WIP F4U-1A VMF-111 "OLE 122"

[whiteman]

Thought i over did the chipping and now it looks like its maybe underdone.





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[lyric1]

 

[Vraciu]

Looks good overall.   That panel under the windscreen might need taming, but that's all I see.

[Greebo]

It looks great Whiteman, the dirt effects are excellent. I'd say there should be a bit more chipping on the wing root than you have and the fabric fade effect is a maybe a bit overdone. Also the dark paste lines sealing the upper fuselage gaps should be a bit wider and more roughly applied than you have them. I'm not seeing that bright panel in front of the canopy either.

[Vraciu]

The 269 and 813 look brighter in the photo than the skin, too.   Minor observation.

[Devil 505]

I agree with the points V and Greebo made.

Also, the orange on the prop hub looks way too bright to me.

[oboe]

Weathering and paint fade look great!

Agree with points others have made.  Also, how likely is it that scoreboard is reproduced on both sides of the fuselage?  Typically wouldn't this found on just one side?

Canopy frame paint in the photo looks much darker than the faded paint on the rear fuselage.  Almost like the canopy was replaced from a newer dark blue Corsair at some point.

Interested to hear the story behind this one.

[Arlo]

Story of ... short form:

[whiteman]

Being the only plane to receive a citation it was varnished on to the instrument panel:

"In accomplishing her 100 missions, Corsair No. 122 logged more than 400 hours flying time, her total hops, including tests and reconnaissance flights, reached an amazing total of 178. Built for air combat, Corsair 122 proved her versatility by accepting 1000-pound bombs slung from her belly, and without strain or protest developed into the hottest dive bomber with wings. Were there blood in her fuel line instead of 100 octane, she would be wearing the Purple Heart, for the patch on the leading edge of her wing attests the accuracy of Japanese antiaircraft fire. She has covered all the Japanese based in the Marshall Islands like the morning dew."

If Ratfink flew a plane this would be it, it wore my patches and panels from other planes but the motor was bullet proof. Thanks for the pointers and help everyone!

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122 4 by whitemanLS1, on Flickr

[lyric1]

Really nice work. 

[whiteman]

Really nice work. 

Thanks for the reference pics! I had done this model as a kid but it was the clean looking version that toured the US for warbonds. I hadn’t seen the pic of it with all the numbers.

[Greebo]

The changes are a definite improvement, great skin Whiteman.

[Vraciu]

Mean machine, man. 

[Arlo]

 

[oboe]

This is the work of a master.   Second from the last screenshot is breathtaking.   

Excellent in every respect.  Bravo, Whiteman!