Mark Deliduka Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 Well, it's halfway through January and I finally have a couple of models to show as finished. These are two Tamiya models I got from a friend of mine at St. Crispin's Hobby Day. This first one is my Tamiya 1/72 scale F-4U Corsair. Built OOB and painted with Tamiya Navy Blue from the rattle can: That tail looks crooked in the first pic, but it's an optical illusion. You can see it's straight in the second pic; and I also checked it in person so I know it's straight. Interesting though... This next one is the Tamiya 1/72 scale F-84 Thunderjet that I had a lot of problems with. The canopy was scratched a bit and the decals in particular shattered and broke all over. You can see where they chipped and flaked off on the tail when I tried to clearcoat this. I'm so glad this PITA is done! That's all I've got done in aircraft. More are coming down the pike, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, feel free to check out my latest Big Gun on rail cars that I also finished this week. Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.
WildBill50 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Mark, The Corsair looks great. The markings look really cool. The F-84 looks really nice too. What did you use for the natural metal? Maybe the markings just peeled up from you flying it around the room at too high of a speed while making jet sounds :gold-plane: .? Are you going to touch them up, or hide it in the back of the cabinet on a shelf? Anyway, really nice stuff. Bill
aAzZ09 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Nice work, Duke! My dad would have been proud of that F4U, since he worked at Chance Vought from 1929 to 1971, and I still remember the late Naval Reserve F4U-5s at Henslee Field (near the Vought plant in Grand Prarire) ready to go to the diposal sites in late 1955 or '56, the same period that I began building models. I knew the company test pilots that flew them as a boy, and when I became old enough to appreciate them, I still view their conversations with my dad as a treasure. The F84 looks nice too, and I remember a few of those flying over our neighborhood from Carswell AFB during that transitional era. Happy Modeling, Mark Fiedler (aAzZ09)
ghodges Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Two winners to start off the new year! Way to lead the way Duke! GIL
Mark Deliduka Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Posted January 21, 2013 Mark, The Corsair looks great. The markings look really cool. The F-84 looks really nice too. What did you use for the natural metal? Maybe the markings just peeled up from you flying it around the room at too high of a speed while making jet sounds :gold-plane: .? Are you going to touch them up, or hide it in the back of the cabinet on a shelf? Anyway, really nice stuff. Bill Thanks Bill! Yeah, I guess I should have kept it below Mach I until the decals dried! :gray-plane: I'm not sure if I'll touch them up yet; matching the colors may be a bit tough. I won't hide it, but it will be pretty tough to see among all my other aircraft. The natural metal was Tamiya Bare Metal Silver from a rattle can. One shot, one kill. Thanks again for the great reply. Mark, that's awesome to hear these kinds of stories. One of my IPMS club members was a Corsair driver in WWII; I think he had about 6 or 8 kills to his credit. Unfortunately, I never got a chance this past meeting to ask him his opinion. I'll probably bring it back next meeting to see what he thinks about it. Thanks Gil! I wouldn't really call that Thunderjet a winner given the decal issues, but from a few feet away she does look good on the shelf. I'll probably take her to a couple contests for kicks. Thanks again guys for all the great comments! Stay tuned for more!
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