Tamiya 1:48 F4U-2 Corsair

For a kit that's over 20 years old, Tamiya still holds their own. This was a very fun kit to build and to paint up. I was really surprised by how easy Army Painter paints were to airbrush. I used Vallejo Airbrush Thinner at about a 60-40 ratio of paint to thinner. That being said I'm really excited that The Army Painter is releasing an all-new Airbrushing Medium, which has is thinner and flow improver, and that just sounds excellent and will make airbrushing a whole lot easier and more fun.

Just be careful as Mineral Spirits will strip off this paint almost instantly. This is why I was using Enamel thinner in the video, for the panel line wash. #corsair #armypainter #tamiya

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Track: Wanderlust — CRASTEL [Audio Library Release]
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Stars in Her Skies - Steve Buckley

New Dawn - Ben Sound

[rebelsatcloudnine]

The F4U-2 Corsair was designed as a night fighter. Several early F4U-1 Birdcage models were taken off active duty and brought to the states for refitting. These new -2 models featured a bulbous radar pod on the wing and the removal of one 50 Cal to compensate for the weight.

These night fighters were designed mainly at the request of the troops on the ground that were bothered during the nights by the Japanese forces flying around the islands, not exactly doing the best for the troops moral. On the plus side these -2 Corsairs were actually quite successful in their role. Another notable feature were the longer night time exhaust stacks on the underside of the aircraft.

This Corsair "Black George" was the 4th option with the Tamiya kit and has a few minor errors, I should note that I didn't find this picture of "Black George" until the build was nearly completed and I found it by accident. 1: The wheels are incorrect for this version and should have a tread pattern. 2: On a close inspection of the photograph, it appears that this Corsair has the blister on the main cage that housed a rear view mirror and not the straight back birdcage design as was built. 3: The radar equipment for the interior is not present with the kit, but I can't fault Tamiya for this as I don't believe any F4U-2's still exist.

[jcwoodman]

Sweet🤗. You nailed that faded sun baked shade o intermediate blue!

[BasicModelling]

You are holding that metal object with a funnel on it... and paint appear on the plastic!? It must be magic... 13:24 ..aha, that's more like it!! Glad to see you have skills!! ;) And the end result?? Stunning.... :)

[GYRUSS]

It is quite mesmerising watching you work. Nice music too.

[secretariat-]

Absolutely love this particular aircraft, my fav of all time, more so than the P51 and spitfire, the Baa Baa black sheep squadron show was special to me mainly because it showcased this aircraft, good job putting it together..

[Harikejn]

Very excellent work pal.
Greetings from Novi Sad.

[panzer-meister]

Hi, it's nice work. Especially, painting is very impressive and understandable. I'm going to watch your another video. Thank you !!

[krugmeister]

Excellent Job And a AWESOME kit and Aircraft..👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗

[MrOrmesby]

Great build and an excellent video presentation of same. I always enjoy watching your builds. Thank you..from the U.K.

[pf]

Never seen a Corsair painted like this before. Very nice!!!!

[FlyingSModels]

Great looking Birdcage! Enjoyed seeing it come together!

[brianliddle]

Nicely done, it looks just right. I have that kit myself, I'm glad you've shown us how it's done! Excellent!!!

[russellgosselin]

Excellent model building and video making. Always a pleasure to see your work!

[robbo]

Very nice job indeed! Your modeling skills create most impressive of great ideas demonstrated and excellent visuals. Congrats.

[dennisgraham]

AWESOME JOB. I Hope I can build one and at least come close to how beautiful you built and painted yours.

[TheWaggishAmerican]

That light blue is to die for. Nice job. Never a huge fan of the corsair, but something about the birdcage always got me.

[waynehayman]

Absolutely great work and uplifting to watch during the current crisis

[cushionbelly]

Good build. I like that you didn't over do it with the chipping and weathering. Very subtle detail. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[davidmaya]

What a beautiful Corsair, congratulations!

[TheWaggishAmerican]

Thanks for providing a song list also. Gives me some good ideas