Meng AIR Modeller – April-May 2019

Design of the Corsair began in 1938 at the request of the US Navy who wanted a high-performance, carrier-based replacement for t ...

60 The parts were then painted and set aside to dry for about 30 minutes. I then used an old stiff brush and a little water and ...

The F4U used a gigantic 13 foot (4 meter) diameter propellor which is why it required the bent wing design. I wanted to treat th ...

Painting I wasn’t really sure how I was going to achieve the effects I finally ended up with so I experimented with salt and hai ...

I removed the salt once again and was left with a clownish mess. The effect was way too exaggerated so I decided to use an addit ...

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Weathering was pretty straightforward. I used various panel line washes depending on the tones and the effect I wanted to accomp ...

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