This Corsair was
done in 2007. Few years ago, I wanted to try one of these Hobbyboss easy
assembly kits. I wasn't very excited by the box art, but interesting comments I
read about it pushed me to try. Found a Corsair and I took advantage of a
groupbuild on a French forum to do it.
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For a first try, I
decided to do only a straight from the box building. About the building itself,
there are nothing special to say : a limited number of parts and no special
problem with fitting. For the cockpit, the strict minimum is here. 2 canopies
are provided (one in one piece and one in two, for the closed and opened
positions). The canopy part used has taken a Klir/Future bath. HVAR rockets are
molded with their supports and have to be placed in big holes in the wings.
For the colors, the
only paint mentioned is a Gunze Deck Blue n°365. And that's all. So, my colors
selection is maybe not 100% accurate, but I decided this :
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overall color
(including undercarriage legs and wheels) : midnight blue Humbrol
15,
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interior colors : green H80 and yellow H81,
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for other details : black H33, grey H127(?), brown H62, silver, green H86 and
yellow H24.
All enamels applied with a brush.
For the markings, I
prefer the aircraft belonging to the VMF-511 based on the USS Block Island,
because it has a pin-up painted on the nose and it seems to me that it wasn't a
common practice in the USMC or USN. I touched up the pin-up with a flesh color.
From this kit, I retain a simple
building and a shape which looks OK. The potential for improvements is limited,
due to it conception. But I'm satisfied with this kit. Tried and adopted!
Hope you liked it.
Jean-Paul Wrona
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