Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1A VF-17 #5

[Daywalker]

Finished this one back in March, unfortunately my camera died halfway through the photo shoot!  I had to finish taking photos with my cellphone, which is not ideal for close up photography.  These are the best shots I have of it, hope you find them interesting.  It is VF-17's Tom Killefer's #5, with decals from Kagero and Fundekals and painted "5"'s.  The Kagero book had the number 5's on the decal sheet, and I ruined the first one I put on so had to draw out a 5 and cut them out myself.  Painted with Tamiya acrylics and weathered with oils.  A lot of the subtle weathering is lost in the photo, sure a better camera could pick it up.

 

Enjoy!

Frank

[JohnB]

Nice work! I like it!

[harv]

Like it Frank. Good job !......Harv 

[Daywalker]

Thank you fellas, I really enjoy these Tamiya Corsairs.  After the last two builds (F4U-1 and F4U-1A) I think I will try something different and build the F4U-1D.

[BlrwestSiR]

Great looking Corsair Frank!

I almost bought another one today (Hobbysearch has the -1D kit on sale for $80) but I figured I should build the ones already in the stash.

Carl

 

[Martinnfb]

Fantastic looking Corsair Frank, thank for sharing.

Cheers

Martin

[BevanBrooks]

Looks top notch Frank. Love the weathering and the scheme. 

Cheers Bevan 

[DocRob]

Beautiful Corsair, Frank. Nice job on painting and weathering. Those US Navy birds are a great canvas for deploying new techniques, magnifique.

Cheers Rob

[1to1scale]

Very nice finish! 

[Bomber_County]

Absolutely stunning Frank.......hope mine eventually gets to this stage and finish, congrats......

[Daywalker]

Thank you everyone for stopping by and having a look, and especially for leaving a comment!  I really do appreciate that.

[GazzaS]

Top Work!

[Mikester]

Superb work as always my friend!