Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1 Corsair - "Tojo Eats Shit!"
By Matt McDougall
What can I say about this build and this kit? Tamiya has really raised the bar with Vought's inverted gullwing. The detail, the engineering, the fit...it's hard to find anything to complain about. The only things I can even ding the kit for are the vinyl tires and gear struts that have an odd amount of flex in them. And those two points easily remedied by aftermarket and so outweighed by the impressiveness that...who cares?
This one also gave me room to experiment with techniques, from multi-level chipping to aggressive, almost armor-style weathering around the cowl and forward fuselage. I'm pretty happy with how it all came out in the end!
Original WIP thread: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=50930.
© Matt McDougall 2015
This article was published on Friday, January 09 2015; Last modified on Friday, January 09 2015