Pappy Boyington's Corsair 17883
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113 10 October 2021, 23:58
brianirelandIm building the 48 tamiya corsair these days. Loving the.detail on this, looking forward to future pics of your project.
11 October 2021, 07:56
Simon NagorsnikThat's a well done cockpit- clean work and nice chipping effects!
Like how all the deatils comes out
11 October 2021, 08:00
Jim JI accidentally wrote the intro in the comments for the project rather than the album. Here it is:
I've finally decided to tackle Tamiya's 1/32 F4U-1A Corsair kit and of course I have to do one of Pappy Boyington's birds. It's a wonderful kit. I'm using Mr. Color paints and added the Baracuda cockpit decals and resin wheels along with Eduard's cockpit masks. I tried the HGW micro textile seatbelts for the first time and I really like them. Fundekals has a nice reference guide and I plan on using their decals.
The office is complete.
11 October 2021, 15:01
Jim JThe engine is now complete. The cylinders were painted with Mr. Color silver and given a dark grey Flory wash after a gloss coat. The rest of the paint were basically the Tamiya call-outs. The ignition wiring is copper 0.3mm wire connected with CA glue.
17 October 2021, 02:01
PepeOle, ole and ole ... Love at first sight .... An impressive work, clean, elegant presentation.
What healthy envy makes me see work of this caliber .... I wish I could have those results.
You are the fucking master
17 October 2021, 07:11
Alan GI seem to be typing the same thing every time i see your work Jim. But it is simply.... stunning 🙂
17 October 2021, 10:56
Simon NagorsnikIt's getting better and better😄
Love your engine! A number of its own
17 October 2021, 13:07
Daniel KlinkNot a bad start at all... Count me in James!! Already amazed by the details wow !!!👍
17 October 2021, 17:28
Hanno KleineckeIt is great to see how much depth in detail this big scale makes possible when handled with skill !
Engine and cockpit look very good and realistic 👍
18 October 2021, 05:39
bughunterFantastic engine!
May be it is a bit late, but the ANYZ "braided lines" would be a nice improvement here (or the 0.8mm):
Braided Lines Ø 0.5mm - 16 ..Inches) (ANYZ ANSET02, 1:32)
That picture is from the gallery on the anyz.io page:
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18 October 2021, 07:23
Jim JThanks Mates for the nice comments. Much appreciated.
@bughunter, thanks for the tip! I'll check out the braided lines.
19 October 2021, 01:25
MathieuThe master is at the big scale again ! Nice choice of subject, and great start
27 October 2021, 12:09
Jim JThanks for the nice comments, Mates. Making slow progress — another update soon.
30 October 2021, 23:25
Jim JThanks mates for the encouraging comments! I've been making slow progress and finally finished the main build. Painting has started. Silver was sprayed on the high-traffic areas on the wings, followed by AK worn effects fluid, then by yellow chromate primer. After some wear to show the chipping effect, a gloss coat was applied, followed by another layer of AK worn effects. Panel line preshading and some shading variation was added with scotch brite templates. After some careful review of photos to assess paint colors and wear effects, I decided to go with MRP paints for the main camo colors. The insignia white underside was painted first, followed by the wing undersides in intermediate blue. Painting continues.
16 November 2021, 02:22
MathieuThe preshading is forecasting nice effects in the future. Looking forward for your next move !
16 November 2021, 08:28
Jim JThe main camo painting is now complete. I created a palette of various tones of both intermediate blue (IB) and sea blue (SB) ranging from 4:1 to 1:1 (blue:white) to reflect the fading of the various colors and areas of the airframe shown in photos. The wing and stabilizer tops were painted a base of 3:1 for the metal areas and 2:1 for the fabric zones. The cowling was painted much lighter, with a base of 1:1 for both the SB and IB. The fuselage was a base of 2:1 for both SB and IB, with the rudder ~1:1 IB. Various panels were faded and shaded to reflect photos. After painting the walkways, a gloss coat was applied with Mr. Color GX100. Ready for decals. Thanks for looking.
22 November 2021, 22:37
Jim JMy rendition of Pappy Boyington's 883 is now complete. The Fundekals went on with no problem although the Tamiya stencils were a little thick as usual. For some extra weathering, a couple of rounds of salt fading were applied to the upper surfaces and the prop. A Flory wash was applied to panel lines along with brown/black post-shading and exhaust staining. Colored pencils were used for chips and scratches. Mr. Color GX flat clear was applied as the final coat. Thanks for looking.
28 November 2021, 23:43
Ben MThe painting on this is really amazing. It's inspiring to know that it can be done this well. Thank you for sharing it with us.
28 November 2021, 23:54
Daniel KlinkWhat can I say? Pics speaks for themselves.
Outstanding result Jim!👍👍👍
29 November 2021, 08:06
Michael KohlYou achieved an impressive result from whichever angle you look at it. A reference build in my eyes.
29 November 2021, 08:43
Jim JThanks for the very nice comments, Mates! I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. Tamiya did a wonderful job on this kit. It spent quite a long time (for me) in the stash as I thought about how to tackle the paint fading and weathering. I'm happy with how it turned out. Thanks again for the comments.
1 December 2021, 00:43
Jose FreireGreat job on that Corsair. Did you make all that riveting? Because my birdcage Corsair does not have those many rivets.
1 December 2021, 10:22
Eric ThorntonThat turned out really nice, my favorite WWII aircraft. What paints did you use for the main colors?
1 December 2021, 10:48
jhull123This is one of my all time favorite Scalemates builds. I think Corsair fever is in the air now!!
2 December 2021, 00:00
Jim JThanks again mates for the nice comments and feedback.
@Jose - The riveting was all molded in the kit. I did add and restore rivets that were affected by seams and sanding but most were all there.
@Eric - I used MRP sea blue, intermediate blue and insignia white for the main camo colors. I thought they were pretty accurate compared to the color photos and references I was able to find.
2 December 2021, 15:10
Jose FreireI noticed after i made my comment that this Corsair is 1:32 scale, i thought it was 1:48. Once again, beatiful build and great paint job. I love the faded look you got on that cammo.
2 December 2021, 15:33
Daniel KlinkOk, well i truly blieve that this one is very close to the limit to what is possible in this Scale!
I tip my hat to you sir! 👍👍👍
2 December 2021, 21:14
Jim JThanks again for all the comments. As a quick update, this model was able to achieve a Gold Medal, "Best Navy Aircraft" (Gus Hager Award), "Best Aircraft" and "Best in Show" at IPMS Jaxcon 2022 on February 8, 2022 as well as 2nd place, "1/32 or larger, prop," and the "Pete Peterson Best F4U Corsair" Award at the IPMS Regionals ModelFest in Cape Canaveral on May 1, 2022.
2 May 2022, 01:10
Slavo HazuchaGreat bulid & album - pro job & great blend of techniques on the surfaces used to an ideal effect together - top 👍
+ pit and engine both being two little (well - not so much in that scale anymore...) gems of their own 👍
20 April 2023, 15:43
