CTA Build Moon Puppy Corsair

[moon puppy]

Thank you Matt, good point about the photo staging. Yes I'll be using the tug, maybe both of them. I'm sure I was driving a WW2 era tug when I was in the USAF. We had one that had concrete bumpers that was more modern but the little one we use to pull tool boxes around had to have some age on it.

 

[MrT]

Here is a couple of on deck pictures.

B)

 

[Sharkmouth]

Brett Green used the Aires set with the Ultracast seat (since the rounded top of the seat was more popular during the war):

Trumpeter did a good job on the seat and mount so here is a build that shows the seat mounted from different angles:
http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=21941

Any build by Rodney Williams can be consulted for details:
http://www.skywriters.net/reviews/trumpetercorsair.htm

None of the manuals I have show the seat mounted.

Regards,

 

[moon puppy]

Woo thanks guys. Terry I missed yours earlier today. See, no pilots hangin' about with maps spread out on the deck. But I'll bet you someone in that crowd has a pair of dice in their pocket!

 

[paddy]

Saul
appreciate that Bret used a ultra cast seat but so much of that picture looks quite different to my Aires build

I wonder if that is 1/72 ? look at the area around the head pad

 

[Sharkmouth]

Saul
appreciate that Bret used a ultra cast seat but so much of that picture looks quite different to my Aires build

I wonder if that is 1/72 ? look at the area around the head pad

Could it be a different Aires set? Ultracast only makes 48th scale seats.

Regards,

 

[moon puppy]

I saw the differences in the frame work. Wonder if that seat was just that adjustable and Aires has it in one position and Ultracast has it in another.

I'm going to use the drawings James supplied. Already started cutting brass.

 

[paddy]

I wonder if its a blown hood and a bird cage ? the head pad and its surround are quite different. anyway poor old Bob has hit page four here and not started yet :laugh:

 

[moon puppy]

I've been cutting resin Paddy and looking at the fine details of the Vector cowl ring and flaps. Starting to think about that Vector R-2800A/B style

 

[Sherman 18]

 

[moon puppy]

So I sat down this afternoon and did some scratch building for the seat frame. Started some test fitting and realized I do not have all the parts that came with the set. So off to the Brothers of Sprue I go.

Stand by folks.

 

[Iron Mike]

 

[Plastik Smurff]

 

[paddy]

standing by.......but its been 12 hours, may need to sit down soon

 

[moon puppy]

well having second thoughts now. First, times are tough and I don't need to spend the money right now. That could change in a week or two but I don't have any other projects to get wrapped up in.

I'm really thinking of changing my entry to the Eduard P38

 

[paddy]

Well i would rather see an Eduard P38 because its one i hav'nt seen before. Go for it

 

[moon puppy]

Dang, talked me into it Paddy.

I'll leave this thread here cause I do want to complete this.

 

[moon puppy]

I've got busy :yipee

The Aries cockpit went in fine, really had to thin down the walls on both the fuselage and the cockpit, ribs were showing on the cockpit.

Lot of work went on inside and now you can't see it a bit...

Shot of primer to check seams and gaps. Think I got it cleaned up pretty well.

Don't know if this version of the Corsair had the lower window in the belly to help with landings, but this one will. there's a neat little detail under the window, more later.

got to work on that seam, wish these folks would make their models where the seams lined up with panel lines.

Still don't know what scheme I'm going to do yet. The Flight Deck will be in Natural Wood so it'll have to be a squadron that was on a ship with a wooden, unpainted deck...any suggestions?? :coolio

 

[razordws]

Good to see you back at it Bob! :yipee

 

[randy_ditton]

Hi Bob, Once you got going you made some really nice progress


Randy