hobby boss 1/48 f4u4 early version

[Jamesday1998]

Here's the box art

[Paul]

Nice entry James, look forward to seeing you start it

[ModelingMatt]

Korean war Corsair, nice pick.

[DC87]

Great choice James, really excited to see you turn it into a stunner.

[UKscalemodeller]

Looking forward to this, it looks a cracking kit.

[Coen]

Really cool choice. Love the corsair Buddy. My favourite WWII aircraft. Didn't know it was used in Korea.
Awesome!!

[good2us1]

Cool choice, the best of two worlds, so to speak, WW2 and Korea!!!

[Jamesday1998]

A vid of an inbox review will come soon!

[Jamesday1998]

there is alot of plastic
but no photo etch

[Nige201980]

WOW James look at all that plastic this is going to be a great build mate

[Coen]

Wow... ok that looks like it might be a really nice kit.
Got my attention

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

This would be a blast to build!
Awesome kit... It's getting on my wish list

[longlance67]

wow you get alot in that box this should be great !


cant wait to see what you do with it




Shane.

[gosselin2112]

Corsair, sweet! This aircraft is on my list to build/put in the stash. HobbyBoss produces some really nice stuff (from what I hear). Looking forward to reading some history of its use during the Cold War (hint, hint ). Have fun with the build. Model on!

Russ

[Jamesday1998]

The F4U-4 arrived in combat early in 1945. Therefore, it had only about six months to establish its combat record against the Japanese. However, the big fighter remained in service throughout the Korean War, where along with the F4U-5, it gained a sterling reputation for delivering ordnance with great accuracy. Indeed, the Corsair earned the respect of enemy pilots flying the MiG-15. Vought's Corsair was a fighter that could not be treated lightly. In a turning fight below 350 knots, the MiG pilot could find himself in big trouble very quickly.
Chance Vought's F4U-4 came about as a development of the F4U-4XA, which was first flown in early April 1944. It was fitted with an up-rated Pratt & Whitney R2800-18W or -42W engine. This powerplant developed 2,450 bhp with water injection. It was also fitted with a four blade hydromatic propeller which provided the necessary efficiency to utilize the greater power. The carburetor inlet was moved from the wing root leading edge to a duct located und er the engine. The exhaust stacks had to be re-route d as a result. Armament remained the same as the F4U-1, with six .50 caliber Browning MGs. The limited production F4U-4B was armed with four M3 20mm cannon. Under-wing load capability was substantial. Up to three 1,000 lb. bombs along with eight 5 inch rockets could be carried. Reportedly, it was not unusual to rig the F4U-4 with as much as 6,000 lbs of ordnance. Apparently the robust structure of the Corsair could bear these loads without undue wear and tear on the airframe. Almost certainly, such overloaded Corsairs did not operate from carrier decks, but exclusively from shore bases.

maximum speed:

F4U-1: 417 mph @ 19,900 ft.
F4U-4: 446 mph @ 26,200 ft.


Rate of climb:

F4U-1: 3,250 ft/min.
F4U-4: 4,170 ft/min.
some reference pics















heres a my first you tube vid!!

[youtube]MR6ESVKMUKQ[/youtube]
please sub me
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjsWN0y ... mog/videos

sorry about not showing the canopy but here it is!!



and what paint scheme i will be doing

[Coen]

Great stuff James.
I love this plane, I'll be looking forward to this build buddy.
Good luck. Great vid too.

[Jamesday1998]

so this is my first update and i came into some problems but not because of the kit but my stupidity!

mainly done parts to the cockpit and undercarriage

first think is priming



then it was on to painting and i started the bullets that connect to the guns

i added flory models wash dark dirt and did a bit of dry brushing i am happy with how it turned out!



this is the instruction to show of the guns!



i then went on and did a dry fit of the cockpit! btw this is not all the cockpit



another shot



i then found out first hand mr hobby is not a brush able paint

after two coats it was still uneven in texture and very different shades appeared in different areas



so i mixed my paint!


the end result was abit of a lighter shade but i dont care


after the paint was dryed on the cockpit i added a wash


i then made the wheel wells


but it turns out it was the wrong colour
so i painted it


this is the first time i have used spray as the main colour and the only reason is because i could not find another alternate to the mr hobby
heres the finished product



and the other wheel wells

the only problem is i dont know how to wether darker colours

i then made the rockets and there ready to be primed


The cock pit




this is the end of my progress fellas
loving this kit so far

[Rob]

That brush work looks fine to me - texture and tone variation can be a good thing! Nice looking model too. Splendid stuff all round

[DC87]

Great update and nice work James

[Nige201980]

looking great mate. weathering darker colours is the same as lighter but if this a carrier version you could do some sea spray dusting in the wells use a white wash in certain places as well as a dark wash in the rest and you would have a nice contrast.

[longlance67]

Real nice work James


the F4 is one of the most badass looking birds of world two i think

you've done a great job thus far my friend

keep it up


Shane

[Coen]

Wow... that's great work there James.
I'm really impressed. You handled all those challenges with a great deal of skill and the results are great.
Well done buddy.

More more!!!!

[UKscalemodeller]

Superb work Mr Day

[Jamesday1998]

looking great mate. weathering darker colours is the same as lighter but if this a carrier version you could do some sea spray dusting in the wells use a white wash in certain places as well as a dark wash in the rest and you would have a nice contrast.

Thanks for the help

[Jamesday1998]

That brush work looks fine to me - texture and tone variation can be a good thing! Nice looking model too. Splendid stuff all round

Some how I think I got a good angle or something because it looked awful

[greghatt]

Awesome work so far! I'm really curious to see how this builds up compared to the Tamiya corsairs. There's one of these on the shelf at the shop. So far I like the amount of detail of the wings as compared to tamiya.

[Jamesday1998]

[youtube]ewEEMiTLeZE[/youtube]
An update via YouTube this time
Enjoy

[Daishi12]

Looking nice mate,


It is nice to know that the Fleet Air Arm solved the landing problems of the Corsair for the USN and USMC

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Great update mate
Like your vid

[Jamesday1998]

update number 3
had some good progress and this has been a fun build so far

here is the rear wheel well


the fuselage halves joined!
good fit


then i added the first part of the wings and the cowling
i forgot to paint inside the cowling though


ready for priming!


i then put the drop tanks together


after priming it turned out it needed a small amount of filler


drop tanks and the wheel leg thingys were added


this is it fellas hope your builds are going well
i would highly recommend this kit but the second parts of the wings fit really badly

[T3hGuppy]

This was shaping up very nicely.

Still a few days to get the final reveal up