Tamiya F4U-1D build

[Peterpools]

John

Nicely doesn't come close; simply stellar is much closer

Peter

[JohnB]

  On 9/22/2018 at 11:35 PM, Peterpools said:

John

Nicely doesn't come close; simply stellar is much closer

Peter

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  On 9/22/2018 at 11:35 PM, Peterpools said:

John

Nicely doesn't come close; simply stellar is much closer

Peter

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I appreciate that but nicely works okay.

[JohnB]

  On 9/22/2018 at 9:24 PM, williamj said:

I wish they'd do an F-86.      Seriously.

Love your builds John.

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Thanks William!

[Grunhertz]

Liking that a  lot nice work 

[JohnB]

Thanks!

[JohnB]

Engine is wired up and finished. Tedious!

 

[BlrwestSiR]

Might be tedious but you do it so well John.

Carl

[JohnB]

  On 9/24/2018 at 12:21 AM, BlrwestSiR said:

Might be tedious but you do it so well John.

Carl

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Thanks Carl. Adding the wiring is one of my least favorite parts of building.

[1to1scale]

  On 9/24/2018 at 12:30 AM, JohnB said:

Thanks Carl. Adding the wiring is one of my least favorite parts of building.

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Amen...I hate it too.

[Grunhertz]

That looks great! Wiring always sets an engine off especially a radial 

[DocRob]

Nice work on the engine, your kind of wiring looks way better than the flat PE-stuff. Are you planning to show that little piece of art?

Cheers Rob

[JohnB]

  On 9/24/2018 at 9:38 AM, DocRob said:

Nice work on the engine, your kind of wiring looks way better than the flat PE-stuff. Are you planning to show that little piece of art?

Cheers Rob

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Thanks Rob. Nope, the cowlings will be on.

[Bill_S]

Immaculate, as usual!

[JohnB]

  On 9/24/2018 at 7:41 PM, Bill_S said:

Immaculate, as usual!

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Thanks Bill.

[JohnB]

Fuselage about done so now it's on to the wings.

 

[Clunkmeister]

  On 9/22/2018 at 9:24 PM, williamj said:

I wish they'd do an F-86.      Seriously.

Love your builds John.

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As long as they’re Mk.V and Mk.Vl...

Plus the F6F, P-47, and P-38

[Clunkmeister]

  On 9/23/2018 at 11:40 PM, JohnB said:

Engine is wired up and finished. Tedious!

 

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That 2800 looks absolutely real in every way.

[JohnB]

  On 9/25/2018 at 2:54 AM, Clunkmeister said:

That 2800 looks absolutely real in every way.

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Thanks Ernie.

[Grunhertz]

  On 9/25/2018 at 4:29 PM, JohnB said:

Thanks Ernie.

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I agree too it's a work of art 

[JohnB]

  On 9/25/2018 at 5:57 PM, Grunhertz said:

I agree too it's a work of art 

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Thanks!

[Peterpools]

John

Gorgeous R2800 .. beautiful work. Nice to see the fuselage together, as your progress is amazing as always

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

[JohnB]

  On 9/26/2018 at 12:11 PM, Peterpools said:

John

Gorgeous R2800 .. beautiful work. Nice to see the fuselage together, as your progress is amazing as always

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

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Thanks Peter. I've decided to fold the wings on this one.

[Bomber_County]

I might just have a go at wiring my Corsair engine as it is still unattached.......what dia wire did you use John?

[JohnB]

  On 9/26/2018 at 7:22 PM, Bomber_County said:

I might just have a go at wiring my Corsair engine as it is still unattached.......what dia wire did you use John?

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.015 lead wire I got from Bass Pro Shop. Good luck!

[Mikester]

Engine looks great, John!