hi everyone.
i am planning to build my 1/48 tamiya zero fighter and F4U corsair. I just want to ask how to make its have a detailed look.
any suggestion really appreciated…[:)]
There are all sorts of things you can do to add detailing, Eduard make P E detail sets, i reccomend the coloured zoom sets…But if you really want to go to town and add open gunbays and exposed engines there are a whole heap of resin sets available…check out Squadron .com…
I’d suggest that you really sit down, think it over, and type out just how much detailing you want to do and where… I mean, it can run the gamut from an open gunbay and dropped flaps to super-detailing both with a hundred dollars-worth of scratch-built and after-market parts in resin & brass on each one, ie: dropped flaps, opened cowl flaps, engine magnetos, ignition wiring harnesses, cockpit details, tires, brake, electrical, and hydraulic lines, seat harnesses, pedals, right down to the bamboo parts of the Zeke’s landing gear inner door hooks and gear-down indicators, etc, etc, etc…
As for “How”, well… That’s a five-page article at a minimum if you’re a relative beginner to detailing, super-detailing, and scratch-building with different mediums… Also, are you wanting to display them on a shelf with a simple base, or a full-blown, clean the guns, change-the-engines, maintenence diorama?
At any rate, the FIRST three things to do after you get the kits are, RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH… Start “Google-Imaging” the aircraft to gather a lot of photos fast and help avoid buying a bunch of books & magazines to see what the “insides” look like, and exactly where those panels are that you’ll be opening…
But, FWIW, I think the Corsair looks best when it’s all hangin’ out, Down & Dirty… Minimum of dropped flaps, open cowl-flaps, open canopy, y’know? The Zeke, well… Not so much… I think it’s better-looking with just the canopy open and mabe the flaps down a bit… It has that … “look” of always “nervously wanting & just waiting” to “leap” into the air whenever it’s parked on the ground…
Anyway, decide what you want to do to them, and break it down into little “bites” and we’ll be able to steer you in the right direction better…
Browse these threads and you’ll get a ton of ideas and techniques to help you decide and help yo execute your project. Look at the WIP projects. They show a lot of techniques that you can attempt. Several guys give very detailed accounts of their work. I have learned a lot just by looking in on these threads. Good Luck. Rick
Good advice there X2 … I would only add see if you can visualize the end of the project , dont add in more than you can handle ,and dont change your plan halfway through.
thnks for your comments and suggestions.
since i am a beginner, im only built 10 kits. I am planning to build first the tamiya 1/48 mitsubishi A6M5c zero fighter. I just want only a small detailed on my engine because the instruction sheet says use a stetched sprue for pushrods and fine ciopper wire for ignition ring. maybe i need a reference picture for this.
thnks to all of your advice again… all i need is a little research for this aircraft.
God bless![:)]
Heh… a “little”…
Here’s a start for your Zeke’s Sakae engine research:
“Google Image” is a great way to amass a large collection of detail & research photos without spending bunch of money on books & magazines… Wish it had been around when I first became a modeler…
Using Google though, you’ll run across a lot of stuff, so you’ll have to do some cross-referencing to make sure you have a good research photo… For instance, Just because a picture is titled, “Sakae Engine”, doesn’t always mean that it actually IS one…
Also, use good Search Key-words in your search… You’ll get far more accuarate results using, “Pratt & Whitney R-2800” than “Corsair Engine” and “A6M5 Cockpit” rather than “Zero interior”…
Also, check the other forums here, like “Scratchbuilding”
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and Research Materials"
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Many times you’ll find that someone else is having the same problem (or has solved it) that you have, and has already done the “homework”…
thanks sir Hans to your helps regarding with my project [:)] im starting now surfing the net…
thnks a lot to all of you here…[:D[