Model Airplane International – August 2019

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Once this step was compete, the wing root

mechanism needs to be glued in place under

the lower fuselage. The fi t is absolutely perfect

with no fi ller required anywhere. I masked the

front engine bulkhead, cockpit and all wheel

wells ready for primer to be added. Once

again, due to the superfi ne surface detail

on the kit, I chose to use Mr. Surfacer 1200

instead of my usual Alclad Primer. This is

much thinner but still gives a good

base for the Hataka lacquer paints

to go onto. I then preshaded the

airframe using fi rstly Jet Black

to emphasise all the panels,

before adding Traffi c White to

the highlight areas.

One area of detail

neglected in the kit, is the

inclusion of any guns for the

three openings on each wing.

I fabricated some basic barrels

using Albion Alloys glued onto a strip

of styrene, which looked effective in the

openings.

Time For A Little Paint!

I glued the outer wing sections together and

began to paint them, using the same pre-

shade method I had previously used on the

fuselage. At this stage however, I had still

not added any colour to the fuselage section.

Jet Black was added fi rst to the wing section,

before adding Traffi c White to any area that

would attract more light. This section was

then painted Dark Sea Blue using a multitude

of very thin coats of paint to gradually build up

the correct colour.

As the national markings on the Corsair

were so big, I decided that painting the

markings on would be a much more effective

way to go. The fact that Tamiya decals are

traditionally thicker than many aftermarket

decals, and therefore are not easy to use a

panel wash or weather on, helped infl uence

my decision. So I purchased a set of Maketar

masks from Serbia to use for the National

The upper wing, without national insignia, with the masks applied

for the walkway demarcations.

This is the result with the masks removed and the Jet Black

sprayed on.

Beginning the weathering process on the outer wings. Spraying Mr. Hobby Smoke and Soot on the used shell doors to

simulate the staining from spent bullet cases being ejected.

Light Grey panel line wash applied to the upper wing surface. The various products that I used to weather the wing. I prefer

to do my weathering on a matt surface, contrary to most

other modellers. I like the way the oil carrier leeches into the

paintwork.

Light Grey panel line wash applied to the upper wingLight Grey panel line wash applied to the upper wing surface. surface.

Landing

gear leg

assemblies all

built up.

The resin Eduard propeller

I would be using instead of

the kit parts.

The blades being positioned

in the jig.

The completed propeller.

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