5/14/22. Today I'm starting on this Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1a Corsair. This is one of my favorite aircraft from WW2.
I am using quite a lot of aftermarket items this time.
I first started on the Prat & Whitney R2800 radial engine
I've added some extra detail with some small wires at the top of each cylinder, and also all of the iginition wire. For reference I used some photos I found online.
For a video of the finished engine – go HERE.
Next I started the Eduard cockpit.
I am planning on displaying this very detailed version of the F4U-1A cockpit since it will be so hidden in the finished model.
For a video of the partially built cockpit go HERE.
Here are some pics of the final cockpit
6/15/22 Here are some photos of the finished cockpit. The cockpit is by Eduard and the instruments are by Quintas. Since the cockpit is mostly hidden in the finished model, I decided to make this into a display model on it's own stand.
Below the pictures is a video of the cockpit
The video of the finished cockpit is HERE.
I also started on this 1/32 resin R2800 engine from resin2detail.com. This is just amazing in detail.
Here is a video of the incluided parts – go HERE.
To see a video of the finished DETAIL2scale 1/32 R2800 engine on it's stand go HERE.
6/19/2022 Here is a video of the finished kit cockpit – it's stock except for the Eaglecals cockpit decals and the BarracudaCast resin seat with seatbelts – go HERE.
Roy Sutherland (owner of Barracuda Studios) is a great guy and I just love his products which I have noted above. I also will be using his EagleCals to depict Capt. Dean S Hartley Jr's plane from VMF-225.
Here are some pictures of the finished cockpit:
7/12/2022 For a video of the finished model on the turntable – go HERE.
Here are the photos of the finished model.
