Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair Engine

It's been a while since I posted anything. I hit a bit of a wall since the last post due to an issue on the Corsair. I'll get more into that in another post. This post however, should be quick and it was semi-quick to put together. We'll be taking a look at the Corsair engine.

There is a little more detail molded in than the Zero engine, but I won't put as much effort in, just a little.

I deepened the holes in the pistons for the spark plug wires.

Did it a bit different this time. Glued the wires in place first.

Cut them to size.

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.

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.

Everything is dry fit before priming. I didn't do the wires to the rear because seeing that detail is very limited.

Before priming.

Primed with Badger gray primer.

Sprayed in Tamiya Gun Metal. It's really an awesome color.

I sprayed the propeller in Tamiya Aluminum maybe?

Dry brushed in steel. Picked out the details and painted the wires copper.

Added an oil wash to the piece on the left.

Did a little oil fading with white and blue and blended in with a dry brush. The effect is subtle.

The completed engine.

Test fit to the Corsair.

And almost four months later, the propeller is done.

Before adding the Akan Pale Gold, I did a quick coat of AK Matte, then Ammo's Scratching Effects.

Masked the Pale Gold and sprayed with Model Master's Aircraft Interior Black.

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. 

Finished painting. Let's see if that scratches effect works.

An accidental scratch on the hub, but it looks good.

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.