This is just box stock, so it won’t compare to most of what I see here, but this reflects all I have learned so far as a reader. 1:48 Tamiy F4U-1
Mike Dahlstrom
Looking good Mike!!! I’m building the Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1/2 (same kit??) I’m adding the Eduards PE, and am uploading the pics now on the USMC group build thread. I was shocked to see someone posted the same thing right before me!!! LOL What did you use to paint the knobs?? Toothpick or a paintbrush?? Keep us posted!!!
love the detail on the instrument panel. i can never get that much detail.
joe
Great job on the instrument panel and side consoles. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the encouragement. I have been pretty discouraged lately due to airbrush and weathering follies on my last kit (which has been relegated to my son’s toybox. Gotta love those 1:144 fighters!) that I needed it.
The instrument panel is just the decal heavily softened with MicroSol over the panel in the kit. I then hit it with MM acrylic flat and then with Future over the gauges. I was amazed at how excellent that worked out.
The side panels were drybrushed. I picked out some buttons with red on a toothpick for interest, (and the reference material had some) but that is my first drybrush experience. WELL worth the effort - the pics tho look MUCH better than the real thing.
Looking at the photos…I am totally dissatisfied with the seat belt. Haven’t decided on whether I will try and do one from scratch yet, but I am sure leaning that way.
Mike Dahlstrom
Hey Mike, Swanny cut out his seatbelt, kept the backing on the decal and superglued it just like that with a bit of 3-D action in there, and it looks pretty damn close to PE. I’m not going to be using my seatbelt decal…so if you’re interested send me an e-mail. The seatbelt decal I have is very different though, so I’ll e-mail you a pic…after you contact me (they don’t let you send pics through the contact buttons on the posts) Here’s the seat I’m using
Keep up the great job!!!