There is a little more detail molded in than the Zero engine, but I won't put as much effort in, just a little.
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| I deepened the holes in the pistons for the spark plug wires. |
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| Did it a bit different this time. Glued the wires in place first. |
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| Cut them to size. |
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| Glued into place. I used a looped piece of wire to pick up a smaller amount of glue. Did you know CA glue is flammable? To clean up the loop just place it in a lighter flame briefly to burn of any dried or liquid glue. |
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| I wanted to add a little more detail here. So I stretched some sprue, put it on a piece of tape to control the little bits and cut very thin slices. |
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| Everything is dry fit before priming. I didn't do the wires to the rear because seeing that detail is very limited. |
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| Before priming. |
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| Primed with Badger gray primer. |
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| Sprayed in Tamiya Gun Metal. It's really an awesome color. |
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| I sprayed the propeller in Tamiya Aluminum maybe? |
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| Dry brushed in steel. Picked out the details and painted the wires copper. |
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| Added an oil wash to the piece on the left. |
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| Did a little oil fading with white and blue and blended in with a dry brush. The effect is subtle. |
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| The completed engine. |
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| Test fit to the Corsair. |
And almost four months later, the propeller is done.
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| Before adding the Akan Pale Gold, I did a quick coat of AK Matte, then Ammo's Scratching Effects. |
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| Masked the Pale Gold and sprayed with Model Master's Aircraft Interior Black. |
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| Blades masked off and I sprayed Akan's Sea Blue. A bit hard to see the difference here, but there certainly is in the real lifes. |
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| Finished painting. Let's see if that scratches effect works. |
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| An accidental scratch on the hub, but it looks good. |
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| All done and I'm pleased with the result. |
That's all for now. The Corsair is nearing completion so hopefully I'll get some more progress posted shortly.
Thanks for looking in.
