spliffsecond Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 So, first AK chipping medium then gloss black from tamiya After that top coat blue, taking my time here, I thought i was done, but i think i 'll need one more coat to unify everything. h here you see the difference with the wings i did before, s so after a light coat on to chipping. see you soon, grtz free 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Did another pass with the topcolor, Need to clean up some overspray but generally happy I'll be back with some chipping grt free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Chipping went rather quickly, I don't know what happened here, but it will be easely repaired. I could not help myself and had to see what it will look like once completed, so a little quick dryfit. Still loads of stuff to do, but already really pleased with the result See you soon Grt free 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 You should be pleased with the result, your Corsair is developping very well. I really like the layering effect, which simulates the real thing, metal, primer, paint, grime and everything between, like chips and abrasion and weather influence. Is there a slight tonal difference between the wings and the fuselage with wingroots? If there is that can be put like exposure to sunlight and fading colors on the fuselage and due to often folded wings a slightly darker shade on the wings. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Thanx Rob, I think the tonal difference is there because the wings are glosscoated and the fuselage is not. Since both are painted exactly the same way i think it should be ok once everything’ s got the same shine wich should be mat/satin but not glossy (apart from some live oil leaks). If it doesn’t work out like that then i will stick to the idea of less bleaching from occasional folded wings. grtz free 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Looking very convincing,a great result on the faded effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Thx for the likes, I had a fruitfull Week End, I started slowly trying to bleach the linnen parts of the wing with oilpaints, still needs some cleanup, but I think I am getting there then on to the insignias, i had to repair the white and then started spraying blue (ink, see post about outer wings) apart from beeing to white from the repair it looks ok After this I went on to mask the walkways, I had to do it twice because the first time I was of by 0.5 mm wich is huge Lucky i spotted it before i committed to paint, repairs would have been difficult. While pulling up the tape i pulled up some paint, damn. But what to expect with all those different layers. The other side went without any problems, And then I found out, to my horror, that I forgot about the small steps, so out came the masking tape. This time I took care of detacking the tape before applying I rubbed down the black paint almost immediatly after it flashdryed and I also painted the repairs with all these different sheens it doesnt look very good, but up close you start to get the idea So, thats that next post clearcoat to seal this all in. Grtz free 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 So, I said it was a fruitfull Week End, Clearcoat top and bottom went on without a hich and I repaired some overspray Next step will be panelline wash, but i have to test some things first. So I'll be back after the holliday's Grtz free 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Really is looking worn with great fading effects nice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 Hi gents, I am back, still need to get in the mood for modelling. I've started slowly with a pinwash, the moment when you say oh no.... but it turns out ok, close up still needs some finetuning. I am posting this build on an other forum and it was pointed out that in corsair birdcages the blasttube and flaregun where never installed. so i got some filling to do until later, grtz free 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Hi Spliff, always a scary moment with that roughly applied wash, but if the surface is prepared well, there is nearly no risk and after rubbing off the excess it looks great. Surface detail on the Tamiya Birdcage is crying for such a treatment, as riveting and panelling is so finely replicated. Nice Job so far. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thanks rob, still trying to get back to the bench, but i don't have the energy right now. Hopefully next week .... grt free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Hi gentlemen, managed to do some things, hopefully I get back up to steam, i really want to get on with this plane. Hole for flare gun that is not supposed to be there plugged with some streched sprue dipped in liquid cement After pushing hard and let dry for a moment, cut it of and smooth the cut I'll leave this to dry overnight and then hopefully with some carefull sanding and repainting nobody will be non the wiser. In the meantime I attacked something that did not show until I gave it a wash. Ejectorpin marks, I wish I had seen them sooner I sanded them out with a sanding stick cut to size hopefully we wont see them again until then, grtz free 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Hola Senhor, I failed to even see these ejector marks on my one. Thankfully I left my Corsair in Berlin, when I left for Spain, so no bad feelings and on my photos I couldn't see anything. Hope you dryfitted the inner flaps thoroughly to the fuselage and wing, as on my build this was the worst fitting assembly of the whole process. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 2 hours ago, DocRob said: Hope you dryfitted the inner flaps thoroughly to the fuselage and wing, as on my build this was the worst fitting assembly of the whole process. Yes, I dryfitted many times and although they seem to fit fine it's still unclear how they supposed to line up with the hinges. Before I mount them permanently I'll need to take a look at how it is done on the real deal. But thanks for the heads up. And yes I know that it would be very hard to spot the ejector marks, but once I knew they where there, I just could'n leave them. And you can be shure that once I post the RFI pictures, somebody will point out a glaring mistake I did not correct although it was right in front of me all the time, but thats life. grtz free 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Hola Muchachos, I tried to make my own custom sanding stick and it worked Punched a small disk from 400 grid sandingpaper and glued it with superglue to a bamboo scewer. And it did the job just fine, I will repeat this now with 600, 800 and 1000 and then on to paint. Until then Grtz free 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Hi gentleman, found some time to continue, done sanding and masked for spotrepair Primer And painted, i made a mistake by not following a panel line when masking In this picture you 'll see it better There is still a shadow from the repair and while trying to blend the sprayline whit some sanding paper I also scratched the paint (not shown). It is really difficult to have the same translucence on repairs. I am going to think about how to solve this for a while. I think I need to repaint a bigger area, it will be easyer to blend While waiting for paint to dry I did some more fading of the canvas parts. I did all of them but managed to not take pictures, this is the only one I got. Untill next time grtz free 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Hi Spliff, what about a bluegrey filter on that repainted panel? Does it really show that much after adding the flaps? That is the downside of translucent effects, it's nearly impossible to repair. Nice fading effect on the flaps, looks like fabric like it should. Reminds me a little of faded blue jeans. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Hello gentleman, A year has passed and I finally dicided to continue with my Corsair. I have a small window of a few weeks before my workplace needs to be converted to our improvised living space while we demolish our actual home, to construct a new one. So I dicided to start glueing assembly's together and apply the remaining decals. It's slow going because I have to get in the groove again. the gap between the wings seems a bit to wide, it's better on the other side That's all for now. Grtz free PS: a lot of pictures are missing because my provider changed URL's. If my old post could be reopened I could change the URL's and have the pictures reappear. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Free, absolutely stunning, loved the tutorial on the layering. My modelling output matches yours, had my Birdcage sitting awaiting paint now for 2 years........feeling inspired now..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted February 2, 2019 Members Share Posted February 2, 2019 Really nice work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Thank you for the nice comments, I continued glueing and decalling. Made a start on the panel line wash Still lots of small things to paint, adjust and ... My bench at the moment, better start packing it up Untill next time, Grtz free 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Nice painting and weathering. These pale blue Birdcage Corsairs are made for that. The light Colours support the effects and they were used in harsh conditions anyway. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliffsecond Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 Good evening gents, the underside is more or less finished Topside is getting there, still some clean up to do Left top wing came out great right top wing will have to be hidden under a tarp or something, due to the thick layer of clear I lost all fine rivets and after a wash it just doesn't look right. To bad now I need to detail the auxiliary bay and then it's on to final mat clearcoat and finishing. 4 weeks left, I hope I'll finish her until then Grtz Free 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Hi Free, nice and convincing weathering. This bird looks well used. One question on the way. the underside of the wing seems to have received some dust colored stains/panel lines and there seems to be none of it on the upper side. Is that proposed or just an effect of light and photography? Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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