Larry Trout Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 My first post here. I build 1/32 scale now, had to move up from 1/48th due to age & eyes. Primarily build German subjects, my first completed allied aircraft in many years. Here is my recently completed Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair in the markings of the 2nd Daphne C flown by Capt. James Cupp, BuNo 03829, White 15. Excellent kit, everything just 'clicks' together & the detail is amazing. Aftermarket used; Barracuda cockpit placards, main wheels, early engine upgrade & 'Daphne C' decal. Eduard Cowling & fabric seat belts. HGW wet transfer placard decals. Maketar masks for the national insignia & white 15. Yahu instrument panel. True Details US parachute. Changes/additions made; eliminated the balance tabs on the ailerons, they were not installed on the Birdcage Corsairs. Added extra wiring, ducts, oxygen hose, added detail to the seat mount in the cockpit and added canopy lock handles. Added spark plugs, wiring & oil lines to the engine. Added cowl flaps cable to the Eduard cowling flaps. Added plumbing to the landing gear wells. Added machine gun barrels to the wings, odd that Tamiya doesn't include those. Added antenna, spring & insulators. Painted using MRP for the lower & Xtracolor for the upper color. Preshaded slightly, used panel line wash & pastels for weathering/post shading. I don't own a camera, so just have cell phone photos, some with flash & some without. Flash tends to wash out the colors. Haven't seen the sun here in days, so outside photos are not an option. Thanks for looking & all comments welcome. Larry 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Welcome !! Great entry to start your stay at our home. Very well done sir........harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Nice looking Corsair Larry, welcome to the place for the large scale addicts. Your Daphne 'C' is a beauty in every aspect. I did one myself some years ago and it was a pure pleasure build. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Fantastic, you will do just fine here! Ryan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 VERY nice work! I love those Tamiya Corsairs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Fantastic Corsair Larry, thank you foe sharing and welcome to the forum. Cheers Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted February 6, 2019 Members Share Posted February 6, 2019 Great looking Corsair, Larry and welcome to LSM! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Welcome aboard Larry, that’s a show stopper as a first completed project........ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Cracking build, welcome. And can't wait to see Luftwaffe birds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Welcome aboard. One very nicely built Corsair Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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