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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #105 on: November 21, 2011, 07:20:52 AM »
Ha ha.. Me to. ;)
Excellent solved problem Scott! :-clap :-clap
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #106 on: November 21, 2011, 07:24:41 AM »
Yes, but I felt rather bad cutting up the SAC gear and then taking a photo of it. I should have assembled the parts un-trimmed first so everyone could see how nice they look before modifying them. However, this does prove that they fit the old-generation of Corsair kits with just a little bit of work. They fit quite nicely with a small effort.

The tailwheel took some engineering also, I should mention. Otaki provided a small tab way up in the tailcone to hold the strut. The SAC part mounts differently and Hasegawa provided a "ceiling" to the tailwheel well. I just CA glued on an angled bracket to fit the upper tab and a small copper wire guide pin for the bottom. Had I known I was going to use the SAC kit I would have engineered the mounts before gluing the fuselage halves together.
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #107 on: November 21, 2011, 07:31:17 AM »
On errors we are learning,so.. Next time look what you have from aditional parts. ;)
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #108 on: November 21, 2011, 07:40:03 AM »
Yep, I got lucky that I had the new gear available. When I was reassembling all of the parts for these old restorations I put the pieces for each model into small plastic bags as they were discovered. I never expected to actually restore this one and I guess I failed to keep looking for the last of the bits!
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #109 on: November 21, 2011, 07:57:26 AM »
I am sure that SAC Team will be pleasured with your work and adaptation ;)
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #110 on: November 22, 2011, 07:28:54 PM »
First topcoat color applied.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_8657.jpg
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And, while that was drying, a start on a new project. I'll probably start a new thread on this one next week.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_8658.jpg
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #111 on: November 22, 2011, 07:40:43 PM »
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #112 on: November 22, 2011, 07:49:42 PM »
Things going better and better :-ok
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #113 on: November 22, 2011, 09:31:53 PM »
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #114 on: November 23, 2011, 06:05:46 PM »
Quote from: No.1 on November 22, 2011, 07:49:42 PM
Things going better and better :-ok

Umm.......things were going better, then I made a big blunder. :-wall I arose this morning and had a cup of coffee, then started masking for the final color pattern. Stupid me, I'd used some hand lotion when I woke up and forgot to completely wash it off before touching the Corsair. Needless to say, the dead flat Humbrol paint and my greasy fingers got together and  :-roll. So, instead of painting the final color I spent the last hour fixing my fingerprints. Oh, well.
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #115 on: November 23, 2011, 07:54:21 PM »
No doubt that you will fix that, but that was not needed to you. Waste of time. :-roll
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #116 on: November 24, 2011, 04:21:03 AM »
Already fixed, Sall. :-salut What made me unhappy with myself was that I'd intended to mask and spray the final color so it could cure. I was going to put the gloss clear on it in a couple of days. No schedule deadlines, so no big deal.
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #117 on: November 24, 2011, 07:48:59 AM »
Glad that everything is ok! ;)
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #118 on: November 30, 2011, 12:23:43 PM »
Final camouflage colors tonight.....we've been away from home and involved in other stuff the last few days. :-paper
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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #119 on: November 30, 2011, 12:30:22 PM »
Good :-ok
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