Geoffers’ Revell 1/72 F4U-1B Corsair - Royal Navy

[Geoffers]

Geoff,

Looking good mate. The engine really looks the part.

Cheers Scottie

Some nice work on the fiddly stuff there Geoff,the seatbelts look pretty good from where I'm sitting ,and as for the motor, well that's most excellent .
Good stuff mate!

Thank you Andy

The seatbelts aren’t bad but I expected a bit more body to them. I suppose they would look out of scale if they were too thick

Very nice. Looking forward to watching this one progress.

Cheers Doug

Coming on nicely Geoff.

Thanks Tim

Geoff.

 

[papa 695]

Just caught up Geoff, some very nice work going on.

 

[Geoffers]

Just caught up Geoff, some very nice work going on.

Cheers Ian

Geoff.

 

[Geoffers]

Hello chaps,

Quick update.

The build has been ticking along nicely.

Some dry fitting/fettling neede but the arts have all gone together with no big problems.

One thing I had to sort out was the kit comes with parts for x2 auxiliary fuel tanks. From all the reference photos I’ve seen the FAA version had either no extra fuel tank or x1 central one (as seen below) which wasn’t provided.

I presume the x2 tanks was what the U.S. Navy used.
Which left the problem of the two holes in the underside of the fuselage.


I glued the pylons into place.

Then trimmed and sanded them flat and filled the gaps with a bit of Perfect Plastic Putty.


The seams have all been checked and it’s now all ready for priming.


Another update soon, thanks for looking.

Geoff.

 

[Geoffers]

Well with the end date in sight I thought I’d better get cracking so that I can finish in time

After the last update it was primed, and once dry given the top coat.

The upper camo was done with Vallejo MA 71.309 Dark Slate Grey and 71.110 Dark Grey.


I’ve added an extra aerial in front of the cockpit as shown on the decal /paint guide but not included in the kit.

Meanwhile the underside was given a coat of Vallejo MA 71.302 Sky type S.



A couple of touch ups needed before a clear coat later ready for the transfers.

Thanks for looking

Geoff.

 

[papa 695]

Looking good Geoff

 

[Geoffers]

Looking good Geoff

Cheers Ian

Geoff.

 

[scottie3158]

Geoff,
Coming on nicely.

 

[Geoffers]

Geoff,
Coming on nicely

Thanks Scottie, appreciated

Geoff.

 

[Geoffers]

Transfers all done






I’ve left some of the smaller stencils off, the instruction sheet placement numbers didn’t seem to correspond with the numbers on the decal sheet so I was struggling to make any sense of them .

I also had a fight with the carpet monster (I lost ) after knocking off and losing the forward antenna. I gave up looking in the end and made a new one from a section of square stryrene rod.
So only weathering and flat coat and the final few small pieces to attach now before I can call it finished.

Another up soon, thanks for looking

Geoff.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looking good Geoff.

 

[Geoffers]

Looking good Geoff.

Cheers Tim

Geoff.

 

[Ian M]

Been watching quietly in the wings. Coming together very nicely.

 

[Geoffers]

Been watching quietly in the wings. Coming together very nicely.

Thank you Ian, it will hopefully be finished tomorrow before the deadline

Geoff.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Geoff,
Apologies,I seem to have missed the last few updates ,
That's come along a treat,the colours look to have gone down very smoothly indeed, and the decals finish off the look superbly.
Nice repair job on the fuel tank recesses too!
All in all it's a cracking build mate

 

[Geoffers]

Hi Geoff,
Apologies,I seem to have missed the last few updates ,
That's come along a treat,the colours look to have gone down very smoothly indeed, and the decals finish off the look superbly.
Nice repair job on the fuel tank recesses too!
All in all it's a cracking build mate

Cheers Andy

No apologies needed, it’s almost a full time job trying to keep up to date with all the build threads

Geoff.

 

[Geoffers]

Well gentlemen I’ve pleased to say I am managing to squeeze this build over the finish line before the end of the GB .

The weathering has been done using mostly Abteilung 502 oils and AK washes.
The few reference pics I’ve seen suggest these aircraft were pretty grubby so I’ve tried to reflect that.
I’m a bit annoyed with myself as I had put a coat of aluminium down in certain key areas which I intended to try the hairspray technique on to recreate chipping. Unfortunately I forgot to add the hairspray before the camo was added so had to revert
to sponge chipping which hasn’t come out very well.

It’s had a coat of Vallejo Matt varnish and the final small bits and bobs added.

Forgive the sherbet dab tin, after knocking off the antenna masts off countless times I wanted to make sure I protected them.

Here are a few pictures, I will post some better completed pictures in the appropriate place later.







Thanks for looking

Geoff.

 

[scottie3158]

That's a cracker.

 

[Geoffers]

That's a cracker.

Cheers Scottie, I’m pleased how it’s turned out

Geoff.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

...... I’m pleased how it’s turned out

I should think so too mate...
Looks most excellent