toner as are alot of Birdcages in theater at this time. It is your build and build it as you wish. Just wanted to clarify her colors is all. Not trying to intrude at all. Alfonso Well you DID intrude and I don't appreciate it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted May 15, 2023 Administrators Share Posted May 15, 2023 23 hours ago, Kaeone57 said: The pictures you posted show it. The one with Virgil Ray in the cockpit, you can see the N.S. Sea Blue demarcation line running horizontally through the top of the 93. Also the bottom pic of him stepping out where the tail is in the shadows you can see the N.S. Intermediate Blue vertical stabilizer(fin and rudder) as well as the N.S. Sea Blue demarcation. Though the pics are taken in heavy sunlight and the Corsair is super dusty, the demarcations are visible. There are other photos of 93 but I have them in storage as I have been disposed since losing my apartment in October due to the insane price increases in South Florida. She is a 3 toner as are alot of Birdcages in theater at this time. It is your build and build it as you wish. Just wanted to clarify her colors is all. Not trying to intrude at all. Alfonso One thing we don’t do here is point the same thing out multiple times regarding a member’s build. The build is the member’s personal representation of a historical subject, and one we offer a constructive criticism it’s up to the builder whether he wants to make changes or not FYI, my birdcage has the same scheme as John’s and I used two tone as well. It sounds like you have a lot of knowledge of USN schemes. I’d recommend you prepare a feature on them and publish it in Modeling Discussion, where it’ll benefit everyone and not be buried in someone’s build thread. If it’s convincing enough and can be backed up with fact, we’ll even pin it to the top of the board for all to see. Thanks, an welcome to the forums. Ernie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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